The McHenry County sheriff announced his deputies will not be arresting those who violate Illinois’ new “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazine ban after calling the law unconstitutional. McHenry County Sheriff Robb Tadelman issued a statement Wednesday afternoon after House Bill 5471 was signed into law Tuesday evening. Read more...
The Lake County sheriff says he strongly backs Illinois’ newly signed law banning “assault weapons” and called semi-automatic rifles “nothing more than killing machines.” Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg said in a statement Thursday evening that there have been many questions on where he stands regarding House Bill 5471, also known as the Protect Illinois [...]
A New York City jewelry store worker managed to escape injury after he fought back against robbers who threatened to shoot him if he didn't open a display case last week. The robbers, however, got away with rings valued at $1,000 — and they both changed clothes during their getaway in an effort to evade [...]
A 14-year-old in Wisconsin is going to be tried as an adult after police say he shot his girlfriend in the head several times after she tried to break up with him. Read more...
Police have released surveillance images of a wanted car after a gunman fired shots at a home and car in a Lake in the Hills neighborhood two days in a row. The Lake in the Hills Police Department said the first incident occurred in the first block of Deer Path Road on January 2. Read [...]
CHICAGO — A 16-year-old boy has been charged after 11 armed carjackings last year and four armed robberies — all in a span of seven hours. The boy was arrested Thursday in the 200 block of 69th Place by the vehicular hijacking task force. Read more...
Illinois State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R) responded to Gov. JB Pritzker’s signing of a ban on commonly owned semiautomatic weapons by stating, “We will not comply.” Breitbart News reported that Pritzker signed the ban Tuesday night. The ban allows current owners of banned firearms to keep them, but requires to register them with the Illinois [...]
The sheriff’s Special Investigations Group arrested an alleged drug dealer during a search warrant in Winthrop Harbor where detectives found drugs and a gun, authorities said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group concluded a narcotics investigation on Wednesday. Read more...
A man has been charged with the murder of his 47-year-old cousin after deputies responding to a well-being check found the woman’s body in a wheelbarrow in Wadsworth. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday to the 13100 block of West Shenandoah Trail in Wadsworth for a check on well-being call. Read [...]
A judge ordered a Zion man held on a $500,000 bond after prosecutors said the man broke into a Beach Park home while armed with two fully loaded guns and a knife. Arturo Arroyo, 35, of Zion, was charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, criminal trespass to property, criminal damage to property and [...]
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