Lake County Crime
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One person’s worst moment is another’s online content: Why police want restrictions on bodycam video accessFeb 05, 2026 3:22 pm - Targeting social media sites that profit off embarrassing bodycam videos, police leaders are pushing legislation to limit access to footage. But some see it potentially rolling back gains in police accountability and transparency.
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Beach Park man attacked in his home now facing firearm, drug chargesFeb 05, 2026 12:02 pm - A Beach Park man who was beaten with his own gun during a home invasion Jan. 8 now faces felony firearm and drug charges.
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Cook County’s new electronic ticketing initiative promises more efficiency, fewer delaysFeb 04, 2026 9:51 pm - Processing and paying certain kinds of traffic tickets will be easier in Cook County with the introduction of electronic ticketing.
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Wisconsin woman facing attempted murder charges after violent spree through GurneeFeb 04, 2026 8:26 am - A Wisconsin woman is facing attempted murder charges after a violent spree Monday morning in Gurnee.
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Man gets life sentence in Deerfield sexual assault caseFeb 03, 2026 8:01 pm - A man found guilty of two counts of criminal sexual assault in Deerfield in 2024 received a mandatory sentence Tuesday of natural life in prison.
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Three injured in ‘random acts of violence’ in GurneeFeb 02, 2026 7:04 pm - Three people were injured, one seriously, in what police described as connected random acts of violence Monday morning in Gurnee.
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Waukegan man convicted of sexually assaulting childFeb 02, 2026 11:40 am - A man has been convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and criminal sexual assault for attacks on a child in 2006 in Aurora.
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Glenview man accused of child solicitationFeb 02, 2026 10:44 am - A Glenview man faces indecent solicitation of a child and other charges following an undercover investigation, authorities said.
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Search on for suspect in Grayslake shootingFeb 01, 2026 8:41 am - Grayslake police are searching for a suspect in a shooting Friday evening that left one person injured at a home on the 500 block of Lincoln Avenue.
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‘Profoundly hurtful’: GOP office in Arlington Heights vandalized with swastikas and fecesJan 29, 2026 5:48 pm - Video surveillance shows a man and a woman vandalizing the Wheeling Township Republican office in Arlington Heights, drawing swastikas and profanities on windows and throwing feces near the entrance.