A man and woman have been charged with resisting arrest after they fought with Lake County Sheriff’s deputies who pulled their vehicle over, police said.

Lake County Sheriff’s crash investigators are looking into a serious single-vehicle traffic crash near Gurnee.

In observance of National Groundwater Awareness Week, the Lake County Health Department is offering a reduced well water testing fee for homeowners who use well water as their primary source of drinking water.

The victim of a March 2 house fire has been identified, authorities said.

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People receive ashes and prayers during a Drive-Thru Ash Wednesday Blessing on Wednesday, March 05, 2025, at the United Methodist Church of Libertyville. This was the first time the church has offered a Drive-Thru Ash Wednesday Blessing, that created a simple convenient way for individuals to receive ashes and mark the beginning of the Lenten season.

Vernon Hills resident Landon Olbur acts like a typical 9-year-old boy. But when he was a baby, none of that seemed certain. Landon was born with tetralogy of fallot, a critical congenital heart defect that includes a combination of four problems affecting the heart’s structure.

Rock Place is Save-A-Pet's pet of the week for March 6, 2025.

Hope Always Foundation is hosting Hope Always, a fun-filled fundraiser from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 9 at The Painted Penguin at Hawthorn to support its Gifting Program, which provides digital Warrior Tablets to pediatric patients in children’s hospitals and Ronald McDonald Houses.

The Lake County Forest Preserves is hosting a job fair from 2 to 6 p.m. March 10 at the Greenbelt Cultural Center, 1215 Green Bay Road in North Chicago.