Local Crime

A SWAT team arrested an armed suspect who allegedly pointed a gun at a police officer and threatened to stab officers, leading to a standoff in Marengo early Wednesday morning. The Marengo Police Department responded around 12:05 a.m. Wednesday to the 1000 block of Briden Drive in Marengo for a disorderly person call. Read more...

A maintenance man was shot during an attempted robbery and fought back against the gunman, resulting in the suspect being shot with his own gun, in Waukegan Tuesday. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday to Beechwood at the Preserve Apartments in the 3000 block of 8th Street for [...]

A man wanted for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend, who was a teacher and a Waukegan native, is in custody after he allegedly shot an Illinois State Police trooper Tuesday. Adrianna Lopez, 37, of Chicago, was walking on the sidewalk in the 5400 block of South Narragansett Avenue in Chicago around 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Read more...

Authorities say two men were arrested after they attacked officers and one of them threatened to kill a deputy and his family while police were dispersing a large and unruly crowd near Round Lake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:10 a.m. Sunday to the 24500 block of West Stub Avenue in unincorporated Round [...]

A man who fired a gun into the air Sunday after being swarmed by a group of pro-Palestinian protesters in the northern Chicago suburb of Skokie was quickly subdued and arrested by police, according to reports. Pro-Hamas protesters gathered outside Ateres Ayala, a banquet hall on the border of Skokie and Lincolnwood, to protest against [...]

Police are investigating after they say a vandal or vandals intentionally broke numerous windows of the American Legion Hall, a veterans organization, in Libertyville. The Libertyville Police Department responded on Tuesday to the American Legion Post 329, located at 715 North Milwaukee Avenue, for a report of a criminal damage to property. Read more...

NILES, Ill. — A 15-year-old boy and a man were shot Friday morning in Niles. Officers responded to the area of Lyons and Woodland just before 10:35 a.m. on the report of shots fired. Police at the scene discovered a 15-year-old boy and a 33-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds. Read more...

Sheriff’s officials say they are searching for a man wanted in a home invasion where he forced entry and attacked a family member, leaving them hospitalized, in Lake Barrington Wednesday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said they are searching for Robert R. Skoglund, 35, of Danville. Read more...

An injured man armed with a meat cleaver died after he allegedly lunged at a sheriff’s deputy who was trying to provide medical aid to him near Round Lake Wednesday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:05 p.m. Wednesday to the 34200 block of North Barberry Court in unincorporated Round Lake. Read more...

The coroner has identified a 38-year-old man who died after he crashed into parked cars at a high rate of speed, injuring a pedestrian, while fleeing a home invasion in Round Lake Beach. An autopsy performed Thursday showed Lamar Chargois, 38, of Decatur, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, [...]