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Anthony Jacquez entered a guilty plea to charges of solicitation of child pornography and dissemination of child pornography.
Alex Ross: Heroes & Villains is a special exhibition spotlighting one of the most celebrated artists in comics.
Wild Boar to Baconfest" will run from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on June 28 at the Barbara Balding Lodge in St. Charles.
The shooting incident happened in the 300 block of Quist Court in Grayslake Saturday afternoon.
MainStreet Libertyville’s Lunch in the Park will return on June 20, with other lunch in the park events planned for July 11 and August 15.
No one was injured in the massive blaze in the 4100 block of Dean Street in unincorporated Woodstock.
A 19-year-old man was seriously injured after his dirt bike collided with a pickup truck in Huntley early Sunday.
The much-anticipated 36,234-square-foot Whole Foods will open in the former Blue Goose, at 300 S. 2nd Street, at 9 a.m. on June 25.
Just in time for hotter temps, all Lake County beaches are safe to swim in, according to the Lake County Health Department.
The collision happened early Sunday at Haligus and Reed roads.
Authorities believe Todd Fowler may have also shared pictures of local children posted on social media with pedophiles.
Donald Peters, 36, of Cary, has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
Donald Peters, a former District 300 employee, has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
The 51-year-old Maple Park man killed in the weekend crash has been identified. A 3-year-old boy was taken to Lurie's Children's Hospital.
Amritha Praveen, a junior at Stevenson High School, is the founder of Amethyst Changemakers.
The blaze broke out Sunday night at a barn near Harvard.
A plane crashed in a farm field at 12727 U.S. Highway 30 in Hinckley at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Protestors attempting to stifle immigration raids clashed with federal agents as tensions continued to rise across the Los Angeles area.
A federal jury found Francisco Martinez guilty of robbing the First Midwest Bank branch in Round Lake in December 2021.
Here is a roundup of top stories from recent days in the northern Chicago suburbs.
