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In total, four people were injured and one person was killed in the three-vehicle crash in northern Lake County on Saturday night.
A mortar hit the man in the face and exploded, according to reports.
A 4-year-old girl and three others were injured in the three-vehicle collision in Wadsworth Saturday night, police said.
One person is in custody as a homicide investigation is underway into the early Saturday death, police said.
A body was found on an off-ramp on the California 405 in Long Beach early Saturday.
The boy was found unresponsive in the pool in the 100 block of Copperwood Drive in Buffalo Grove on Friday evening.
The boy, who is from Plainfield, was found unresponsive in the pool in the 100 block of Copperwood Drive on Friday evening.
A Grayslake man and Beach Park man are among those dead following the plane crash into a corn field near Capron on June 28.
Officials in Texas continue to search for children missing from Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, amid catastrophic flooding.
Miki Sudo of Tampa downed 33 hots dogs in just 10 minutes to take home the women's title at the Friday contest in Coney Island, NY.
The blaze happened on Hopkins Avenue Thursday night, fire officials said.
A sports utility vehicle hit a 15-year-old bicyclist from behind near Crystal Lake on Wednesday night. The boy died at a local hospital.
Village officials in Lake Zurich said that rain Friday morning lead to the decision to cancel fireworks.
Your guide to fireworks, parades and other July 4 celebrations in and around Grayslake.
Your guide to fireworks, parades and other July 4 celebrations in and around Algonquin and Lake in the Hills.
Your guide to fireworks, parades and other July 4 celebrations in and around Algonquin and Lake in the Hills.
The 15-year-old boy was hit from behind by a vehicle while biking south on Terra Cotta Road in unincorporated Crystal Lake.
Konrad Skora, 31, was arrested in June 2025 following the joint investigation by federal authorities and the Palatine Police Department.
Multiple videos showed Joshua Bailey assaulting the victim while she was unconscious, authorities said.
The group that orchestrated the "No Kings" demonstrations is joining with other activists groups in mobilizing across the nation.
