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A man is in critical condition Saturday after sliding into an intersection in suburban Lake Villa and being ejected from the vehicle, according to authorities.

A man operating a riding mower in suburban Lake Villa is in critical condition Sunday after being struck by a car on Route 59, according to authorities.

Police in northwest Indiana say that four individuals are in custody after a vehicle fleeing a traffic stop slammed into a school bus Tuesday afternoon, causing the bus to topple over onto its side.

A Lake County Sheriff’s canine helped the department locate two 17-year-old boys who allegedly stole a vehicle early Saturday morning, according to authorities.

Police in suburban Lake County say that a man wanted on a warrant for attempted murder was able to escape custody and remains at large Thursday.

An Illinois woman has been charged with aggravated battery, among other charges, after headbutting a Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy during a traffic stop early Saturday morning, according to police.

Investigators say a pregnant woman found floating in Lake Michigan earlier this month had been stabbed to death.

Authorities in suburban Lake County are warning residents of a recent rise in so-called “ruse burglaries” in recent months, with thieves distracting homeowners while accomplices rob their properties.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has released a sketch and description of a suspect they say attacked and sexually assaulted a teen girl who was walking along the Robert McClory Bike Path in suburban Beach Park on Monday. The 16-year-old was walking at about 7:30 p.m. when a man “came out of the tree line and approached the victim”...

A teen girl was attacked and sexually assaulted Monday evening while walking along the Robert McClory Bike Path in Beach Park, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

A teen girl was attacked and sexually assaulted Monday evening while walking along the Robert McClory Bike Path in Beach Park, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The 16-year-old was walking at about 7:30 p.m. when a man “came out of the tree line and approached the victim” on the path just north of Yorkhouse Road, according to...

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning Thursday of a scam involving an offender posing as police officer calling residents. The sheriff’s office is investigating a series of these offenses in which an unknown caller poses as a police officer calling residents saying there’s an active warrant for their arrest. According to police, the offender identifies himself as...

A toddler died after his father ran over him while backing a pick-up truck on a driveway in Barrington, in what the Lake County sheriff’s office called a “tragic accident.”

Two men were killed in a high-speed crash Saturday evening in suburban Warren Township, officials with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were dispatched to Stearns School Road near Route 45 at approximately 9:30 p.m. after receiving reports of a traffic accident. When deputies arrived, they found an Audi sports car that had...

Luis Alonso Sandoval-Oliva, a former soccer player whose career included appearances with Mexican club giants Guadalajara and America, was arrested on drug charges last week in the north suburbs.

An East Chicago police detective is recovering after he was shot during an altercation Sunday in northwest Indiana.

Two people were found dead with gunshot wounds Tuesday night in north suburban Beach Park, authorities say.

A 36-year-old man was critically wounded Saturday afternoon in a shooting in suburban Warren Township.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Department said authorities evacuated an area near 25th Street and Clark in Gary, which was covered in heavy smoke due to a fire.

A group of officers in northwest Indiana are being honored for their “compassion and professionalism” after they helped a group of children who had been left home alone at a Crown Point residence earlier this month. According to a press release from the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, the officers were called to a home in Crown Point on Sept. 2…