Lake County Crime
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Why Melissa Calusinski's next stop may be federal courtApr 05, 2019 5:20 am - Melissa Calusinski, the former suburban child-care worker whose fight for a new trial on charges she killed a toddler a decade ago has earned national attention, is aski...
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Warrant issued for Waukegan man charged in Gurnee shootingApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - Police are searching for a 25-year-old Waukegan man accused of shooting a person in a parking lot in Gurnee in January, authorities said. An arrest warrant was issued M...
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Authorities: Waukegan man sold heroin near schoolApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - A Waukegan man was charged after selling heroin to an undercover police detective twice within 500 feet of a school, authorities said. Kevaughn D. Bridges-Butler, 19, o...
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Ingleside man pleads not guilty to sex assault of childApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - An Ingleside man pleaded not guilty in Lake County court Thursday afternoon to multiple counts of sexually assaulting a child. Barry A. Deacon, 34, of the 35600 block o...
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Antioch man pleads guilty to sex with Wisconsin teensApr 01, 2019 1:00 am - A 36-year-old Antioch man pleaded guilty to two counts of enticing two 15-year-old girls into sexual relationships. Federal prosecutors announced the plea by Casey Irela...
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Trooper killed by wrong-way driver on I-94 saved a person's life about a week beforeApr 01, 2019 1:00 am - A 44-year-old Calumet City man had alcohol in his system as he drove in the wrong direction on Interstate 94 and slammed into Gerald "Jerry" Ellis' Illinois State Police...
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Lake County man faces felony drug, gun chargesMar 31, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake County man faces felony drug and gun charges after authorities say they found "significant amounts" of heroin and cocaine at his home Friday. Robert Windom III, 3...
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Lake Zurich cops investigating attempted heistMar 31, 2019 1:00 am - Lake Zurich police are still investigating an attempted armed robbery at a gas station about 3 p.m. March 23, authorities said. Police were called to the 400 block of S...
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Man arrested, charged with attempted carjacking in Elgin, pushing womanMar 30, 2019 1:00 am - A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with trying to carjack a vehicle in Elgin Friday afternoon, pushing a mom and her child to the ground and punching anothe...
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Trooper killed in crash on I-94 near LibertyvilleMar 29, 2019 11:00 pm - An Illinois State trooper was killed in a crash early Saturday morning on I-94 in Lake County. Trooper Gerald Ellis was traveling home in his squad car when he was struc...