Lake County Sheriff's Department

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is joining forces with the Illinois Department of Transportation for the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Drive High, Get a DUI” traffic safety campaign from Dec. 17 through Jan 2.

A Mundelein man has been charged in connection with his role in the death of a Wheeling man.

A Libertyville man has been charged in connection with attacking an acquaintance with a knife, police said.

In less than 24 hours, two highly endangered people were safely located through the efforts of Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies and our law enforcement partners.

This Thanksgiving, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is joining with other law enforcement agencies throughout the state to ensure holiday travelers are buckled up and driving sober.

Lake County Sheriff’s deputies and detectives seized two firearms and filed a juvenile petition for charges against a juvenile who threatened a school shooting, authorities said.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office conducted a successful Halloween traffic safety enforcement campaign.

Four Lake County Sheriff’s deputies acted heroically, saving the life of a 45-year-old man who was in crisis and attempting self-harm with a weapon.

Lake County Sheriff’s traffic crash investigators are looking into a fatal crash that occurred in unincorporated Antioch.

From Oct. 19 through Nov. 1, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office will participate in additional traffic safety enforcement efforts to encourage motorists to commit to sober driving, buckling up and following traffic laws.

From Sep. 20 to Sept. 30, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to focus on the safety of young children traveling in the community.

Sheriff John D. Idleburg announces the return of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Community Police Academy, which will begin the week of Sept. 16 and run until Nov.18.

Lake County Sheriff’s deputies continue to investigate a serious traffic crash that occurred Saturday evening involving a motorcycle.

A 30-year-old Ingleside man has been charged after threatening his roommate with a knife over use of a microwave, police said.

A Wauconda man who police say was driving while intoxicated was arrested after causing a traffic crash and fleeing from the scene on foot in Long Grove.

A Zion man was charged with criminally trespassing at a Lake County airport following an unusual set of circumstances, authorities said.

A Washington man who police said was wanted on a Chicago homicide and a Cary woman were arrested Tuesday after an hourslong police search and standoff in Lake Barrington, officials said.

A Fox Lake woman was arrested Aug. 19 after police say she fled at speeds of over 100 mph from sheriff’s deputies.

Lake County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a felon Aug. 16 after he allegedly attempted to shoot security staff at a bar.

A man, who is a parolee, was apprehended after striking a sheriff’s squad car and fleeing in a stolen truck, authorities said.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group, a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area-funded task force, concluded an investigation that led to the arrest of a Mundelein man who was allegedly selling fentanyl and other drugs.

Lake County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man who police say battered his pregnant girlfriend and led deputies on a vehicle chase.

As part of a nationwide effort to educate recreational boaters about the dangers of boating under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office will join the annual Operation Dry Water campaign.

A man previously convicted in 2016 of making a terrorist threat directed at the Lake County courthouse was again arrested for threatening the courthouse, authorities said.

Sheriff John D. Idleburg is proud to announce that the sheriff’s multi-agency Crisis Outreach and Support Team has received national recognition and a local grant.

Within a week of announcing the resuming of Lake Michigan patrols, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit saved the lives of two teen paddle boarders who went adrift.

Sheriff John D. Idleburg has announced that the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit will resume patrolling Lake Michigan waters located in Lake County.

Lake County Sheriff’s deputies and Mundelein police officers deescalated a tense situation involving an armed man.

From May 17 through May 28, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office participated in the Memorial Day “Click It or Ticket” enforcement campaign.

Lake County Sheriff’s deputies de-escalated a tense situation involving a man threatening self-harm who was armed with a firearm, authorities said.

The Fox Waterway Agency has suspended the commercial use permits for Anchor Pointe Marina (also known as AP Marine), located at 42125 N. Fourth Ave. in unincorporated Antioch, authorities said in a news release.

Through Memorial Day weekend, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is stepping up enforcement efforts to remind motorists to “Click It or Ticket.”

Lake County Sheriff’s traffic crash investigators are investigating a Saturday afternoon serious traffic crash that likely resulted from a driver pressing the accelerator instead of the brake, authorities said. The passenger in the vehicle later died.

A tobacco and e-cigarette store that received multiple complaints regarding sales to minors has served a two-week tobacco license suspension, police said.

Lake County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a single-vehicle crash involving a 76-year-old Rockford woman.

A 44-year-old man has been identified as the person who died in a house fire over the weekend near Grayslake, authorities said.

Two women were killed when the vehicle they were riding in turned in front of a dump truck Wednesday along Fairfield Road, authorities said. A third woman in their vehicle also was seriously injured.

On May 1 at the Illinois Capitol, state Rep. Tom Weber, R-Lake Villa, and the Illinois House of Representatives honored the service of decorated Lake County Sheriff’s Police K9 Dax and his handler, Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy John Forlenza.

Authorities are investigating the May 3 death of an inmate at the Lake County Jail.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group concluded an investigation that led to the arrest of a Grayslake man who was illegally manufacturing firearms and machine gun conversion devices, using 3D printers.

Five Lake County inmates housed in the McHenry County jail under an agreement signed in January are charged in a jail fight.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office proudly accepted the POW/MIA Chair of Honor, donated by Rolling Thunder Illinois Chapter 2.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announces a successful implementation of a major 911 technological overhaul.

In the span of two days, members of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office de-escalated two potentially deadly incidents.

The men and women of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office are mourning the loss of Sheriff’s K-9 Dax.

A 17-year-old Mundelein area boy is recovering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to a leg, though he told police that he had been the victim of a shooting.

On April 10, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a retirement ceremony for Sheriff’s K9 Dax.

A 79-year-old Wisconsin man was found dead in his pickup truck April 4 after it was crashed into the Des Plaines River near Gurnee, police said.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has announced the retirement of K-9 Dax.

In recognition of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police, and more than 200 local law enforcement agencies to step up enforcement efforts across the state.