Waukegan Crime
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‘Education and enforcement’: Why you can expect to see more police on Route 59 todayMay 09, 2025 5:30 am - Police departments across the suburbs — from Wauconda up north to Naperville down south and nearly everywhere in between — are teaming up for a regional traffic safety initiative all day Friday along the Route 59 corridor.
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Officials: Man stabbed to death while attempting to rob two peopleMay 06, 2025 6:31 pm - A Grayslake man is dead after attempting to rob two people in Waukegan on Sunday night, officials said.
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Authorities: Woman seriously injured neighbor in unprovoked attackMay 02, 2025 11:52 am - A 53-year-old woman from an unincorporated area near Lake Villa was taken into custody Thursday after her neighbor was found beaten and seriously injured in an unprovoked attack, authorities said.
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Man flees Beach Park DUI crash that sent 2 to hospitalApr 26, 2025 3:48 pm - SUV veers into oncoming traffic hitting sedan and causing one passenger to fall out.
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Four men charged in connection with residential burglary in Long GroveApr 17, 2025 4:34 pm - Four men were jailed after being charged in connection with a burglary at a Long Grove home Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
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Waukegan man charged with concealing death of Antioch woman reported missing March 9Apr 14, 2025 3:32 pm - A 52-year-old Waukegan man is charged with two counts of concealing a death, abuse of a corpse and obstructing justice after the body of a missing Antioch woman was found in a garbage container at his home, authorities said.
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3 teens face weapons charges after loaded AK-style rifle found during traffic stopApr 14, 2025 2:13 pm - Three 17 year olds face weapons and other charges after a traffic stop in Zion Sunday night yielded a loaded AK-style rifle, a pistol and drugs, authorities said.
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Waukegan man arrested after multistate police chaseMar 26, 2025 7:31 pm - A Waukegan man was arrested Tuesday after fleeing from police in both Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Quick-acting dispatchers help track and rescue woman being held in moving carMar 18, 2025 12:43 pm - A woman being held against her will in a moving vehicle early Tuesday was rescued with the help of emergency dispatchers, authorities said.
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Trio charged with stealing from Lake County village’s bank accountMar 12, 2025 1:48 pm - Three out-of-state residents face dozens of charges stemming from the alleged theft of about $700,000 from a Lake County village’s coffers.