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A large RV motor home caught on fire and became engulfed in flames, causing traffic to be backed up for miles on Interstate 94 near Lake Forest Friday afternoon.
A driver of a boat was ejected into the water and hospitalized in the ICU during a drag boat race event on Grass Lake at Blarney Island near Antioch Thursday evening.
Three people were arrested and guns were recovered after a Lake County sheriff's deputy was struck by a car fleeing a traffic stop, leading to a high-speed police pursuit in Wisconsin.
Detectives have arrested a man after they found homemade explosives and over 70 brand-new appliances that were stolen from a warehouse during a search warrant near Barrington.
Six dogs are feared to be dead and four others were rescued after an extra-alarm fire fully engulfed a large house near Woodstock Friday morning, fire officials said.
Authorities say an 83-year-old man from Johnsburg has died after a three-vehicle crash that resulted in heavy damage and shut down part of Route 12 in Fox Lake.
The sheriff's office says numerous 911 dispatch centers across Lake County are experiencing an outage that is impacting 911 lines and officials are working to resolve the problem.
An appeals court has rejected a man's request for an innocence certification after he was convicted three times in the killing of a Burrito Express restaurant owner in McHenry in 2001 and then ...
A motorcyclist is in critical condition after crashing into a police squad reportedly at a high rate of speed, leaving a police officer injured, in Barrington Hills Tuesday evening.
Two people were injured and transported to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash that resulted in heavy damage and shut down part of Route 12 in Fox Lake.
A Waukegan man has been charged with murder after prosecutors say he unintentionally fatally shot his 17-year-old friend while they were engaging in a shootout in Zion that left over 40 shots fired.
A fire destroyed a camper trailer and spread to a large garage, sending flames through the roof, and prompting a large fire department response in Wadsworth.