Waukegan Crime
-
Wiretap ruling threatens case against reputed gang membersOct 05, 2016 1:00 am - A disagreement over who was supposed to sign wiretap orders is raising questions about the future of a high-profile Lake County criminal case involving the arrests of 21...
-
Reports of killer clowns in Waukegan a hoaxOct 05, 2016 1:00 am - Remember when some Waukegan elementary school students told police that a trio of clowns - wielding a gun, a knife and a briefcase - had threatened to kill them Tuesday ...
-
Officials: Scary clown sightings surface in suburbsOct 04, 2016 1:00 am - Following a nationwide trend, reports of scary clown sightings have surfaced in the suburbs. In Waukegan, three people dressed in clown masks taunted children at recess ...
-
Authorities: Vernon Hills woman forced women to work as prostitutesOct 03, 2016 1:00 am - A Vernon Hills woman has been charged with forcing two women to work as prostitutes in a business near Buffalo Grove, according to the Lake County sheriff's office. Yuhu...
-
Lake County cops seize fugitive in WisconsinOct 03, 2016 1:00 am - A reputed gang member wanted for armed robbery and other crimes awaits an extradition hearing after his capture in Wisconsin, the Lake County sheriff's office announced ...
-
Physical restraint use on Allendale youths concerns expertsOct 02, 2016 7:33 am - Physical restraint is considered the final option to resolve emotional and behavioral problems involving juveniles at Allendale Association in Lake Villa, officials ther...
-
School bus company employee charged with indecent textingSep 30, 2016 1:00 am - A Waukegan man employed by a bus company serving the Waukegan school district has been arrested for inappropriate texting with a teenage girl, authorities said. Rafael T...
-
Calusinski denied new trial in death of toddler at Lincolnshire day careSep 30, 2016 1:00 am - Defense attorneys for a woman convicted of killing a 16-month-old boy by throwing him to the floor of a Lincolnshire day care center failed to produce sufficient new evi...
-
Former Waukegan teacher pleads guilty to sexually assaulting studentSep 28, 2016 1:00 am - A Mundelein woman who was once a Waukegan middle school music teacher was sentenced to 14 years in prison for having sex with a 13-year-old student, authorities said. B...
-
Judge agrees to do-over for Gliniewicz case rulingSep 21, 2016 1:00 am - A Lake County judge hit the reset button on the Melodie Gliniewicz theft case Wednesday, vacating a key ruling that preserved several of the charges against the Fox Lake...