Local Crime

Three people were shot while standing outside in Waukegan and one of the victims caused a vehicle crash in North Chicago while attempting to drive themselves to the hospital Thursday evening. The North Chicago Police Department responded around 5:40 p.m. Thursday to the area of 10th Street and Prescott Street on the border of Waukegan [...]

A man wanted for allegedly stealing from Ace Hardware and Target stores in multiple Lake County towns was arrested Tuesday evening during a traffic stop in Riverwoods. Christopher Mazurek, 33, of Rolling Meadows, was pulled over by the Riverwoods Police Department at 8:39 p.m. Tuesday near Deerfield Road and Milwaukee Road for improper display of [...]

Prosecutors say two masked men who were armed with guns stormed into a home in North Chicago that was occupied by a woman and multiple children. Kentrell B. Burrage, 21, and Austin M. Orta, 20, both of Racine, Wisconsin, were charged with home invasion and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Read [...]

A Lake County sheriff’s canine helped track down a burglary offender in Vernon Hills and officers then chased down the suspect after he ran from them. The Vernon Hills Police Department responded Thursday evening to the area of Cherry Valley Road and Court of Elm for a report of a burglary. Read more...

A woman is in custody after the police chief said she slashed a victim in the face in Wauconda, causing permanent disfigurement and requiring him to get almost two dozen stitches. The Wauconda Police Department responded around 9:30 p.m. Saturday to a report of a delayed battery that occurred at a home in the 900 [...]

The last of three Lake County men convicted in a shootout in broad daylight in McHenry where over 50 shots were fired has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Deontae Wade, 28, of Zion, was charged in August 2021 with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm, unlawful possession of a weapon by [...]

A judge released a man, who was previously convicted of murdering his wife, after he was arrested for attacking his current wife in Crystal Lake, leading to a brief standoff. The Crystal Lake Police Department issued an alert to law enforcement agencies in the Chicago area around 12:35 p.m. Wednesday. Read more...

Police say they investigated a child luring report involving a student walking to school in Antioch and released the suspect following an investigation Monday. The Antioch Police Department said they were alerted to an incident involving a 17-year-old Antioch High School student Monday morning. Read more...

Police are investigating the shooting deaths of a bartender and her husband inside a southern Wisconsin sports bar. The shootings around 12:10 a.m. Thursday killed 37-year-old Gina Weingart and 33-year-old Emerson Weingart, the Elkhorn Police Department said. Read more...

Police are investigating the shooting deaths of a bartender and her husband inside a southern Wisconsin sports bar. The shootings around 12:10 a.m. Thursday killed 37-year-old Gina Weingart and 33-year-old Emerson Weingart, the Elkhorn Police Department said. Read more...