Training News

A U.S. Army staff sergeant assisted a family escape a house fire in Woodstock and firefighters rescued one victim who was unable to get out Friday evening. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 7:20 p.m. Friday to the 1900 block of Dean Street in Woodstock for a report of a structure fire. Read more...

A warrant has been issued for a burglary suspect who hit a police squad and a second vehicle in Round Lake Park and then fled on foot, prompting a shelter-in-place at Round Lake area schools. Round Lake Park Police Chief Daniel Burch said officers were called to a domestic disturbance call in Round Lake Park [...]

Police say a Wisconsin woman was charged after officers arrested a group who committed a retail theft in Vernon Hills and then recklessly fled from police and crashed in Libertyville. A retail theft was committed around 6 p.m. on April 6 at the Mariano’s, 1720 North Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills, according to a police [...]

Authorities say Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Dax bit a Georgia man, who then punched the police canine after committing a home invasion and attacking a woman near Gurnee Sunday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:30 p.m. Sunday to the 36200 block of North Old Creek Court in unincorporated Gurnee for a report of [...]

GURNEE, Ill. - A Georgia man is facing charges after allegedly breaking into a woman's home and beating her Sunday night in north suburban Gurnee. A 36-year-old woman was on FaceTime with her friend around 8:30 p.m. in her home in the 36200 block of North Old Creek Court when Joshua Simmons, 34, appeared behind [...]

When considering states with lots of unjust, unconstitutional anti-gun laws, California, New Jersey and New York nearly always come to mind. But if some anti-gun Oregon politicians get their way, the Beaver State will rank right up there with those historical gun-ban locales. Last fall, Oregon voters passed Measure 114, one of the most-restrictive gun-control [...]

(The Center Square)  – After hours of oral arguments Wednesday, a federal judge now has the case challenging Illinois’ gun ban with a ruling on a preliminary injunction expected in the weeks ahead. Plaintiffs say they are confident they’ll get the law overturned. The law Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed and enacted on Jan. 10 bans [...]

Police arrested a Beach Park man after they found eight pounds of cannabis and over $143,000 in cash during a traffic stop in Antioch Wednesday morning. An Antioch police officer conducted a traffic stop around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of Main Street in Antioch. Read more...

A man, who was with family and friends at Clearview Park in Waukegan, was shot in both of his legs following an altercation with a group, police said. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 6:15 p.m. Saturday to Clearview Park, 1523 North McAree Road in Waukegan, for a shooting. Read more...

Prosecutors say a Grayslake man and Gurnee man, who are both 18 years old, were arrested after they ran from police and were found with loaded guns in Zion. Amadubamba Bonner, 18, of Grayslake, and Elijah A. Gibson, 18, of Gurnee, were both charged with three counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Read [...]