Wauconda Crime
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Former Navy sailor admits plotting 2022 terrorist attack against Naval Station Great LakesFeb 27, 2025 3:49 pm - A former sailor admitted Thursday to plotting an attack on Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago, purportedly to avenge the 2020 death of Qasem Soleimani, a commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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Judge: Victims of Highland Park shooting can be present during testimonyFeb 20, 2025 12:22 pm - A Lake County judge ruled Thursday that victims of the July 4, 2022 mass shooting in Highland Park may be present during the trial of the defendant who’s charged with 21 counts of first-degree murder stemming from the attack.
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Lake County sheriff’s police dog nabs burglary suspectFeb 15, 2025 10:53 am - A man accused of committing an overnight burglary at a Grayslake-area tavern was apprehended by Lake County sheriff’s deputies with the help of canine officer Duke.
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One dead after Sunday afternoon shooting in Lake CountyFeb 10, 2025 8:08 am - A 24-year-old Waukegan man is dead after a Sunday afternoon shooting in Beach Park.
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Alternative school worker had inappropriate relationship with student, police sayFeb 06, 2025 11:25 am - An employee at an alternative school in North suburban Gages Lake is charged with having an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old student, authorities announced Thursday.
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Police: Wrong-way driver causes three-vehicle crash in GurneeJan 30, 2025 5:16 pm - Gurnee police say charges are pending against a Wisconsin woman involved in a three-vehicle crash that occurred early Thursday when they say she drove the wrong way on an on-ramp to Route 41.
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Deputies, officer hurt during pursuit and crash in MundeleinJan 29, 2025 10:03 am - Two Lake County sheriff’s deputies and a Mundelein police officer suffered minor injuries early Wednesday while trying to stop and arrest a motorist.
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Men wanted for stealing hundreds of vases from gravestonesJan 23, 2025 2:10 pm - The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office has issued arrest warrants for two Waukegan men charged with stealing “hundreds” of vases from gravestones in September in McHenry and Lake counties, officials report.
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Report: Wauconda man charged in Chicago hit-and-run that critically injured womanJan 22, 2025 6:17 pm - A Wauconda man has been charged in connection with a Chicago hit-and-run crash last May that critically injured a woman, according to a WGN News report.
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Lake County jail inmate with too many library books charged in correctional officer beatingJan 17, 2025 3:55 pm - A Lake County jail inmate, who authorities said already was in custody on homicide charges, faces multiple counts of aggravated battery to a correctional officer.