A house fire appeared to have originated from a charging electric scooter, according to the Lake Forest Fire Department.
The Lake Forest Fire Department extinguished a house fire Friday morning.
The Lake Forest Fire Department responded to a residential fire on Friday morning.
Scammers claiming to be the Lake County Sheriff's Office are attempting to solicit money from Lake Bluff residents, officials say.
Residents and contractors in Lake Forest were warned about a recent email scam circulating in the city.
Overall, crime decreased in Lake Forest in 2025, according to data from the Illinois State Police.
The collision happened on I-94 Saturday afternoon.
A woman who was walking her dog in Lake Forest Thursday afternoon was struck by a car, authorities said.
A Lake County man was arrested Monday on suspicion of making death threats against President Donald Trump online.
A lithium-ion battery that was thrown away sparked a fire inside a garbage truck in Lake Forest, according to the fire department.
The total cost for the new Lake Forest Police Department building project is expected to be more than $25 million.
A semi-tractor-trailer struck a center median and came to rest on top of a passenger vehicle, according to Lake Forest authorities.
The driver of the construction vehicle was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, according to police.
Forecasters predicted 8-foot waves at Lake Michigan beaches, accompanied by deadly swim conditions.
Police arrested a man in Lake Forest who is believed to have punched and choked a woman until she was unconscious.
According to the county sheriff, a seemingly intoxicated man brandished a knife and slashed a woman before choking her Wednesday night.
This summer, law enforcement in Lake Forest and Lake County is keeping its eyes peeled for impaired and distracted driving.
A single vehicle rollover crash hospitalized at least three people and shut down northbound Route 41 early Tuesday morning in Lake Forest.
This Memorial Day weekend, law enforcement will be on the lookout for traffic safety violations in Lake County.
A Highland Park man involved in a fatal Fort Sheridan beach fight was found guilty of committing arson while out on bail in 2022.
Two suspected drug traffickers were arrested in Lake Forest with more than two kilograms of cocaine in a car, law enforcement said.
A man who was struck and killed by a freight train in Lake Forest this week was identified by the Lake County Coroner.
The doctor hid assets by transferring money from his U.S. bank accounts to accounts in India, according to the Department of Justice.
Lake Forest police are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck by a freight train Friday afternoon.
According to the Lake County Sheriff's Office, authorities discovered hundreds of pictures and videos of children as young as toddlers.
A former Navy sailor pleaded guilty to working with an Iranian military group to plan an attack on Naval Station Great Lakes in Chicago.
A man living in a tent on a commercial property in Lake Bluff threatened deputies enforcing a court-ordered eviction, law enforcement said.
A wrong way driver was killed in a head-on crash on Route 41 in Lake Bluff, according to authorities.
The other driver was taken to a hospital with significant injuries, according to police.
Raymond Smith, awaiting trial in a 2018 homicide, allegedly attacked a correctional officer who told him to return his excess library books.
Fire officials said two employees of Waukegan Public Works were rushed to hospital after a power line energized their truck.
A 31-year-old Zion man was convicted in a pair of Lake County cases, including a Waukegan shootout that wounded him and another man in 2022.
A drunken driving argument spiraled into chaos after a man slashed one relative, threatened others and grabbed a child, authorities said.
Christian Mattis’s body was found along the Michigan shoreline, 120 miles from where he disappeared nearly a month earlier.
Crews found a neighbor's dog while searching the apartment building following a blaze believed to have begun from a cooking accident.
Police said a Lake Forest resident confronted a 19-year-old Waukegan man in their garage on Monday afternoon.
All but one sex offender registered in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff are listed as compliant with registration requirements by state police.
Steven Crockett, 53, of Waukegan, was struck and killed by a Honda as he crossed Belvidere Road late Saturday night.
The search resumed Monday after difficult water conditions and strong winds hampered efforts Sunday evening, fire officials said.
The man's family told police the boater was supposed to meet them at the boat launch at 2 p.m., but never showed up.