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DES PLAINES, Ill. — Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a teenager in Des Plaines. Officers were dispatched to the 1300 block of Perry Street for a report of shots fired around 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Read more...

The Illinois State Police say there was a decrease in expressway shootings and homicides in 2022 compared to 2021, which they credited to increased technology efforts and a mobilization of police resources. The state police said earlier this week that Chicago area expressway shootings dropped 47% in 2022 compared to 2021. Read more...

Lake County Sheriff Canine Dax tracked down a man who allegedly fled from police and caused a crash that left a woman seriously injured in Round Lake, authorities said. William Neely Jr., 25, of Ingleside, was charged with failure to report a crash with injury, aggravated fleeing to elude, two counts of reckless driving, failure [...]

Sheriff’s deputies recovered a large amount of methamphetamine and arrested a Spring Grove man during a traffic stop near Antioch early Saturday morning, authorities said. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was on patrol around 12:25 a.m. Saturday in the area of Grass Lake Road and Ackermann Road in unincorporated Antioch. Read more...

A Zion man is facing felony charges after he allegedly attacked two juveniles, leaving one of them with serious injuries, at a gas station in Round Lake Beach. Wade J. Carlson, 39, of Zion, was charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and aggravated battery in a public place. Read more...

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The McHenry County sheriff announced his deputies will not be arresting those who violate Illinois’ new “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazine ban after calling the law unconstitutional. McHenry County Sheriff Robb Tadelman issued a statement Wednesday afternoon after House Bill 5471 was signed into law Tuesday evening. Read more...

The Lake County sheriff says he strongly backs Illinois’ newly signed law banning “assault weapons” and called semi-automatic rifles “nothing more than killing machines.” Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg said in a statement Thursday evening that there have been many questions on where he stands regarding House Bill 5471, also known as the Protect Illinois [...]

A 14-year-old in Wisconsin is going to be tried as an adult after police say he shot his girlfriend in the head several times after she tried to break up with him. Read more...

Police have released surveillance images of a wanted car after a gunman fired shots at a home and car in a Lake in the Hills neighborhood two days in a row. The Lake in the Hills Police Department said the first incident occurred in the first block of Deer Path Road on January 2. Read [...]