Lake County Crime
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Wisconsin man indicted after teen's rescue from Schaumburg hotelOct 25, 2017 1:00 am - A 33-year-old Wisconsin man was indicted on federal sex trafficking charges after investigators rescued a 17-year-old girl from a Schaumburg hotel in August. Prosecutors...
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Mount Prospect Country Club once owned by reputed gangstersOct 24, 2017 11:00 pm - The Mount Prospect Country Club was originally known as “Northwest Hills Country Club” and was developed by Axel Lonnquist in 1926 as part of a real estate promotion. Th...
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Dozens of new sex abuse charges lodged against Prospect Heights coupleOct 24, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County prosecutors on Tuesday announced dozens of new charges against a Prospect Heights couple arrested earlier this year on allegations they sexually abused teena...
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Wauconda police sergeant honored as Illinois' Officer of the YearOct 23, 2017 5:30 am - Wauconda police Sgt. Sean Lewakowski has caught bad guys, saved lives and spent countless hours with local kids as part of a departmental outreach program. Police Chief ...
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Waukegan man charged in fatal shooting near GrayslakeOct 23, 2017 1:00 am - A 19-year-old Waukegan man is being held in a Milwaukee jail on a first-degree murder charge alleging he gunned down a Zion man early Saturday morning near Grayslake, au...
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Wheeling man, father sent to prison for fraudOct 23, 2017 1:00 am - A Wheeling man and his father, who together ran a pair of tutoring companies, were sentenced to federal prison Monday in connection with an $11 million fraud scheme. Kab...
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Suspect in custody in fatal shooting near GrayslakeOct 22, 2017 1:00 am - One suspect is in custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old Zion man near Grayslake, authorities said Sunday. Lake County Sheriff's Sgt. Chris Cove...
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Police: Rockford man wanted on drug and weapons charges caughtOct 22, 2017 1:00 am - A Lake County fugitive is behind bars this weekend after two weeks on the run, officials said. Members of the Lake County Sheriff's Office Warrants Team and U.S. Marshal...
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Grayslake area shooting death under investigationOct 21, 2017 1:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office is investigating the shooting death of a Zion man early Saturday near Grayslake. Sheriff's deputies were called for a report of shots fi...
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Suburban police monitoring Ford Explorer carbon monoxide leaksOct 20, 2017 5:03 am - Police across the country have reported carbon monoxide leaking into the passenger cabins of their Ford Explorer Police Interceptors - a staple of suburban departments' ...