Local Crime

A getaway driver has been arrested after three gunmen opened fire on a Waukegan home, shooting a woman inside, and prosecutors say he admitted his involvement while sharing a news article of the shooting. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 3:38 a.m. on November 25 to the 1300 block of Hickory [...]

A SWAT team conducting a warrant arrested an alleged gang member who prosecutors say threw a gun and drugs outside of his window in Mundelein. Orlando Garcia, 28, of Mundelein, was charged with armed violence, manufacturing or delivery of cocaine under 100 grams and unlawful possession of a firearm. Read more...

Charges have been filed against a man accused of committing a home invasion in Waukegan and leading police on a 100 mph chase that ended in an officer-involved shooting in Antioch. Collin R. Monahan, 25, of Antioch, was charged with home invasion, two counts of aggravated fleeing to elude, criminal damage to government-supported property, aggravated [...]

A Gurnee man has been charged after a Lake County vehicle theft crew led police officers on a chase that ended with one of three stolen vehicles crashing near a school in Waukegan. Alexion D. Agee, 18, of Gurnee, was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, three counts of aggravated fleeing, speeding, failure to [...]

A second suspect has been charged in connection with a robbery of a gas station convenience store in Woodstock where three suspects pointed guns at the clerk’s head. Rosendo Pacheco, 18, of Beloit, Wisconsin, was charged in adult court with armed robbery, aggravated robbery, burglary, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and [...]

Village officials are warning residents to lock their car doors after suspects burglarized vehicles and stole mail from mailboxes in Prairie Grove near Crystal Lake. The Village of Prairie Grove said in a statement Friday that there were multiple incidents of theft and vehicle burglaries on Thursday. Read more...

Two suspects committed a home invasion in Vernon Hills and duct-taped a woman’s face, hands and ankles before robbing her. A judge called it one of the most “callous and dangerous” cases that he has seen. The Vernon Hills Police Department responded to a residence on Farmingdale Circle on October 28 for a 911 call [...]

HOMEWOOD, Ill. – A man was hospitalized on Sunday after police say he was shot during an attempted carjacking in Homewood. According to Homewood police, officers were called to the scene around 7:30 p.m. in the 17900 block of Halsted Street after receiving reports about a gunshot victim in the area. Read more...

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — A man was shot and killed early Saturday morning at a Hoffman Estates apartment complex. Just after 5:40 a.m., officers responded to the 2000 block of Hassell Road on the report of shots fired. Read more...

A suspect driving a vehicle wanted in an armed robbery was arrested after he led police on a more than 100-mile pursuit through Lake County that ended near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Illinois State Police located a wanted black Acura TSX on eastbound Interstate 90 west of Route 23 in McHenry County around 12 p.m. Tuesday. [...]