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Prosecutors say a woman stole goods from a store, kicked two police officers who tried to arrest her and tried grabbing the officers’ tasers in Wauconda. Krystal M. Head, 37, of Wauconda, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer, two counts of retail theft and one count of aggravated assault [...]

The coroner’s office has publicly identified a 17-year-old Waukegan boy who was killed after being shot in Zion Saturday as police say they have identified a person of interest in the case. The coroner’s office has publicly identified a 17-year-old Waukegan boy who was killed after being shot in Zion Saturday as police say they [...]

The coroner’s office has identified a 30-year-old man who was found shot to death inside a home in Zion after officers responded to a call of shots fired Sunday evening. An autopsy showed that Desmond McDade, 30, of Zion, died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to Lake County Chief Deputy Coroner Steve [...]

A man is being held on a $1 million bond after a 7-year-old girl was shot when people in two cars exchanged gunfire in Waukegan Monday evening, police and prosecutors said. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Emma Smoler said officers responded to the area of Washington Street and West Street for a call of shots [...]

A judge said “words have consequences” before he denied a bond reduction for a Grayslake man accused of threatening to shoot up a school, shoot a family with an assault rifle and dismember a girl’s body. Michael Y. Drees, 18, of Grayslake, is facing two counts of felony disorderly conduct.   Lake County Assistant State’s [...]

Officers arrested a man who allegedly fled from a stolen Dodge Challenger after police pursued the car in Chicago and a police helicopter followed it to Gurnee Tuesday evening. Tarion K. Fullilove, 18, of the 8900 block of South Crandon Avenue in Chicago, was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of a controlled [...]

Authorities say a suspect is in custody after residents were asked to remain inside their homes while police responded to a burglary in progress call in Highland Park Wednesday evening. The City of Highland Park said in a statement around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday that police activity was occurring in the 700 block of Green Bay [...]

Shots were fired at a homeowner during an attempted car theft Thursday morning Mount Prospect police said. Police said the incident occurred in the 100-block of South I Oka Avenue. Video in story. Police said the incident occurred in the 100-block of South I Oka Avenue around 6:15 a.m. The homeowner was letting his dog [...]

OAK FOREST, Ill. - Police are investigating after four suspects rammed a stolen vehicle into a suburban gun range to gain entry, and then proceeded to steal more than 20 firearms from the business Monday morning. Around 3:08 a.m., Oak Forest police responded to an alarm call at the Eagle Gun Range located at 5900 W. 159th [...]

Multiple armed suspects robbed victims of their cars during three separate carjacking incidents in Waukegan in recent days. In one incident, the suspects struck one of the victims. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 9:40 p.m. Saturday to the 1700 block of North Berwick Boulevard for an aggravated vehicular hijacking. Read more...