Local Crime

A man has been charged with spitting and kicking officers and threatening to kill one of the officers and his family while being arrested in Marengo. Andres L. Hernandez, 28, of Marengo, was charged with three counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer, threatening a public official and two counts of resisting a peace [...]

A North Chicago man wanted for fatally shooting a teenager in Chicago was arrested near the Walmart in Waukegan on murder charges, authorities said. The Chicago Police Department said a 17-year-old boy was walking on the sidewalk around 2:20 a.m. on May 20 in the 2000 block of North Pulaski Road in Chicago. Read more...

A convicted felon allegedly armed with five guns pointed a gun at a child, threatening to “shoot everyone,” before a standoff ensued with the police in North Chicago. The North Chicago Police Department responded around 9:30 p.m. Monday to the 1400 block of Hervey Avenue for a report of a man with a gun. Read [...]

Officials say a gunman is dead after he killed three female family members and wounded a fourth at a residence near Crystal Lake Wednesday morning. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 3:56 a.m. Wednesday to the 5800 block of Wild Plum Road in unincorporated Crystal Lake for a [...]

A several-hour-long standoff prompted the response of a SWAT team and resulted in the arrest of a man who allegedly displayed guns after becoming upset about his neighbors making noise in Woodstock. Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb said a Woodstock police officer was on routine patrol around 5:13 p.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of [...]

Police say they arrested two juveniles after a 14-year-old boy fired several shots from a handgun that a 15-year-old boy handed off to him in Zion. The Zion Police Department responded around 4:06 p.m. on July 26 to the 3000 block of Gilboa Avenue for a report of gunfire. Read more...

Prosecutors say a 20-year-old man struck multiple cars, including intentionally ramming one car at least four times, before trying to hit pedestrians with his car in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 9:50 p.m. Saturday to the area of 604 Grand Avenue for a call of a hit-and-run crash. Read more...

A Chicago man, who was driving a stolen vehicle, allegedly recklessly chased down a motorcyclist and then intentionally crashed into the motorcycle right as the rider got off of it in Woodstock. The Woodstock Police Department responded around 8:29 p.m. Thursday to the area of Route 14 and Dean Street for a driving complaint. Read [...]

A 22-year-old Lindenhurst man was arrested Tuesday and charged with the murder of a 38-year-old man who was fatally shot while in a vehicle in Chicago, police said. The Chicago Police Department said a 38-year-old man was sitting in a vehicle on June 16 in the 5000 block of West Altgeld Street in Chicago. Read [...]

Four suspects have been indicted by a grand jury after prosecutors say they raided an Ulta store in Highland Park, stole over $14,000 worth of products and led police on a chase. Shavona Williams, 20, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Lakera Grady, 19, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Danielle Beavers-Jones, 28, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Deeavalon Riley, 22, of [...]