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A Lake County sheriff’s canine “got his birthday wish” after he tracked down a suspect who allegedly entered a woman’s home in Zion and attacked her, officials said. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Daly said a woman was sleeping early Wednesday morning when she heard banging on her door. Read more...

(The Center Square) – The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a lawsuit brought against Illinois that has prevented the cashless bail provision of the SAFE-T Act from going into effect. Dozens of state’s attorneys in the fall sued Illinois to stop the state from implementing the no-cash bail law approved as [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A controversial part of the SAFE-T Act goes before the Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday. The act’s elimination of cash bail is at the center of the case before the justices in Springfield. A Kankakee judge ruled in favor of state’s attorneys who believe getting rid of the cash bail system is [...]

Authorities say a Batavia man brandished a pistol at another motorist after allegedly preventing the victim from merging on Route 176 near Wauconda Monday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:15 a.m. Monday to the area of Route 176 and Fairfield Road in unincorporated Wauconda. Read more...

Authorities are warning the public after multiple overdose deaths occurred in the past week in McHenry County as officials in Lake County also warn about overdoses. The McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition said Tuesday they have been notified of “multiple” overdose deaths that have occurred between March 5 and March 13. Read more...

A North Chicago man has been arrested for allegedly leading police on a pursuit, crashing and fleeing on foot, leaving behind a young child in his car in North Chicago. Lamont L. Pressley Jr., 21, of North Chicago, was charged with aggravated fleeing to elude, child endangerment and driving on a suspended license. Read more...

The Washington Examiner reported new information Tuesday from a Gun Owners of America (GOA) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request showing the FBI “coordinated secretly with hospitals and medical centers to strip U.S. citizens of their rights to own, buy, or even use firearms.” This news comes just months after a GOA FOIA revealed information about a [...]

A Woodstock man is accused of battering a woman and pointing a fully loaded rifle against her head in Woodstock Friday, court records show. Steven P. Langos, 33, of Woodstock, was charged with unlawful restrain, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of domestic battery aggravated assault with a deadly weapon [...]

A man was arrested after he shoved a police officer, tried fighting him and then struck a fire chief’s hat during an incident in Richmond, court records allege. Travis T. Wright, 33, of Richmond, was charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, aggravated battery of an emergency worker and aggravated assault on an emergency [...]

A judge ordered a North Chicago man held on a $1 million bond after he allegedly was found with almost 1,500 fentanyl pills along with other drugs and a gun. Demetrius Gaines, 30, of North Chicago, was charged with armed violence, armed habitual criminal, two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to [...]