Local Crime

Deputies arrested a 53-year-old man after he allegedly used a baseball bat to attack one of his longtime friends, who suffered major injuries, at a business near Lake Villa. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said Robert Wargin, 53, of Lake Villa, went to the victim’s workplace in the 39300 block of North [...]

A man was shot after shots were fired causing chaos as a large crowd gathered near an office building in Waukegan early Saturday morning. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 1:15 a.m. Saturday to the area of Greenbay Office Suites, 2835 Belvidere Road in Waukegan. Read more...

Two men have been charged after an armed home invasion where a shot was fired and a victim was robbed of his own gun in Gurnee, prompting schools to go on lockdown. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 11 a.m. Friday to the 100 block of Minthaven Court in Gurnee for an armed robbery. Read [...]

A man allegedly smacked a female security officer across her face and threatened to shoot her after she told him to move his illegally parked car at a grocery store in Waukegan. Andre N. Hyatt, 32, of Beach Park, was charged with three counts of battery, a Class A misdemeanor. Read more...

A male victim was shot after a gunman opened fire multiple times on his vehicle in Waukegan Thursday evening shortly before a second male victim was also found shot in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 11:40 p.m. Thursday to the 1400 block of Brookside Avenue in Waukegan for a call of shots fired. [...]

A man was robbed of his car by a male suspect who pointed a gun to his head and ordered him out of the vehicle at a gas station in Waukegan Thursday. The Waukegan Police Department responded Thursday to the Citgo gas station, 2245 North Lewis Avenue in Waukegan, for a report of a vehicular [...]

A man was attacked by two suspects who grabbed his neck and struck him in the head with an object during a robbery in Waukegan Friday evening. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 11:30 p.m. Friday to the 200 block of South Elmwood Avenue in Waukegan for a report of an armed robbery. Read more...

A 60-year-old man has died in the hospital over a week after he was found shot multiple times and unresponsive at an apartment complex in Waukegan, authorities said. An autopsy performed Monday showed that Mark Glover, 60, of Zion, died from complications of multiple gunshot wounds, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. Read more...

A SWAT team arrested a 65-year-old man on Tuesday who was wanted for holding a woman against her will while armed with a gun inside a residence in Antioch. David Lewis, 65, of Antioch, was charged with unlawful restraint, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful use of a weapon. Read more...

Police are investigating after an elderly woman was robbed while riding her bicycle and a gas station clerk was robbed at knifepoint in separate incidents in Waukegan Sunday. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 9:30 a.m. Sunday to the Shell gas station, 3411 Delany Road in Waukegan, for a report of an armed robbery. Read [...]