Lake County Crime
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New Lake County sheriff program aims to stop 'revolving door' at jailOct 18, 2021 1:00 am - In an attempt to reduce the number of people returning to Lake County jail after their release, officials have begun a new program to help current inmates prepare for li...
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COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on police, but suburban departments avoid vaccine mandatesOct 15, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas Law enforcement professionals and their supporters gathered Thursday night on the National Mall in Washington for a candlelight v...
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Former Libertarian candidate for governor charged with threatening Lake County judgesOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - A man who ran for Illinois governor in 2018 was taken into custody Thursday in Arkansas and accused of threatening to kill two Lake County judges, authorities said. Gray...
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Glenview man struck by hit-and-run driver Saturday diesOct 12, 2021 1:00 am - A 22-year-old Glenview man struck by a hit-and-run driver Saturday in Indian Creek has died, Lake County authorities said Tuesday. The man, identified as Wojciech Glowik...
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Authorities looking for Audi involved in Indian Creek hit-and-runOct 11, 2021 1:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office is asking for the public's help in locating a vehicle that struck and critically injured a pedestrian Saturday in Indian Creek. The veh...
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Driver ran after crashing stolen motorcycle, Antioch authorities sayOct 11, 2021 1:00 am - Antioch police are investigating after the driver of a stolen motorcycle fled following a crash Sunday evening. Officers responded just before 6 p.m. to the area of Nor...
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'You really do lose a part of yourself': No peace for family of postal worker shot on expresswayOct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Celebrating graduation with her mom who worked late shifts to pay for college costs made that rite of passage a shining moment for Jayla Shelton. "There's this picture ...
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Expressway shootings in Cook County at 188 this year, compared to 52 in 2019Oct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Within weeks, shootings on Chicago and Cook County expressways are on course to quadruple 2019's total, Illinois State Police records show. In 2019, there were 52 report...
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Jury finds Waukegan man guilty of attempted murder in 2018 attackOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - A Waukegan man accused of violently attacking a woman who rejected his romantic advances in 2018 was found guilty of two counts of attempted murder and one count of aggr...
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Security detail opened fire at carjacker outside Preckwinkle's home, but details remain sketchyOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - A security detail exchanged gunfire with a carjacker outside the Hyde Park home of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle last week, but neither she nor other offi...