Charges have been filed against an inmate at the Lake County Jail who allegedly attacked a correctional officer who told him that he had too many library books. According to the ...

Mallory Baker, discuss a situation. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun) Not long ago, the Waukegan Fire Department received a call about an unresponsive woman. When the paramedics arrived ...

Over 500 people Wednesday morning participated in the Polar Bear Plunge event, which has been held annually for the past 26 years in Waukegan to benefit those with disabilities. | Photo: City of ...

The April 1 race for Waukegan mayor will likely have four candidates on the ballot following a Waukegan Board of Elections ruling. On Dec 17, the Election Board overruled two sets of objections to ...

Police shut down Lewis Avenue between Monroe Street to Washington Street in Waukegan Wednesday morning while an investigation was conducted into a fatal hit-and-run crash of a pedestrian. | Photo: ...

A man was killed Thursday morning when he was hit by a Metra train near the Waukegan-North Chicago border, a spokeswoman for the commuter rail agency said. The Lake County Coroner’s Office said ...

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (CBS) -- Hundreds of people kicked off the New Year on Wednesday by taking a nice cold dip in Lake Michigan. The water temperature was just under 40 degrees along the Lake Michigan ...