Lake County Crime
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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...
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Cook County sheriff launches Missing Persons Project to solve disappearances from long agoSep 02, 2021 5:30 am - Experts say that after the first three days someone has gone missing, the chances of finding that person begin to drop significantly. If that's true, locating someone g...
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Wauconda police: Motorcyclist in critical condition after crashing while fleeingSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - A man was severely injured Thursday when he crashed his motorcycle into a marsh while evading a Wauconda police officer, authorities said. The officer saw a man on a mo...
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Glenview police looking for silver or gray SUV involved in fatal hit-and-runSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Glenview police say they are looking for a silver or gray 2017 or 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport in the hit-and-run crash that killed a Wheeling man last month. The suspect...
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Wheeling man held without bail following last week's attack in River NorthSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - A Wheeling man who authorities say was among several people who engaged in an Aug. 28 attack on two men in Chicago's River North neighborhood was held without bail Thurs...
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Wheeling man charged in River North attackSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - A Wheeling man has been charged in an attack on two men in Chicago's River North neighborhood last weekend as bystanders looked on and took videos. Brandon Jefferson, 33...