Lake County Crime
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Chicago chief: Police shot Waukegan man who infiltrated SWAT trainingSep 26, 2022 1:00 am - A Waukegan man climbed five stories of a fire escape to infiltrate a Chicago police facility Monday while officers were undergoing a SWAT training exercise and grabbed a...
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'Devastating': Investigators seeking clues on who vandalized new Rolling Meadows muralSep 26, 2022 1:00 am - Months after its installation and dedication, a mural created by Rolling Meadows High School art students on the wall of the Kirchoff Road pedestrian underpass has been ...
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Inmate who died in cell at Lake County jail identifiedSep 26, 2022 1:00 am - Officials have not determined a final cause of death of the 51-year-old man who was found dead in a cell at the Lake County jail Friday evening, but they say it appears ...
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Waukegan man held in Algonquin overdose caseSep 23, 2022 1:00 am - Shaw Local News Network A 37-year old Waukegan man accused of selling a fatal dose of heroin to a 32-year-old Algonquin man is being held on $300,000 bail in the McHenry...
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'A nationwide issue': How supply-chain problems affect suburban police, fire fleetsSep 22, 2022 5:30 am - Supply-chain issues that have limited the availability of new passenger cars, trucks and SUVs in the suburbs and across the nation are affecting public safety department...
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Gurnee-area man charged with more counts of child pornSep 22, 2022 1:00 am - Investigators say they have uncovered evidence that a Gurnee-area man who already faces three possession of child pornography charges sent videos of children engaged in ...
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Ex-Waukegan cop who shot, killed 19-year-old Black man in 2020 faces murder chargesSep 22, 2022 1:00 am - The former Waukegan police officer who shot and killed 19-year-old Black man Marcellis Stinnette on Oct. 20, 2020, has been charged with three counts of second-degree mu...
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Prosecutors challenge SAFE-T Act eliminating cash bail as thousands sign petitionSep 21, 2022 5:00 am - As questions linger over what the end of cash bail will mean in Illinois, three county state's attorneys are turning to the courts for help, and one state senator has la...
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Two in custody after shot fired outside Gurnee librarySep 21, 2022 1:00 am - Two juveniles are in custody after a shot was fired Monday afternoon outside the Warren-Newport Public Library, Gurnee police said Tuesday. At 3:36 p.m., police were ca...
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Second man charged in connection with deadly Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve confrontationSep 21, 2022 1:00 am - A second man involved in a weekend confrontation that left a 45-year-old Highland Park man dead in Lake County's Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve is facing criminal charges...