Local Crime

A state trooper was wounded and a motorist killed early Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire along an interstate highway in southern Illinois, police said. Illinois State Police said preliminary findings indicate that troopers were responding to help a motorist at about 3 a.m. along Interstate 64 when an altercation happened. Police said the motorist [...]

AURORA, Ill. — A man was shot and killed early Monday morning in Aurora. Just after 12:15 a.m., Aurora police responded to the 2300 block of Candleberry Lane on the report of shots fired. Read more...

A woman died after she was found shot and unresponsive inside a vehicle in front of a manufacturing plant in Waukegan Monday evening, authorities said. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 7:37 p.m. Monday to the 1900 block of South Waukegan Road in Waukegan. Read more...

CHICAGO — Four are in custody following a fiery crash Monday morning on the North Side. Just before 10:45 a.m. in the 5100 block of North Oakley, a stolen Hyundai, believed to be have been used in a previous armed robbery, struck a streets and sanitation vehicle that was stopped at a stop sign. Read [...]

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Police are investigating after a woman was found dead in Waukegan. The woman was discovered slumped over in a vehicle around 7 p.m. Monday in the 1900 block of South Waukegan Road, just outside VP Logistics. Read more...

A “dangerous fugitive,” who had been traveling up to 100 mph and erratically in a stolen vehicle before causing a head-on crash in Antioch, was ordered held on a $500,000 bond. Village of Antioch Communication Specialist Jim Moran said a 2017 silver Chevy Malibu was reported stolen on December 3. Read more...

A suspect is in custody following a SWAT standoff in Round Lake after a 77-year-old man was shot to death inside his own apartment in Fox Lake Monday evening. The Fox Lake Police Department responded around 9:35 p.m. Monday to the 0-100 block of Mineola Road in Fox Lake for a report of shots fired. [...]

FOX LAKE, Ill. — An elderly man was shot and killed inside his Fox Lake home Monday night. At around 9:35 p.m., police responded to a residence in the 0-100 block of Mineola Road on the report of shots fired. Read more...