Lake County Crime
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Beware of electricity sales attemptsDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - Lincolnshire officials are cautioning residents not to give ComEd account information to anyone trying to sell electricity door-to-door or over the phone. The village ha...
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Cuba Township man arrested in November fatal car crashDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County sheriff's deputies have arrested a Cuba Township man who they say was responsible for a car crash last month that killed an Arizona woman. Kenneth K. Malanow...
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Lake Zurich High football hazing lawsuit settled for $399,000Dec 22, 2017 12:00 am - Two Lake Zurich High School students will receive a total of $399,000 as part of a settlement in their lawsuit stemming from hazing allegations among members of the vars...
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North Chicago man charged in two Waukegan robberiesDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - Using what an official called "old-fashioned police work," Waukegan police detectives arrested a North Chicago man for two robberies they say he carried out in the past ...
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Suburban counties plan announcement on opioid maker lawsuitsDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - Leaders from five suburban counties plan to make a major announcement today about a legal approach in the fight against the opioid crisis, officials said Wednesday. Duri...
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Waukegan man gets 120 years for sex assault of minorDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - A 40-year-old Waukegan man convicted of having sexual relations with a minor was sentenced Tuesday by a Lake County judge to 120 years in prison, authorities said. Jeffr...
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Why Wauconda is looking to increase auto impound feesDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - Wauconda officials are considering making drivers pay more to retrieve cars that have been impounded after arrests for drunken driving and some other crimes. Pol...
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Cary man charged with sexual abuse of a minorDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - A Cary man was charged Wednesday with sexually abusing a girl younger than 13, officials said. Gerardo Gallaga, 61, of the 400 block of West James Way, charged with two...
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U.S. Attorney: Wheeling company made millions from Medicare fraudDec 19, 2017 12:00 am - Federal authorities filed suit Tuesday against Wheeling-based SNAP Diagnostics LLC, alleging the health care company fraudulently billed Medicare for millions of dollars...
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Arrests made in Waukegan murderDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - Three men have been arrested and an arrest warrant has been issued for a fourth in connection with the Dec. 11 murder of a man outside a Waukegan Walmart, police announc...