Local Crime

A man was charged with armed robbery after prosecutors say he walked into a gaming parlor in North Chicago while armed with a knife and stole a purse from a patron. Lorenzo T. Rucker, 37, of Waukegan, was charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct. Read more...

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. — A man who was shot and killed in a shooting that left 22 others injured in Willowbrook Township after a celebration for Juneteenth has been identified. The deceased victim was identified as 31-year-old Reginald Meadows from Willowbrook. He suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen, the DuPage County Coroner’s Office said. [...]

Prosecutors say a man started a fire at an apartment building in Zion and then became “arrogant” about it while recording a live video on social media standing outside the building. Kirby M. Craion, 32, of Zion, was charged with criminal damage to property under $10,000, a Class 4 felony. Read more...

A 32-year-old man was shot by a gunman who became “enraged” and opened fire after the victim possibly cut the suspect’s vehicle off on Route 137 near Libertyville Tuesday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Libertyville Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday to Mobil gas station at Route 137 and [...]

A 62-year-old man has been charged after he accidentally shot himself while having a dream of someone breaking into his home in Lake Barrington, authorities said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 9:50 p.m. on April 10 to a report of a person shot in the 100 block of Shoreline Road in Lake Barrington. [...]

A man and a woman were transported to the hospital after they were shot in front of a popular restaurant on Green Bay Road in Waukegan Monday morning. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 11:30 a.m. Monday to in front of CYOC Restaurant, 2114 North Green Bay Road in Waukegan, for a report of a [...]

A convicted felon was ordered held on a $350,000 bond after prosecutors say he randomly fired multiple shots after getting out of a vehicle in Zion. Epstein D. Scott, 47, of Zion, was charged with two counts of felon in possession or use of a firearm and four counts of aggravated unlawful use of a [...]

A man punched two police officers and resisted arrest, resulting in an officer being injured, at a movie theater in Gurnee, prosecutors said. Marcellus Clark, 26, of Lake Villa, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer and resisting arrest causing injury. Read more...

A convicted murderer was ordered held on a $500,000 bond after he allegedly threatened to kill a woman who had obtained an order of protection against him, prosecutors said. William Pressley, 46, of Waukegan, was charged with harassment by telephone and harassment by electronic communication. ... He also allegedly told the woman, “b–ch, you’re going [...]

Four California residents were arrested after prosecutors say they stole thousands of dollars in products from the Nike store inside Gurnee Mills mall in Gurnee. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Colleen McConnell said the Gurnee Police Department was called on May 30 to a retail theft at Gurnee Mills, 6170 West Grand Avenue in Gurnee. [...]