Wauconda Crime
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Lake Villa-area man accused of attacking friend with baseball batSep 7, 2023 5:08 PM - A Lake Villa-area man is accused of attacking a longtime friend in the face with a baseball bat, police said.
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Vernon Hills man faces identity theft, drug possession chargesSep 7, 2023 5:05 PM - A 35-year-old Vernon Hills man faces two counts of felony identity theft along with two drug possession charges stemming from a July arrest, officials said.
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Judge rejects bid to dismiss charges against father of Highland Park parade shooting suspectAug 28, 2023 7:24 PM - A Lake County judge today rejected arguments that he should dismiss criminal charges against the father of the man accused of carrying out the mass shooting at Highland Park's Independence Day parade last year.
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'Flat-out lied': Ex-Gurnee man imprisoned 29 years on bad conviction sues police, prosecutors
Aug 25, 2023 5:00 AM - A former Gurnee man who spent nearly 30 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of his former wife's 1993 murder is now suing the people he says conspired to put him behind bars.
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Lake Villa man charged in vehicle theft spreeAug 22, 2023 7:29 PM - A Lake Villa man arrested Tuesday after a golf cart theft in Wauconda admitted to stealing at least three carts and a 1962 Porsche that day, according to Wauconda police.
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Jury finds Ingleside man guilty of aggravated DUI in fatal crashAug 21, 2023 3:25 PM - A Lake County jury found a 41-year-old Ingleside man guilty on one count of aggravated DUI resulting in death last week, prosecutors said Monday.
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Police dogs nab armed robbery suspect near Vernon HillsAug 19, 2023 2:50 PM - Mundelein and Lake County sheriff's police dogs tracked down a Lake Zurich man accused of armed robbery.
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Highland Park teen charged in fatal shooting held on $5 million bailAug 16, 2023 12:06 PM - A Lake County judge set bail at $5 million for a Highland Park teen charged in Sunday's fatal shooting of a 16-year-old Highwood boy. Estiven Sarminento, 16, of the 900 block of Deerfield Road, would need to post $500,000 to be released from confinement.
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Teen in critical condition after accidental shooting near Gurnee; friend chargedAug 7, 2023 9:12 PM - A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after an accidential shooting Sunday evening in a Gurnee-area home, authorities said.
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Officials: Gurnee-area man charged with DUI after hitting sheriff's squadJul 29, 2023 8:59 PM - A Lake County Sheriff's Office squad was hit Saturday morning by a Gurnee-area man officials say was driving drunk.
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