Lake County Crime
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Mundelein holiday patrolsNov 23, 2014 12:01 am - Mundelein police will be on the lookout for drunken drivers and motorists not using seat belts next week, coinciding with Thanksgiving. Additional enforcement efforts ar...
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Waukegan police searching for gunmanNov 22, 2014 12:01 am - Waukegan police searched late Saturday for a gunman who fired at least one shot at officers responding to a reported armed robbery, authorities said. The two Waukegan o...
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Detectives seize drugs, handguns from Beach Park houseNov 22, 2014 12:01 am - Three men face drug and weapons charges after a two-week investigation into a suspected drug house in Beach Park, authorities said. Lake County sheriff's detectives cond...
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Guilty plea for man who helped kill Arlington Heights dadNov 21, 2014 12:01 am - A Chicago man pleaded guilty Friday to taking part in the grisly 2011 murder of George Nellessen, 55, in his Arlington Heights home. Armon Braden, 24, is expected to be...
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Probation for one of 2 in Elgin sex assault caseNov 21, 2014 12:01 am - An Elgin woman accused of not taking "reasonable steps" to prevent her husband from committing sexual abuse recently pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and received prob...
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Former Zion man pleads not guilty to 2005 murdersNov 20, 2014 12:00 am - A former Zion resident accused of the notorious 2005 murder of two little girls in a Zion park pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in Lake County court Thursday. ...
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Highland Park officers return to work after hospital shootingNov 20, 2014 12:00 am - Two officers who shot and killed a Waukegan man inside the emergency room at NorthShore Highland Park Hospital have returned to their jobs, authorities said. The inform...
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Lake Villa man facing child porn chargesNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - A Lake Villa man is facing child pornography charges after a police investigation that began last month, officials announced Wednesday. Bryan E. Helrigel, 33, of the 248...
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Defense: Highland Park cops misled grand jury in sex assault caseNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - A defense attorney for a Highland Park chiropractor facing allegations of sexually assaulting a client this year says detectives misled a grand jury in order to obtain c...
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Video of police shooting of Highland Park hospital patient releasedNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - CBS 2 Chicago obtained video on the fatal shooting of an armed Waukegan man Nov. 3 inside NorthShore Highland Park Hospital, as well as an explanation for why he was sho...