Local Crime

Authorities say a convicted felon claimed he was “preparing for the Armageddon” after he was found with 18 guns, drugs and 8,500 rounds of ammunition at his home in Winthrop Harbor. Officers with the Winthrop Harbor Police Department around 10 p.m. Sunday observed numerous cannabis plants being cultivated in a residential backyard in the 900 [...]

Police are warning residents across McHenry County about an increase in vehicle burglaries and vehicle thefts in the county over the past few days. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office issued a community alert Tuesday saying there has been an influx in car burglaries and car thefts in the county over the past few days.

A judge denied pre-trial release to a woman who allegedly slashed a man in the face with a knife and then was caught on video attacking a police officer and yelling during her arrest in Fox River Grove. The Fox River Grove Police Department, Fox River Grove Fire Protection District and Cary Fire Protection District [...]

Officers responding to a dispute call found a convicted felon with multiple guns and an “abnormally large” amount of body armor, along with drugs and cash, in Mundelein, prosecutors said. Deonta R. Hoard, 39, of Mundelein, was charged with four counts of felon in possession of a firearm, four counts of felon in possession of [...]

Prosecutors say a man armed with a knife put a random person in a chokehold, got into another random person’s car and then attempted to slice a police detective’s throat in Waukegan. Brandyn P. White, 25, of Waukegan, was charged with attempted aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, aggravated assault of a peace officer, three [...]

A 22-year-old man allegedly threatened to kill and tried robbing three random women, two of which had children with them, before chasing one of them and forcing his way into a home in Waukegan. Jorge Herrera-Sanchez, 22, of Waukegan, was charged with attempted aggravated robbery, residential burglary, attempted residential burglary, disorderly conduct and assault.

ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. — A man has now been charged with the murder of a 15-year-old girl in Round Lake Beach. Shorbonia Poole Jr, 19, is charged in the murder of Valeria Rodriguez.

Prosecutors say a man armed with a rifle, later confirmed to be a pellet gun, approached his neighbor and responding officers with the gun before being tased in Round Lake Beach. Ismael V. Ortega, 29, of Round Lake Beach, was charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Multiple people were shot in Waukegan Monday evening and a police pursuit ended in a manhunt with officers arresting two suspects early Tuesday morning. The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. Monday in the area of 10th Street between Adams Street and Wadsworth Avenue in Waukegan on the border of North Chicago. Three people were shot, [...]

Five people are in custody after police say a man was shot when multiple gunmen opened fire at a group during an altercation in Antioch Wednesday morning. The Antioch Police Department responded around 12:43 a.m. Wednesday to the area of Hillside Avenue and Harden Street for a report of shots fired.