LAKE COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- A staffing crisis at the Lake County, Illinois, jail means some inmates will be transferred to another facility. Up to 150 inmates will be temporarily housed at the McHenry ...

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- The Lake County, Illinois, Sheriff's Department is calling upon the youth to help name their two new K-9 deputies. The sheriff's office is in the final process of selecting ...

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (CBS) -- Dax, the Lake County, Illinois Sheriff's crime-fighting K-9 officer, died Friday morning. On March 3, Dax was injured helping take down a wanted person fleeing from a stolen ...

Officials in Lake County, Illinois, have issued a warning to watch out for scammers targeting people who have lost their pets. The Lake County Health Department said people impersonating talk Lake ...

Detectives with the Lake County Sheriff were investigating after skeletal remains were found in a wooded area near Sheridan and Wadsworth Roads in Beach Park, a release from the Sheriff's office said.

Several thousand people were expected to attend the annual four-day Northern Illinois Boat Show in Grayslake, which runs through Sunday with more than 50 manufacturers and 20 exhibitors. “Having a ...

Lake County, Illinois, is a haven for birdwatchers and outdoor enthusiasts, offering diverse trails, preserves, and habitats that attract hundreds of bird species. From shoreline paths along Lake ...

A Lake County group is highlighting the county’s poor lake health with a pilot program monitoring 12 of its more than 170 lakes, 70% of which are considered impaired by the Illinois Environmental ...

Data is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalization data is a daily average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Lake County, an area which may ...