Waukegan Crime
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Waukegan man arrested months after Zion murderDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - Three months after Che Hearns, 31, was found shot in his Zion apartment, a Waukegan man is in custody. Tavares Reed, 28, was arrested Saturday in Chicago on a first-degr...
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Investigators believe Gurnee shooting victim was targetedNov 29, 2021 12:00 am - Investigators believe the deadly shooting of a Zion man near Gurnee Mills mall over the weekend was a targeted act, not random violence, an official with the Lake County...
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Suburban lawmaker says there's a 'war on police.' Will his proposals help?Nov 26, 2021 4:30 am - According to data released by the FBI this fall, 60,105 law enforcement officers were assaulted in the line of duty in 2020 - up 4,071 from 2019 - and nearly a third of ...
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Waukegan man identified as Gurnee shooting victimNov 22, 2021 12:00 am - A man who was fatally shot while riding in a car in Gurnee over the weekend has been identified as 22-year-old Daniel Lobo of Waukegan. Lobo was shot in the back about m...
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Fatal Gurnee shooting may have resulted from road rage, authorities sayNov 20, 2021 12:00 am - Lake County authorities are investigating a homicide involving the shooting of a 22-year-old Waukegan man early Saturday in Gurnee that may have resulted from road rage....
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Motorist badly hurt after separate crashes in Lake County: policeNov 13, 2021 12:00 am - A Spring Grove man remained hospitalized in critical condition Saturday after striking two vehicles and a traffic pole with his truck in northwestern Lake County the day...
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Second accuser emerges in Waukegan sex assault caseNov 11, 2021 12:00 am - A former school bus driver from Waukegan is facing additional felony sex charges after a second accuser came forward and told police she was abused as a child, authoriti...
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What we learned about Kyle Rittenhouse's life from his testimonyNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - Taking the witness stand in his murder trial Wednesday, Kyle Rittenhouse shared details of his life in Antioch before the night he fatally shot two men and wounded a thi...
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Supply chain issues leave police facing long waits for new patrol vehiclesNov 05, 2021 5:20 am - If you've shopped for a car recently, you know the pickings are slim. Supplies of new vehicles have been limited by COVID-19-related staffing issues at factories, increa...
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Chicago man charged in slaying of pregnant woman whose body was found in Lake MichiganNov 05, 2021 1:00 am - A 21-year-old Chicago man has been charged with the murder of 19-year-old Yarianna G. Wheeler, the pregnant Chicago woman whose body was found in August in Lake Michigan...