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3-year-old boy killed by family member reversing vehicle in Beach Park

The boy rode his bicycle behind the vehicle as it was backing up, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

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Man shot, killed in Lake County residence

Tino Roane, 37, was shot about 12:40 a.m. Thursday during an argument in the 38100 block of North Loyola Avenue, the Lake County sheriff’s office said.

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Highland Park Fourth of July massacre: First lawsuits filed, call attack ‘predictable and preventable’

Suspect Robert Crimo III “was ready to go to war — just as Smith & Wesson told him he could,” according to suits that accuse the gunmaker of “deceptive and unfair marketing” and also target others, including Crimo’s father.

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Man dies in Lake County Jail same day he was booked

The 51-year-old was found unresponsive in his cell Friday night. Foul play is not suspected, officials said.

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In Florida's Lake County, farmland vanishes as houses, industry move in

MOUNT DORA, Florida — Raquel Martin knows first-hand the development pressures farmers face in Lake County. As vice president of Liner Source, an ornamental nursery with about 200 acres, she says some of the offers she’s received for her land have been “insane.”

Orlando Sentinel

Illinois Republicans aim to win control of state Supreme Court for first time in 53 years

Democrats hold the advantage in two races for open Illinois Supreme Court seats because last year they redrew the court’s boundaries for the first time in 58 years. The two down-ballot elections hold enormous stakes if the court changes hands — potentially impacting abortion, gun control and union…

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As Sue Bird calls it a career, Sky players and fans honor her legacy at Wintrust Arena: ‘She is one of the best to ever do it’

CHICAGO — Lake County, Ill., native Kari Juszczyk remembers the first time she turned on ESPN to see Sue Bird playing basketball.

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Man accused of killing 7 people at July Fourth parade in Illinois pleads not guilty

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Attorneys for Robert E. “Bobby” Crimo III entered a not guilty plea at his arraignment in Lake County Circuit Court on Wednesday after a grand jury indicted him on 117 felony counts for the July Fourth mass shooting in Highland Park that killed seven people and wounded…

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Takeaways from inside the courtroom as accused Highland Park July 4 massacre gunman pleads not guilty

The hearing lasted some eight minutes, about seven minutes longer than it took a gunman to kill seven people and wound 48 others at the July 4 Highland Park parade.

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Alleged July 4 parade shooter indicted on 117 felony charges

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — A Lake County grand jury on Wednesday indicted Robert Crimo III on 117 felony counts in the Fourth of July mass shooting in Highland Park that killed seven people and wounded dozens of others.

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3 hurt in shooting outside Beach Park business

A group began arguing in the parking lot of a business in the 38900 block of North Lewis Avenue when someone involved opened fire and fled the scene, the Lake County sheriff’s office said.

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At Highland Park massacre Senate hearing, Republicans on Judiciary panel reject assault weapons ban

When gunfire started at the July 4 parade, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering testified Wednesday, “Adults stared back, not comprehending. But the kids knew immediately this wasn’t a drill and they yelled to everyone to run and hide. They knew what was happening.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Robert Crimo makes first court appearance as prosecutor says he confessed to Highland Park shooting

Robert Crimo appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday for a bond hearing in the 19th Circuit Court in Lake County, Illinois

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July 4 Gunman Charged with 7 Counts of Murder

A 21-year-old man who allegedly opened fire on a July 4 parade in a wealthy Chicago suburb while disguised in women's clothing was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder on Tuesday, prosecutors said. Robert Crimo, 21, was arrested on Monday, several hours after the attack on a festive Independence…

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‘This appears to be completely random': 6 dead, 2 dozen shot during Fourth of July parade in Chicago suburb

CHICAGO — More than two dozen people were injured in a “random” mass shooting in Highland Park on Monday morning, at least six of them fatally shot, about 15 minutes into the northern suburb’s Fourth of July parade, according to police and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

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Lake County judge, former sheriff lead in race to succeed Justice (and former Chicago Bear) Bob Thomas on state Supreme Court.

The race in the fall could overturn Democrats’ dominance of the state’s highest court.

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Illinois House candidate distances himself from gaming exec who lost Waukegan casino bid

Thomas Maillard, running in the June 28 primary for a legislative seat in Lake County, used to work for a video gaming company run by ex-state Sen. Michael Bond.

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Crook And Croc: Cops Arrest Man Speeding Down Highway With Alligator In Passenger Seat

The unusual arrest took place in Webber Township, Lake County, in the upper Midwestern state on Saturday, June 11.

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Partisan balance of Illinois Supreme Court in play in races for seats once held by Kilbride and Thomas

Four Republicans and three Democrats are vying for the seat previously held for two decades by retired Justice (and former Chicago Bear) Bob Thomas in the 2nd District, which was redrawn to cover a large part of northeastern Illinois, including DeKalb, Kendall, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties.

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Lake County launches violence interrupter program

State, federal money will support program to target violence “hot spots.”

Chicago Sun-Times

A bison goes on the lam, and let’s hope for a happy ending

After our long period of COVID-19 isolation, we have vicariously enjoyed the idea of a free-running animal weighing 1,300 pounds staking out her own turf.

Tribune News Service

Nathan Williams disappeared on the edge of the Boundary Waters in 2004. He has never been found.

ISABELLA, Minn. — It's not hard to see how someone could get lost in the million-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, or in the 2 million-acre Superior National Forest that surrounds it.

Tribune News Service

Melodie Gliniewicz sentenced to probation for role in financial misdeeds that prompted Illinois police officer husband to kill self

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Melodie Gliniewicz was sentenced to probation Tuesday, ending a six-year courtroom saga that began after her police officer husband staged his suicide in 2015 to make it appear he had been killed in the line of duty.

Chicago Sun-Times

Caregiver charged with first-degree murder for beating death of 6-year-old boy in Round Lake Beach

Tracy Thomas, 34, was initially charged with aggravated battery and aggravated domestic battery but Lake County prosecutors have since filed an additional charge of first-degree murder.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lake County sheriff’s officer found dead in patrol car in East Chicago

The 51-year-old veteran officer was discovered in his vehicle in the parking lot of the East Chicago Courthouse,

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