Lake County Crime
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Two 15-year-olds charged in fatal Park City shootingOct 27, 2021 1:00 am - Two 15-year-old boys are in custody in connection with the killing of a 27-year-old North Chicago man shot to death Sunday in Park City, authorities said Wednesday. Bec...
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Newly revealed Gacy victim's family speaks: 'The wait was excruciating'Oct 26, 2021 1:00 am - Even though it had been nearly 45 years since she'd last heard from her older brother, Carolyn Sanders said the hardest part of his absence came during the past five mon...
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Zion-Benton student charged in school stabbingOct 26, 2021 1:00 am - A Zion high school student was arrested after stabbing another student during a fight Monday, authorities said Tuesday. Joseph Braggs, an 18-year-old student at Zion-Be...
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Leyden Twp. woman accused of suffocating newbornOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - A Leyden Township woman has been charged with first degree murder after she suffocated her newborn child and buried him in her backyard, according to the Cook County she...
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How genealogy search and DNA helped identify latest John Wayne Gacy victimOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - Using DNA samples and genealogy together for the first time, investigators at Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's office were able to identify another of serial killer John W...
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Judge sets final ground rules for evidence at Rittenhouse trialOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge laid out the final ground rules Monday on what evidence will be allowed when Kyle Rittenhouse goes on trial next week for shooting thre...
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Zion-Benton student in hospital after fightOct 24, 2021 11:00 pm - One Zion-Benton High School student was hospitalized following a fight at the school Monday morning, according to school officials. Two students were involved in a "phys...
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Wisconsin man charged with interfering in DUI investigation, then attacking officers in jailOct 23, 2021 1:00 am - A Wisconsin man was arrested on charges of interfering with a DUI investigation, then injured two Lake County correctional officers while in custody, police said. Ryan G...
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Police investigating armed robbery at gas station near GrayslakeOct 23, 2021 1:00 am - Lake County sheriff's police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Saturday morning at a gas station in an unincorporated area near Grayslake. At about 8:15 a...
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Sheriff: Cary student punched by stranger while walking to bus stopOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - A 12-year-old student arrived at Cary Junior High School Tuesday morning with injuries he said he suffered when a man punched him as he walked to his bus stop, Lake Coun...