Lake County

A violent three-vehicle crash in suburban Mettawa left several people injured, including one individual who was impaled by a fence post.

Three deputies with the Lake County Sheriff’s Department in northern Illinois are being applauded for possibly saving the life of an elderly woman who was discovered on the floor of her home during a well-being check.

A 13-year-old boy and 75-year-old woman died following a collision between a train and car Sunday afternoon in Lake County, authorities said.

A jury has awarded more than $2.6 million to three former Lake County employees who claimed the county circuit court clerk fired them because they supported her opponent in the 2016 election.

A man accused of threatening to shoot people had guns and ammunition seized from his northern Illinois home, and was bitten by a law enforcement dog as deputies tried to place him under arrest, authorities said.

An investigation is underway after a robber struck two victims in the head with a gun early Sunday in unincorporated Round Lake, authorities said. At around 12:30 a.m., deputies were called to a home in the 24500 block of West Forest Avenue for a reported robbery, according to a news release from the Lake County Sheriff’s Department. A preliminary investigation…

Authorities are warning residents to be wary of a new phone call scam that has been circulating through Lake County.

e thunderstorm warning has been issued for Lake and McHenry counties, alerting of possible 60 mile per hour wind gusts Sunday evening.

Law enforcement in north suburban Lake County are investigating after a business owner was found dead in the Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve on Saturday, hours after he was involved in a confrontation, according to authorities. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

Law enforcement in north suburban Lake County are investigating after a business owner was found dead in the Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve on Saturday, hours after he was involved in a confrontation, according to authorities. Matthew Ascaridis, 45, was at his Highland Park home along Cliff Road at approximately 1 a.m. when he heard loud noises and people involved in…

Authorities in suburban Lake County say that they are launching an investigation after two patients went missing from the same hospital, with one of those patients later passing away after being found unresponsive in a pond near the facility.

Authorities in suburban Lake County say that they are launching an investigation after two patients went missing from the same hospital, with one of those patients later passing away after being found unresponsive in a pond near the facility. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup has the story.

Deputies have charged a central Florida man in the May shooting death of his roommate who officials say he shot with a pellet air rifle because he was “being annoying.”

The suspect in the mass shooting at the Highland Park, Illinois Fourth of July parade disguised himself and blended in with the panicking crowd after firing more than 70 rounds at bystanders, Christopher Covelli of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office revealed Tuesday.

As the country recognizes the gun violence crisis this month, a north suburban state’s attorney’s office is one of the first to hire violence interrupters to stem a recent rise in homicides. NBC 5’s Chris Hush explains.

Dax, Diesel and Duke all joined the Lake County Sherriff’s Office in January of 2015.

Following Tuesday’s mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead at a Texas elementary school and scrutiny of the police response, Lake County Sheriff John D. Idleburg wrote a message to residents, explaining what steps would be taken if an “active threat” were to occur in Lake County. Police admitted to a stunning string of failures Friday —…

Texas authorities acknowledged Friday that officers did not immediately enact a tactical response during a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, despite 911 calls from students inside begging for help.

A 1,300-pound bison, familiar to the Chicago area, was captured Wednesday in a suburban forest preserve, according to officials.

An American Buffalo is keeping residents in Chicago’s northern suburbs on their toes.