Local Crime

Authorities have arrested a suspect who allegedly carjacked and injured a victim in the parking lot of the Lake Forest Oasis before leading state police on a pursuit on Interstate 94. The Illinois State Police responded around 3:40 a.m. Thursday to the Lake Forest Oasis, 13783 East Oasis Service Rd in Lake Forest, for a [...]

Officers chased down a suspect after they happened to walk into a gas station in Gurnee moments after the suspect robbed the store, prosecutors said. Jordan M. Kennedy, 22, of Lake Villa, was charged with aggravated robbery and resisting arrest causing injury. Read more...

Police are investigating after a gunman or gunmen fired shots and homes were struck by gunfire in a Round Lake Beach neighborhood Wednesday evening. The Round Lake Beach Police Department and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 8:55 p.m. Wednesday to the 1300 block of Melrose Avenue for a report of a shooting. [...]

A man who allegedly led officers on a pursuit that ended in Zion last month and has been on the run with at least 14 warrants has been captured at a motel near Libertyville. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received information around 4:20 a.m. Monday about a wanted subject possibly staying at Doe’s Motel, 31228 [...]

Police say a man and a woman robbed an elderly man at knifepoint during a home invasion in Woodstock after the victim arranged to meet up with the woman. Calvin D. Jackson, 28, of Rockford, was charged with home invasion, armed robbery, residential burglary, aggravated identity theft and aggravated assault. Read more...

A gunman robbed a man, struck him in the face and then fired a shot at the victim as the victim tried to flee the scene in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 12:02 a.m. on February 4 to the 600 block of Lenox Avenue for a report of an armed robbery. Read more...

A suspect is in custody after law enforcement rescued four human trafficking victims, including two children, who were found in a home in Highland Park. The Highland Park Police Department received a tip in late January regarding potential human trafficking occurring at a residence in the 500 block of Onwentsia Avenue in Highland Park. Read [...]

Authorities say the bomb squad has given the all-clear after a woman dropped off a package outside the McHenry County Courthouse in Woodstock, prompting an evacuation. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said an unattended package was found at the east entrance of the McHenry County Government Center. Read more...

A suspect has been identified and charged after authorities say he made a bomb threat that prompted a lockdown at the Special Education District of Lake County campus in Gages Lake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:30 p.m. on January 25 to the Special Education District of Lake County (SEDOL) campus in the 18100 [...]

A 9-year-old child is in critical condition after being stabbed multiple times by a suspect at a home in Beach Park Thursday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:45 a.m. Thursday to the 38000 block of North Manor Avenue in Beach Park for a call of stabbing. Read more...