Lake County Crime
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People angry about fatal shooting of Mundelein woman again pack village hall in protestJul 13, 2026 9:48 pm - Supporters of the family of a woman who was fatally shot by a police officer during an apparent mental health crisis once again packed the boardroom at Mundelein village hall to plea for justice.
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3 men charged in connection with armed disturbance in Sequoit Creek Park in AntiochJul 13, 2026 9:00 pm - Three men face charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in connection with a disturbance Saturday night in which one person was assaulted and another threatened with a knife at Sequoit Creek Park in Antioch.
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Lake County man gets 3-year prison sentence for threatening to kill Trump, other public officialsJul 13, 2026 3:44 pm - A Lake County man was sentenced to three years and two months in federal prison for threatening to kill multiple public officials.
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Waukegan officials remain tight-lipped about Scoop shooting: ‘All it takes is one idiot ruining things for thousands of people’Jul 13, 2026 3:16 pm - Ron Celesnik, a Waukegan native who “scooped the loop” as a teenager and is now active in the operation of Scoop Waukegan in its current form, was directing traffic at the corner of Water and Genesee Streets in downtown Waukegan at around 6 p.m. Saturday when everything changed. Celesnik was one of thousands of people at Scoop Waukegan Saturday evening when what had been a celebration of cars changed from a civic festival to a shooting investigation in a matter of seconds.
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Shooting at Scoop Waukegan festival under investigationJul 11, 2026 9:54 pm - A shooting at Scoop Waukegan led police to close the festival as authorities investigated the incident and secured the area, the Waukegan Police Department said. Police ...
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District 70 board expected to fire middle school teacher facing child pornography chargesJul 10, 2026 10:24 am - Libertyville Elementary District 70’s school board is expected to vote Tuesday to fire a middle school social studies teacher charged with using artificial intelligence to create sexually explicit images of current and former students.
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Grayslake man gets life sentence for 2022 slayingJul 09, 2026 6:27 pm - Jesus Vargas, a Grayslake man found guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a Round Lake Beach man in 2022, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Thursday.
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Defendant in fatal Mundelein shooting to remain in jailJul 09, 2026 3:25 pm - The 21-year-old South Holland man charged with Monday’s fatal shooting in Mundelein will remain in the Lake County jail while his case is pending.
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Person of interest in Wheeling death released without chargesJul 08, 2026 2:39 pm - A man detained in the weekend death of a Wheeling resident has been released without charges.
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Suburban man charged with murder in Mundelein shootingJul 08, 2026 9:25 am - A South suburban man has been charged in a double shooting in Mundelein that left a man dead and a woman wounded.