Local Crime

A person was transported to the hospital after being stabbed by a suspect who reportedly tried to sexually assault a woman at a hotel in Waukegan Saturday evening. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 9:50 p.m. Saturday to the Rodeway Inn, 630 North Green Bay Road in Waukegan, for a report [...]

Authorities have released video showing a man wanted for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend, a Waukegan native, opening fire on an Illinois State Police trooper and then physically attacking him. An Illinois State Police trooper conducted a traffic stop around 10:45 p.m. on October 24 in the 1600 block of Toronto Road in Springfield. Read more...

Police are warning residents in Lake County to be aware during the holiday season of credit card skimmers after one was found at a gas station in North Chicago. The North Chicago Police Department was notified on October 27 of a credit card skimmer found at an ATM. Read more...

Sheriff’s officials say they are working to identify a man who robbed a gas station convenience store in Wadsworth while armed with a gun early Monday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:40 a.m. Monday to Loves Travel Stop, 43100 North Route 41 in Wadsworth, for a report of an armed robbery. Read [...]

WADSWORTH, Ill. — Police in Wadsworth are looking for a man who allegedly robbed a convenience store at gunpoint overnight. Around 3:40 a.m., authorities responded to the Loves Travel/Truck Stop in the 43100 block of North Route 41, Wadsworth following reports of an armed robbery. Read more...

Authorities say two brothers, one of whom had a fake gun, kicked down the front door of a home in Wauconda while the residents were inside and ransacked a bedroom. The Wauconda Police Department responded around 1:44 a.m. on October 15 to a residence in the first block of Peace Boulevard for a delayed report [...]

A Lake Villa woman was arrested after she allegedly used a large sword to slice a man’s hand, causing a severe laceration during an argument near Lake Villa, prosecutors said. Francine T. Casarez, 48, of Lake Villa, was charged with aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Read more...

A major police response was sent and a suspect with a rifle was arrested after over 300 people attending a party refused to disperse and became unruly in Antioch. The Antioch Police Department responded around 10 p.m. Saturday to the 200 block of Ida Avenue in Antioch for a loud noise complaint. Read more...

A Beach Park man has been charged after he was found with an AR-15 with a drum magazine loaded with “penetrator rounds” during a massive party with more than 300 people in Antioch. The Antioch Police Department responded around 10 p.m. Saturday to a loud noise complaint involving a large party in the 200 block [...]

The coroner has identified a 30-year-old man and a 59-year-old man who were found dead after being shot multiple times inside the former Ramada Inn hotel in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 9:50 p.m. Friday to 200 North Green Bay Road in Waukegan for a death investigation. Read more...