Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart, a Democrat, faces Republican challenger Mary Cole. Votes will be counted in contested races after polls close in Illinois at 7 p.m. Central. See statewide ...

The race between Highland Park Democrat Eric Rinehart and Lake Bluff Republican has been one of the fiercest of this election season.

Their responses occasionally sparked some sharp remarks, with Cole alleging that crime is up due to Rinehart’s policies. Rinehart said Cole was running “the most dishonest and cynical campaign ...

Just eight days before the 2024 election, the race for state's attorney in Lake County, Illinois, is shaping up to be a contentious one.

Eric Rinehart (D) and Mary Cole (R) traded barbs over ties to Trump, a controversial Hawaii trip and differing approaches to ...

Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart was one of just two to publicly back the move. It would have been easy to stand with the majority of state’s attorneys in opposition to the bill ...

The cashless bail system implemented in Illinois last year through the Pretrial Fairness Act dominated a spirited discussion this week between Democratic Lake County State’s Attorney Eric ...

Two pedestrians were killed, a tick with rare illness was discovered and a man was sentenced for murder in Lake County.

A man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for pleading guilty in connection with the “cold-blooded and calculated” ...