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Both Dennis Ferrier, the reporter who put this piece together, and State Rep William Lamberth are angels!!! Thank God for both of them. Thank William for meeting with the new TDOC commissioner and Dennis for continuing to put pressure through his news segments! TDOC has been dragging its feet for years on this. We hope [...]

A Harvard man is being held on a $250,000 bond after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman while armed with a knife in Harvard, court records show. Cesar C. Ortiz, 38, of Harvard, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated unlawful restraint, domestic battery and interference with the reporting of domestic violence. Read more...

Three suspects were arrested after prosecutors say they committed two robberies of elderly women, including one in which the victim was dragged on the ground in Waukegan. Demazjae J. Neal, 18, of North Chicago, was charged with two counts of robbery of an elderly victim, theft over $10,000, possession of a stolen vehicle, three counts [...]

A woman is the third suspect charged in connection with a robbery where at least one suspect robbed a victim in the parking lot of a Wonder Lake pizza restaurant. The incident happened at Napoli’s Pizza, located at 7613 Howe Road in Wonder Lake, around 6:35 p.m. on January 18. Read more...

A wanted North Chicago man who skipped his sentencing hearing, where he received 21 years in prison for possessing a gun as a felon, has been arrested after his wife was killed last weekend. Giovanni M. Smith, 33, of North Chicago, was arrested on July 4, 2021, after police responded to a 911 call for [...]

A wanted North Chicago man who skipped his sentencing hearing, where he received 21 years in prison for possessing a gun as a felon, has been arrested after his wife was killed last weekend. Giovanni M. Smith, 33, of North Chicago, was arrested on July 4, 2021, after police responded to a 911 call for [...]

Two stolen vehicles, one of which was stolen from Mundelein, fled from police at over 100 mph before one of the stolen cars crashed, leaving two injured in Waukegan. The Mundelein Police Department around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday issued a regional police broadcast of a vehicle that was just stolen in Mundelein. Read more...

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. — At least four people are wanted after police spotted two stolen vehicles, one of which ended up in a crash, Wednesday morning in the northern suburbs. At around 4:30 a.m., Mundelein police issued a regional alert to other law enforcement that a 2020 Cadillac XT5 was just stolen in the village. [...]

A Marengo man has been charged after he allegedly threatened to take a police officer’s gun and shoot two officers in the head in Marengo, court records show. Benjamin M. Albor, 62, of Marengo, was charged with two counts of threatening a public official, a Class 3 felony. Read more...

Learning from one’s own misfortunes is smart, but it’s wiser to learn from—and avoid—the misfortunes of others. For American Second Amendment supporters, the Canadian experience provides a chilling and instructive lesson in what gun controllers really want: the end of civilian firearm ownership. For many Americans, Canada is as familiar and relatable as neighboring states [...]