A man was forced to leap into the water for safety after his boat caught on fire and became engulfed in flames on Fox Lake near Antioch Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

A boy, 14, went missing in the water sometime Tuesday evening near Illinois Beach State Park, police said. The Coast Guard ...

Crews are searching Lake Michigan near Zion after a 14-year-old boy went underwater Tuesday. Here’s what we know so far.

Authorities are searching for a teen on Lake Michigan in Zion. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said a 14-year-old boy went ...

There is a large emergency response at Illinois Beach State Park in the north suburbs Tuesday evening, after a 14-year-old ...

Investigators say someone made threatening social media posts against the Lake County associate judge who released Jose Mendoza-Gonzalez.

The pilot of a crop duster plane died in the 9:36 a.m. Tuesday accident, Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said.

Inflatable boats, jet skis and other rescue watercraft were out along with divers along the protected and shallow waters at ...

ANTIOCH, Ill. ( WGN) — A boat fire on Fox Lake in northwest suburban Antioch prompted an emergency response Tuesday afternoon ...

The sheriff is investigating after a Lake County judge received “significant threats” following nationwide news that she ...

A convicted felon allegedly sold drugs while her children were with her and was later found with drugs and a loaded gun in her motel room in North Chicago where her two children were living.

H. D. Chadwick, who was burned in the recent fire that destroyed the Frankfort Inn, is "doing as well as can be expected," reports from Mercy hospital stated.