Local Crime

Two men, one of whom is a convicted felon, were arrested after police and a SWAT team descended on a residence in McHenry and found a gun and drugs Wednesday morning. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 5000 block of Home Avenue in McHenry. Read more...

Police are investigating after a 37-year-old man was shot and seriously injured in a shooting before crashing his car in Waukegan Sunday morning. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 2 a.m. Sunday to the area of Sunset Avenue and McAree Road for a report of a shooting. Read more...

A Colombian burglary crew, who allegedly followed Asian business owners to their homes, has been arrested after police tracked them down and witnessed them burglarizing a Gurnee home. Kevin E. Vega-Ortiz, 28, who has no known address; Diego Escobar-Medina, 30, of Palatine; and Karen Arguello-Osorio, 29, who has no known address, were charged by a [...]

A woman has been arrested after she was wanted for allegedly stabbing a man in the chest in North Chicago after he witnessed a fight and tried to intervene, prosecutors said. Shiqueta S. Gordon, 38, of North Chicago, was charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, a Class 3 felony. Read more...

Police officers arrested a Waukegan man after they found him and a second man, who were reportedly working for DoorDash, wearing ski masks while armed with a loaded gun in Zion. The Zion Police Department conducted a traffic stop around 2:34 a.m. Sunday on a gray 2012 Honda CR-V. Read more...

A Crystal Lake man has been charged after prosecutors say he robbed a woman, leaving her injured, leading to an off-duty officer chasing and tackling him at a DuPage County grocery store. Maximus Herman, 21, of Crystal Lake, was charged with one count of robbery, a Class 2 felony, and one count of misdemeanor battery. [...]

OAK PARK, Ill. — A man was threatened with a traffic cone and a possible gun Wednesday afternoon during an attempted carjacking in Oak Park. Just before 4:15 p.m., a man parked his vehicle on Flournoy, just east of Taylor, and began to walk home. Read more...

A large fight broke out involving an armed person that resulted in someone committing arson, which left a vehicle engulfed in flames on Thanksgiving Day in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 12:27 p.m. Thursday to the Sunset Woods Apartments, 3014 Sunset Avenue in Waukegan. Read more...

A female victim was shot while inside a home after three gunmen all opened fire on the residence early Saturday morning in Waukegan. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 3:38 a.m. Saturday to the 1300 block of Hickory Street in Waukegan for a report of a shooting. Read more...

Three gun-wielding suspects robbed a woman of a diaper bag in broad daylight in Waukegan and also tried to carjack her but fled after she did not have her car keys. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Friday to Landings at Amhurst Lake apartment complex in the 1300 block of White Oak Drive [...]