Waukegan Crime
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COVID-19 isolation can be a dangerous time for victims of domestic violenceMar 20, 2020 5:33 am - Not many of us are enjoying the social isolation and cabin fever that come with the near lockdown conditions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic. But for those livin...
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Lake County sheriff searching for man charged with sex crimesMar 11, 2020 1:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's department is seeking the public's help in finding a man wanted on a $2 million arrest warrant who has been charged with several sex crimes. Sh...
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Waukegan murder suspect claims self-defense as trial opensMar 10, 2020 1:00 am - A Waukegan man was acting in self-defense when he stabbed another man to death during a 2018 brawl outside a restaurant, his defense lawyer told jurors Tuesday during op...
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Sheriff: Suspects in robbery, beating of teen in Long Grove capturedMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - Three suspects are in custody in connection with the Jan. 25 beating and robbery of a teenage girl from Arlington Heights in a secluded area of Long Grove, Lake County S...
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North Chicago man guilty of second-degree murder for shooting friendMar 05, 2020 12:00 am - A Lake County judge ruled Thursday that the North Chicago man who shot and killed his friend in a Waukegan alley in 2016 was guilty of second-degree murder. Undra Bailey...
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Judge to decide North Chicago man's fate Thursday morningMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - Undra Bailey testified Wednesday in his murder trial that he feared for his life in 2016 when he shot John Collins, his friend of more than 20 years, in a Waukegan alley...
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Charges filed in shooting of Des Plaines-area manMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - Two teenagers were charged in the fatal shooting of a Des Plaines-area man last week in Maine Township, officials said Wednesday. Authorities responded about 9:15 p.m. S...
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Wauconda men charged with 'friendly fire' shooting of teenagerMar 02, 2020 12:00 am - A pair of Wauconda men are accused of opening fire on a vehicle in Waukegan last week but instead hitting a teenager riding in the same car with them. Marc Sanchez, 20, ...
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Facing federal charges, Urlacher says he'll stay as Mettawa mayorMar 02, 2020 12:00 am - Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher said Monday he'll stay put and expects to be exonerated of federal charges in connection with an illegal sports betting operation. Urlacher ...
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Waukegan fugitive arrested in LouisianaMar 02, 2020 12:00 am - A man wanted by Waukegan police on aggravated criminal sexual abuse and child pornography charges has been arrested in Louisiana, Lake County sheriff's police said in a ...