Local Crime

A gunman inside fired shots at the man, striking him one in the buttocks. He was transported to a local hospital in serious condition. No one is in custody. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 847-588-6570.

A manhunt was underway Wednesday evening after a shooting in Waukegan resulted in a pursuit that ended at a Lake Bluff golf course with the suspects fleeing on foot. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a shooting.

Police are investigating after two suspects carjacked a man of his sedan at an apartment complex in Round Lake before later fleeing from police. The Round Lake Police Department responded around 11:40 p.m. Tuesday to the 200 block of West Forest Avenue in Round Lake for a report of a carjacking.

Federal authorities say six people conspired to stage armed robberies in Lake Villa and other Chicago suburbs so the purported victims could apply for special U.S. immigration visas. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois said that Parth Nayi and Kewon Young allegedly organized and participated in staged armed robberies at restaurants, [...]

Charges have been announced after four suspects exchanged gunfire — over 50 rounds — in a crowded area in downtown Waukegan, leaving the College of Lake County struck by shots. The Waukegan Police Department was on the scene for an unrelated call when they heard several gunshots in downtown Waukegan around 9:30 p.m. on April [...]

A convicted felon has been charged after prosecutors say he returned fire on a car, which was occupied by a gunman who shot at his car and wounded a man in Waukegan. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Vukovich said the Waukegan Police Department responded on December 3 to the area of Sunset Avenue and [...]

Three suspects attacked a juvenile and robbed him of his belongings during a gun purchase meet-up at a laundromat in Mundelein, prosecutors said. The Mundelein Police Department responded on February 5 to the Mundelein Laundromat, 658 South Lake Street, for a report of a robbery.

A fugitive task force arrested a Libertyville man after he was wanted for attempted murder in the stabbing of an elderly man on a public transportation bus in Chicago. Stanislav Zhuravel, 32, of Libertyville, was arrested in the 200 block of Peterson Road in Libertyville last Tuesday.

The sheriff’s special investigation group arrested an alleged drug trafficker who authorities say was selling a “deadly combination” of fentanyl-laced drugs in the Lake County community. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said the sheriff’s office, along with the Waukegan Police Department and Gurnee Police Department, received numerous tips on a person selling [...]

Two suspects were arrested after a police pursuit through Crystal Lake that resulted in deputies finding approximately five kilograms of cocaine, worth an estimated $125,000. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office attempted to conduct a traffic stop around 1 p.m. Tuesday.