Lake County Crime
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Sheriff investigating whether 'road rage' behind deadly crash
Oct 27, 2020 1:00 AM - Lake County sheriff's detectives are investigating whether an Oct. 17 crash that killed a 39-year-old Antioch man involved "road rage," authorities said Monday. -
Waukegan fires police officer who shot, killed Black teenager in car
Oct 23, 2020 10:27 PM - The Waukegan police officer who shot and killed 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette on Tuesday night and injured his girlfriend was fired Friday night, the city of Waukegan said. -
Nerheim: Officers involved in fatal Beach Park shootout acted 'appropriately'
Oct 16, 2020 6:07 PM - Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim said Friday that two officers with the U.S. Marshals Service acted "reasonably and appropriately" when using deadly force during a June 16 confrontation with an armed fugitive outside a Beach Park house. -
Lake County state's attorney takes issue with Rittenhouse extradition challenge
Oct 15, 2020 7:27 PM - In court documents filed late Thursday, the Lake County state's attorney's office said the arguments used by Kyle Rittenhouse's attorneys to challenge their client's extradition to Wisconsin were based on factual distortions, misleading statements and improper interpretation of the law. -
Authorities: Antioch teen obtained rifle used in Kenosha shootings in Wisconsin
Oct 13, 2020 4:16 PM - The rifle used by Antioch teen Kyle Rittenhouse in the killing of two men and wounding of another during protests in Kenosha was "purchased, stored and used" in Wisconsin, Lake County State's Attorney Mike Nerheim announced Tuesday. -
Hearing challenging detention of Antioch teen charged with Kenosha homicides set for Oct. 30
Oct 9, 2020 1:53 PM - Antioch teen charged with fatally shooting two men in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer during a night of civil unrest after a police shooting remains in a Lake County juvenile facility as his attorneys continue to challenge his detention. -
Kane County sheriff, jail inmates talk reform and recidivism on new podcast
Oct 9, 2020 5:30 AM - Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain has added another tool to his reform efforts at the Kane County jail: A podcast on which he interviews detainees about their work to get their lives back on track.
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Defense says extraditing Antioch teen would 'turn him over to mob'
Oct 8, 2020 7:15 PM - Extraditing a 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters in Kenosha would "turn him over to the mob" in Wisconsin, defense attorneys argued in court records Thursday. Kyle Rittenhouse was arrested at his home in Antioch, a day after he shot and killed two protesters and injured a third on the streets of Kenosha on Aug. 25. He has been held in Illinois since then. His attorneys say he acted in self-defense. -
Man's death in Round Lake Beach police custody ruled an accident by coroner's jury
Oct 5, 2020 5:51 PM - The June 18 death of a 21-year-old man in Round Lake Beach police custody was an accident, a Lake County coroner's jury has ruled. -
To stop 'Zoom bombing' of court proceedings, Lake County officials ditch YouTube
Sep 29, 2020 12:39 PM - Looking to eliminate the "Zoom bombing" incidents that had disrupted several virtual court proceedings, Lake County officials have stopped streaming hearings on YouTube and switched instead to a new internal livestream platform.
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