Lake County Crime
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Northfield Township man shot to death in apartmentFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - A 22-year-old Northfield Township man was found shot to death in his apartment late Sunday night in what Cook County authorities say they are investigating as a homicide...
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Body found in torched car near GurneeFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - Lake County authorities are investigating the death of a person whose badly burned body was found Saturday night in a torched vehicle northeast of Gurnee. The body was l...
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Police investigating two homicides in WaukeganFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - Waukegan Police are investigating two unrelated homicides that took place Sunday, authorities said. Police were called to a duplex-style house in the 2200 block of West...
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Des Plaines man sentenced to 20 years for sexually assaulting two girlsFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - A 44-year-old Des Plaines man was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two different victims and videotaping one of ...
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Police: Waukegan cop shot man who tried to hit him with carFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - A Waukegan police officer shot and killed a 35-year-old man who tried to hit the officer with a car, authorities said Monday. Police were called to the 3500 block of Win...
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Crystal Lake Central faculty member on leave after grooming chargeFeb 03, 2019 12:00 am - A Crystal Lake Central High School faculty member has been placed on administrative leave amid accusations that he used an online service in an attempt to have a juvenil...
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Medical examiner identifies man shot to death near PalatineFeb 02, 2019 12:00 am - A 20-year-old man who died Friday after being shot near his home in an unincorporated area near Palatine was identified Saturday as Jose L. Castaneda Jr. by the Cook Cou...
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Zion man and two teens face charges after Beach Park crash.Feb 02, 2019 12:00 am - An 18-year-old Zion man and two juveniles faces multiple charges following a Friday morning traffic crash in Beach Park. Lake County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched t...
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How specialty courts helped suburban woman break the cycle of arrest, conviction, jailFeb 02, 2019 12:00 am - Teena Branch is something of an expert on Cook County's criminal justice system. She should be - she's been part of it since she first was arrested on charges of theft a...
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20-year-old man dead in Palatine shootingFeb 01, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff's police are investigating the shooting death of a 20-year-old man in an unincorporated area near Palatine. Sheriff's police said that approximately ...