Lake County Crime
-
Police: Cary man fatally shoots himself after menacing teens with a gun, maskJul 29, 2025 9:06 pm - A Cary man died from a self-inflicted gunshot after he was reported to be brandishing a gun and menacing two teen girls near the Fel-Pro RRR Conservation Area in Cary, officials report.
-
Teenage motorcyclist killed in Lake County hit-and-run crashJul 27, 2025 12:29 pm - Lake County authorities are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 19-year-old motorcyclist early Sunday morning.
-
Elgin cold case detectives launch season 2 of hit podcast, seeking to solve 1970s murders and disappearance of Barbara GlueckertJul 27, 2025 12:12 pm - How do you top solving a 42-year mystery surrounding the disappearance of a young woman? Perhaps by identifying the killer responsible for an unsolved murder dating back to the 1970s.
-
Mundelein-area man faces domestic battery, weapons, cannabis chargesJul 25, 2025 4:33 pm - A Mundelein-area man is accused of punching and choking a woman who was found by a passerby outside a West Vernon Ridge Drive home on July 19.
-
Gurnee men arrested after burglary caught on security video: policeJul 25, 2025 3:04 pm - Two Gurnee men are facing charges following a burglary in Des Plaines that was captured on home security video, police said Friday.
-
Lake Zurich man charged with possession of child pornographyJul 25, 2025 2:05 pm - Lake Zurich man faces child pornography charges following joint investigation by Lake County sheriff’s police and prosecutors.
-
Police: Man shot in face in unincorporated area near Arlington HeightsJul 25, 2025 10:57 am - A man was shot in the face early Friday in an unincorporated area north of Arlington Heights, authorities said.
-
Crystal Lake man convicted in $8M Ponzi scheme admits to defrauding McHenry American LegionJul 25, 2025 8:47 am - A Crystal Lake man who is awaiting federal sentencing for an $8 million Ponzi scheme pleaded guilty in a McHenry County courtroom to fraudulent use of a debit card belonging to the McHenry American Legion.
-
Gurnee police apprehend occupants of vehicle fleeing Wisconsin traffic stopJul 24, 2025 3:00 pm - Two Racine, Wisconsin, men are facing charges after Gurnee police early Thursday assisted in apprehending a fleeing vehicle.
-
Mother ‘absolutely thrilled’ at ICE arrest of man accused of hiding her daughter’s bodyJul 21, 2025 5:09 pm - The mother of 37-year-old Megan Bos said she was "absolutely thrilled" when she heard U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Chicago took the man charged with concealing her daughter's death into custody.