Local Crime

Police say suspects ditched their stolen getaway vehicle at an elementary school in McHenry after attempting to steal a vehicle and then crashing while fleeing Friday morning. An alert was sent out around 6:05 a.m. Friday regarding two Kias driving recklessly in the area of Route 47 and Charles Road near Woodstock. Read more...

A judge has denied a Waukegan man’s request to be released after he and two others were charged in an armed robbery where a teenager was attacked in Wonder Lake. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:30 p.m. on July 23 to the 3400 block of Thompson Road in Wonder Lake for a call [...]

A barricade situation involving a possible armed subject that prompted a SWAT team to respond ended peacefully Saturday with the subject surrendering to officers in Antioch. The Antioch Police Department was called around 7:15 a.m. Saturday to the 1100 block of Edgewater Lane in Antioch. Read more...

A wanted man, who was found covered in blood after an attack on a woman, allegedly struck sheriff’s canine Dax after the police dog tracked him down and bit him in Round Lake Beach Saturday. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said Sanjuan Reyes, 36, of Round Lake Beach, drove to a relative’s [...]

Two suspects carjacked a Lyft driver after pointing a gun at her head and ordering her out of her car in Waukegan as rideshare robberies continue in the county. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 12:39 a.m. Thursday to the area of Green Bay Road and Lee Avenue in Waukegan for a call for a [...]

AURORA, Ill. — A 47-year-old man was shot and killed in the backyard of a home in Aurora on Thursday, police said. SkyCam9 flew above the 100 block of N. Calhoun St. on Thursday as police canvassed the area. Evidence markers and a discarded bicycle were visible in the grass and nearby roadway as law [...]

Authorities say a 17-year-old boy died after he was shot in Round Lake and driven to a gas station in Round Lake Beach where he was found unresponsive Wednesday evening. Lake County Major Crime Task Force Spokesman Christopher Covelli said officers in the Round Lake area began a search around 8:20 p.m. Wednesday after receiving [...]

A man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for ordering the hit and acting as the getaway driver for a gunman who shot two men in the head, killing one, at Poppy’s restaurant in Waukegan. Fernando Andino, 20, of Waukegan, was charged in June 2022 with first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm [...]

Multiple schools were placed on lockdown after gunmen fired shots down the street from Edith Smith Middle School in Waukegan Friday morning, officials said. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 8:05 a.m. Friday to the 800 block of New York Street for a report of a shooting. Read more...