The Latest Breaking News from Lake County

Caregiver charged with first-degree murder for beating death of 6-year-old boy in Round Lake Beach

Tracy Thomas, 34, was initially charged with aggravated battery and aggravated domestic battery but Lake County prosecutors have since filed an additional charge of first-degree murder.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 10, 2022

Lake County sheriff’s officer found dead in patrol car in East Chicago

The 51-year-old veteran officer was discovered in his vehicle in the parking lot of the East Chicago Courthouse,

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 26, 2022

Body of missing Antioch man pulled from Des Plaines River near Libertyville

The body of Thomas "Tommy" Howe was recovered from the river just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, the Lake County coroner’s office said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 16, 2022