Clifford Ward

Romero, police say, possessed the gun used in the shooting and then hid the weapon.

A man who spent three decades imprisoned for the killing of his grandmother before his conviction was vacated filed a lawsuit this month against the city of Waukegan and nine former police officers.

Two men from Wisconsin were killed in separate auto accidents in northeastern Lake County, authorities said.

He was convicted in both cases and, at a sentencing hearing last week, prosecutors argued that the judge should impose consecutive sentences to safeguard the community.

Robert Crimo III's statements to police in the hours after the Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooting can be admitted at trial, a Lake County

A Waukegan man has been arrested for breaking into cars and garages in an Antioch neighborhood, according to police.

A motorist is facing drunk driving and reckless homicide charges after he drove his car into an unoccupied house, killing a passenger, authorities said.

Over the past year, alleged Highland Park parade shooter Robert Crimo III planned to defend himself in court, and then stood ready to plead guilty

The Lake County Coroner’s Office Thursday identified three men who died in unrelated incidents in recent days.

Police say they have identified a suspect in a recent Waukegan shooting in which a Zion man was killed during an exchange of gunfire.