Lake County Crime
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3 arrested after Lake County police dog finds 5 pounds of meth during traffic stopAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County Sheriff's Police have arrested three people on multiple drug charges after a police dog helped find a large cache of drugs in the trunk of a vehicle followin...
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Process to send Antioch teen charged with murder across Wisconsin border begins Friday morningAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - Before Kyle Rittenhouse can face charges that accuse him of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during a protest Tuesday night in Kenosha, Wisconsin officia...
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Police: Teen charged after crashing stolen car, killing passengerAug 24, 2020 1:00 am - A 15-year-old Waukegan boy faces reckless homicide and other charges after police say he crashed a stolen car late Sunday night, killing his 14-year-old passenger. Accor...
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Lake County Democrats moving to oust Link ahead of his scheduleAug 23, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County Democrats, unhappy with party Chair Terry Link's plan to wait until Sept. 15 to step down in the wake of a federal tax evasion charge, have called a special ...
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Facing tax evasion charge, state Sen. Link to step down as Democratic leader in Lake CountyAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - Facing a federal tax evasion charge, state Sen. Terry Link has announced he will resign as leader of the Lake County Democratic Party effective Sept. 15. Link, of Indian...
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State Sen. Terry Link remains silent as more politicians call for his resignationAug 14, 2020 1:00 am - A day after he was charged with federal tax evasion, state Sen. Terry Link remained publicly silent on the matter Friday, refusing to respond to interview requests or is...
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Court officials increase online security after 'Zoom bombing' incidentsAug 13, 2020 5:30 am - After a rash of "Zoom bombing" by one or more people last week, Lake County court officials have stopped broadcasting most virtual courtrooms to YouTube pending an inves...
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State Sen. Terry Link charged with falsifying 2016 income tax return 'substantially'Aug 13, 2020 1:00 am - Veteran state Sen. Terry Link, a Lake County Democrat whose rise to power in Springfield was tainted by ties to a corruption scandal late last year, was charged Thursday...
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Authorities: Suspected Ohio serial killer charged with 1997 Lake County murderJul 29, 2020 1:00 am - A man police describe as a suspected serial killer - currently behind bars in Ohio on murder and rape charges - has been charged with first-degree murder by Lake County ...
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Police seek information on attempted rape in Lyons WoodsJul 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Lake County Forest Preserve Ranger Police are investigating a robbery and attempted sexual assault that occurred about 9:30 a.m. July 19 at Lyons Woods Forest Preserve n...