Thomas Thompson, 18, was last seen leaving school yesterday, police said.
Trent Schneider, 58, of Winthrop Harbor, was found guilty of “making a true threat in interstate commerce to injure a person."
The collision happened Saturday night on Grand Avenue near Dilleys Road in Gurnee, police said.
Fire crews say a firework may have ignited the pickup, leaving the teen with serious burns and the vehicle destroyed.
The 18-year-old Round Lake man now faces charges following the March 12 incident.
Christopher Alfaro-Rodriguez died from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in a Dalton Avenue home, officials said.
Lake County deputies say a gunshot was heard over the phone with dispatchers during an argument between the homeowner and the fishermen.
The drive-by shooting claimed the life of Alejandro Castaneda, who was attending the party in Ingleside, police said.
The crash happened at Route 21 and Grand Avenue in Gurnee on Saturday night.
Prosecutors say the Round Lake Beach mother and her boyfriend abused and starved the boy, who died on Feb. 6.
A minivan driver says oncoming truck lights temporarily blinded him prior to the collision happening on Feb. 27 in Grayslake.
Police say the boy ran to a floral shop for help after enduring years of beatings, threats and humiliation inside his Fox Lake home.
Officers responded and worked with the Gurnee Fire Department and the Great Lakes Naval Station Bomb Detection Dog Team to investigate.
Prosecutors said the unprovoked attack left the victim with more than 40 stab wounds.
The winning ticket was sold at the Woodman's in Lakemoor.
House Bill 2731 could create a pilot program, which could allow Lake County prosecutors to provide legal aid to non-citizen victims.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Team also arrested 13 alleged predators last year, police said Tuesday.
The incident happened late Friday night in Lake Villa.
Authorities have arrested the 28-year-old Evanston man on charges of aggravated battery with a firearm following the January shooting.
A man and woman accused of causing the Round Lake Beach boy's death will be held behind bars as court proceedings move forward in Lake Co.
The mother of the boy and her boyfriend will appear in court in Lake County Monday afternoon.
The 8-year-old victim's body showed signs of longterm malnourishment and abuse, authorities said.
Katelyn Harmon, 25, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder in connection with hitting 2 pedestrians, police said.
The collision happened at about 2:15 p.m. Monday at Washington Street and Atkinson Road.
The 25-year-old from Waukesha, Wisconsin, was taken into custody on Monday morning.
The shooting took place outside a home in the 500 block of Lincoln Avenue Grayslake Friday evening, police said.
An 86-year-old woman was also injured in the crash at Washington Street and Atkinson Road on Monday afternoon, police said.
Fire crews responded to the renewable natural gas facility in the 1900 block of South Illinois Route 83 at about 5:20 a.m. on Monday.
The car went into a pond on the Perricone Garden Center & Nursery property in Volo on Thursday.
The 72-year-old man is in custody following an investigation by the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
The fire broke out at a home near Spring Grove on Friday.
The collision happened early Monday in Kenosha County. An Antioch man was driving the truck that collided with the horses, police said.
The sheriff's office, United States Postal Inspection Service and Homeland Security worked together on the investigation.
The detailed inspection of the Lake County Jail took place on September 23, 2025.
Kaleb Brown, 23, has been convicted of one count of aggravated battery with a firearm.
Santino Ortiz, 22, faces murder charges for killing Claudia Mojarrieta-Matos, 21, and dumping her body in Lake County, police said.
An investigation by police in Elmhurst led them to Wadsworth, where the woman's body was found, police said.
The Lake County Forest Preserves have plenty of options for winter activities.
The results are in from a recent traffic safety campaign in Lake County.
Richard Hayes II died after he was hit by the Metra train on the tracks near the Ingleside train station on Saturday night.