Local Crime

Police arrested multiple suspects, including two Lake County men, following a search in McHenry after they allegedly attacked a teenager and robbed him at gunpoint in Wonder Lake. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:30 p.m. Sunday to the 3400 block of Thompson Road in Wonder Lake for a call of an armed robbery. [...]

A suspect wanted for robbing a bank in Waukegan while implying he had a gun this week is also believed to have committed a second robbery, which failed, at a currency exchange in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department and the FBI responded just after 4 p.m. Monday to the Great Lakes Credit Union, 3290 North [...]

Police say they are investigating after someone called in a bomb threat that prompted the evacuation and search of the Crystal Lake Public Library on Monday. The Crystal Lake Police Department responded Monday afternoon to the Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 West Paddock Street, for a report of a suspicious incident. Read more...

The FBI says they are searching for a suspect who implied he had a gun while robbing a local bank on Lewis Avenue in Waukegan Monday afternoon. The Waukegan Police Department responded just after 4 p.m. Monday to the Great Lakes Credit Union, 3290 North Lewis Avenue in Waukegan. Read more...

A man was arrested after prosecutors say he called 911 while on a Metra train near Highland Park to falsely report a bomb on the train, which prompted an evacuation. Daniel C. Borowski, 67, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was charged with two counts of giving a false bomb threat, false alarm to 911 and obstructing a [...]

Detectives arrested a man who they say fired shots at a group of people, damaging a house in Green Oaks, after he claimed to have been robbed by the group. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded on June 29 to the 31000 block of Prairie Ridge Road in Green Oaks for a report of damage [...]

Police say a man wearing a winter ski mask in nearly 80-degree weather was arrested after he was found with a gun and allegedly threatened residents in Zion. The Zion Police Department responded around 12:52 p.m. Monday to the 3000 block of Gideon Avenue in Zion for a suspicious person call. Read more...

Police say a man set fire and damaged a garage he was living in after the city ordered him to vacate the structure in Zion due to numerous violations. The Zion Police Department and Zion Fire Rescue Department responded around 12 p.m. on July 13 to the 2800 block of Eshcol Avenue for a report [...]

A judge called a man’s action “outrageous” before setting bond at $500,000 after he accelerated his car down a closed-off road, nearly hitting children who were participating in a triathlon in Wauconda. The Wauconda Park District was hosting its annual children’s triathlon race for children ages 7-15 throughout the Village of Wauconda. Read more...