Lake County Crime
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Libertyville police planning license plate readers at five locationsSep 08, 2021 5:14 am - This story has been changed from its original version to update the cost of the license plate reader cameras. After being suspended a year due to the COVID-19 pande...
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Round Lake police investigating shooting that injured driverSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - Round Lake police are investigating a Sunday night shooting that injured a man and are seeking help from the public to determine where the shots were fired. Round Lake P...
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Antioch man charged in fatal overdose of Cary residentSep 05, 2021 1:00 am - A 21-year-old Antioch man is accused of providing fentanyl-laced painkillers to a Cary man who later died of an overdose. Jordan Schwamb, of the 200 block of Cedarwood L...
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Police: Wauconda officer injured after using squad to block wrong-way drunken driverSep 05, 2021 1:00 am - A Wauconda police officer suffered minor injuries early Sunday after steering his patrol vehicle into the path of a wrong-way driver to prevent him from hitting other ca...
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Waukegan woman charged with aggravated battery after head-butting sheriff's deputySep 04, 2021 1:00 am - A Waukegan woman has been charged with aggravated battery after head-butting a sheriff's deputy in the early hours of Saturday, Sept. 4, police said. Viviana Mora, 25, o...
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Autopsy results revealed in Waukegan shootingSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - Preliminary results from an autopsy confirmed that an 18-year-old Waukegan man died of a gunshot wound to the head, the Lake County coroner said in a news release Friday...
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Jury finds driver guilty in 1995 fatal Lake Forest crashSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - A jury has found Marek Josko, who fled to Poland more than 25 years ago to avoid prosecution, guilty of reckless homicide in the death of a Waukegan man. The sentencing ...
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Woman charged in Round Lake Beach stabbing pleads not guiltySep 03, 2021 1:00 am - A 40-year-old Zion woman who authorities said stabbed her boyfriend in the arm with a box cutter in the Round Lake Beach Walmart parking lot last month pleaded not guilt...
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Lake County prosecutors launch new public data websiteSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - The Lake County state's attorney's office unveiled a new public data website this week, fulfilling a campaign pledge by State's Attorney Eric Rinehart to increase transp...
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Chicago man charged with ID theft after buying $1,000 worth of gas near GurneeSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - A 52-year-old Chicago man has been charged with identity theft and other crimes after police said he purchased around $1,000 worth of diesel fuel from a gas station near...