Local Crime

Charges have been filed against a man who was critically injured after being shot by a SWAT team after he allegedly took a woman hostage at knifepoint in Round Lake last week. The Round Lake Police Department responded around 6:35 p.m. on September 19 to the 700 block of North Park Road in Round Lake [...]

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. — A man accused of driving a gunman to a targeted shooting of another man’s ex-girlfriend was charged Monday. On Friday morning at around 6:05 a.m., North Chicago police responded to a report of shots fired in the 1000 block of Victoria Avenue. Officers at the scene located a woman shot to death inside [...]

A SWAT team opened fire and shot a man, critically injuring him, after authorities say he took a woman hostage at knifepoint in a home in Round Lake Tuesday evening. The Round Lake Police Department responded around 6:35 p.m. Tuesday to the 700 block of North Park Road in Round Lake for an unknown problem [...]

A judge ordered a man detained pre-trial after he was charged with firing multiple shots in a crowded parking lot in downtown McHenry early Saturday morning. Joel Ponce, 23, of Round Lake Beach, was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless conduct. Read more...

School officials issued an emergency closure for all Round Lake District 116 schools Thursday due to a “high risk” incident involving a high school student. The Round Lake Area Schools District 116, which has schools in Round Lake, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Beach and Round Lake Park, sent an email to parents Wednesday evening [...]

CATOOSA, Okla. — A 31-year-old man, who was deemed a suspect in the slaying of a Romeoville family Sunday, has been found dead with a gunshot wound in Oklahoma, according to police. Shortly after the shooting, police said Nathanial Huey Jr., 31, of Streamwood, was wanted as a person of interest. A female with a [...]

Authorities say a suspect is in custody after they burglarized a residence in Lake Forest and fled on foot from officers following a two-hour-long search Tuesday morning. The Lake Forest Police Department responded around 5:58 a.m. Tuesday to the 700 block of Green Bay Road in Lake Forest. Read more...

A 28-year-old man has been arrested after police say he shot another man during a shootout that led to a crash across from Waukegan High School’s Brookside Campus last month. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:40 a.m. on August 21 to the area of 60 North McAree Road for a [...]

GLENVIEW, Ill. — Glenview police are investigating after a man was found dead inside a north suburban home on Monday night. Glenview Police Department officers were called to the home just after 8 p.m. in the 700 block of Long Road on the report of an injured man. Read more...

A Lyft driver was carjacked by two riders who ordered him out of the car at gunpoint and stole his car in Waukegan amid a spike in rideshare robberies. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 4:40 a.m. Wednesday to the BP gas station, 902 Grand Avenue in Waukegan. Read more...