Waukegan Crime
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North Chicago driver plans to argue self-defense at trialApr 05, 2018 1:00 am - A North Chicago man accused of intentionally striking two pedestrians, one fatally, with a car in Waukegan a year ago is expected to claim self-defense, his attorney sai...
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Waukegan man pleads not guilty to murder in fight outside restaurantApr 04, 2018 1:00 am - A 23-year-old man accused of stabbing a person to death and injuring three others during a fight in February outside a Waukegan restaurant Wednesday pleaded not guilty t...
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Jail staff saves woman from overdoseApr 04, 2018 1:00 am - Corrections officers and medical staff saved a woman in the intake area of the Lake County jail from an opioid overdose on March 26, the sheriff's office announced Wedne...
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Ex-Kane County deputy asks to withdraw plea, cites 'bad mood' of judgeApr 04, 2018 1:00 am - A former Kane County sheriff deputy sentenced to 30 days in jail on a misdemeanor charge for illegally possessing prescription medication has filed a motion to withdraw ...
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Gymnastics coach facing sex assault charges in Lake County could face similar charges in CookApr 02, 2018 1:00 am - A gymnastics coach from Palatine charged in Lake County with molesting one of his juvenile students is waiting to see if similar sexual assault charges will be filed aga...
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Park City man pleads not guilty to crash that killed Barrington workerMar 28, 2018 1:00 am - A Park City man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to counts of reckless homicide in the death of a person working in a construction zone, authorities said. Nicholas Zaworski...
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Skunks fought the Round Lake Park law, and no one wonMar 23, 2018 5:33 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas In his decadeslong law enforcement career, Round Lake Park Police Chief George Filenko has faced off against killers, hardened ga...
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Sex assault suspect from Hoffman Estates arrested in TexasMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - A Hoffman Estates man wanted in connection with a suburban sexual assault has been arrested in Texas, authorities announced Friday. Jeffrey W. Huckeby, 48, of the 1700 b...
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Five plead not guilty to Lake County voter fraud allegationsMar 21, 2018 1:00 am - Five Lake County residents pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges related to alleged voter fraud stemming from the November 2016 election. Marcello Villaruz, 63, his wi...
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Two plead guilty in 2016 assault rifle shooting in BarringtonMar 15, 2018 1:00 am - Two Joliet men accused in a 2016 assault rifle shooting that injured two men on Route 14 in Barrington pleaded guilty to reduced charges in Lake County court Thursday. ...