Lake County Crime
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Should possession of a little fentanyl, cocaine and heroin be a misdemeanor, not a felony?Oct 21, 2022 5:00 am - Should Illinois join the list of states, provinces and countries decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine? McHenry County official...
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Antioch Community High School locked down after threat FridayOct 21, 2022 1:00 am - Police are investigating the source of an "active threat" that led to a lockdown at Antioch Community High School Friday afternoon and prompted a large police response t...
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Man charged with arson after Libertyville house fireOct 21, 2022 1:00 am - A 26-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with a fire earlier this month at a single-family home on the 500 block of East Golf Road in Libertyville whe...
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Dart seeks drivers' consent to track their vehicles after carjackingsOct 20, 2022 1:00 am - Fed up with some car manufacturers withholding vehicle location data after carjackings, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is promoting a tracking consent form drivers can sig...
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Tree of Life to hold Oct. 22 forum on bail reform and the SAFE-T ActOct 18, 2022 11:00 pm - On Saturday, Oct. 22, Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation in McHenry will host an online forum to discuss the truth about the Pretrial Fairness provisions o...
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Lake County sheriff candidates debate SAFE-T Act merits, mythsOct 18, 2022 1:00 am - Two men seeking to lead the Lake County Sheriff's Office say voters are most concerned about the merits and myths surrounding the SAFE-T Act, a criminal justice reform p...
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Highland Park man involved in deadly Fort Sheridan confrontation now charged with arsonOct 17, 2022 1:00 am - The 20-year-old Highland Park man who investigators have linked to the death of a 45-year-old Highland Park man in Lake County's Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve was ordere...
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Police find both drivers in Volo crash at faultOct 14, 2022 1:00 am - Investigators said Friday both drivers involved in a Volo crash in May were at fault. The crash happened May 27 when Zinovi Marinets, an 84-year-old from Chicago who was...
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Richmond-Burton teacher accused of opening one student's shirt, touching another's backsideOct 13, 2022 1:00 am - A Richmond-Burton High School teacher has been charged with misdemeanor counts of battery and disorderly conduct this week after allegations he opened one student's shir...
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Wauconda standoff ends peacefullyOct 11, 2022 1:00 am - A man who barricaded himself inside a Wauconda residence eventually surrendered Tuesday evening, police said. Officers responded at 5:03 p.m. to a call for a psychiatri...