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At least one person was injured in a fight inside People’s Choice Family Fun Center in Waukegan that led to a shooting in the parking lot, police and witnesses said. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 6:30 p.m. Friday to The People’s Choice Family Fun Center, 2650 Belvidere Road. Read more...

Police have captured a wanted Zion man accused of leading police on a pursuit from Wisconsin to Lake County that ended with a manhunt Friday morning. The Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Police Department began pursuing a Dodge Journey around 2 a.m. Friday. Read more...

Police say they will be conducting extra patrols after shots were fired in a residential area in Winthrop Harbor Thursday morning. The Winthrop Harbor Police Department responded to the 1400 block of 3rd Street in Winthrop Harbor early Thursday morning. Read more...

A police pursuit that started in Wisconsin ended in Lake County Friday morning and spurred a manhunt after the suspect fled on foot into a wooded area near Wadsworth. The Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Police Department began pursuing a Dodge Journey around 2 a.m. Friday. Read more...

A USA Today/Associated Press column published Thursday suggests lawmakers struggling to get traction on gun control may want to redirect their energies toward “bullet regulation.” Jeanine Santucci writes in USA Today, “Government leaders calling for reform say bullet regulation –  including through the recording of sales, licensing of dealers or background checks – is necessary [...]

We've all heard about the unintended consequence of Apple's AirTag being used by stalkers and thieves to track people. The company has released multiple updates it claims to increase user safety. Still, up until now, nothing has mitigated the risks. Read more...

Authorities say a man became upset his neighbors were walking around the neighborhood, accused them of stealing and then fired shots in Ingleside. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded just after midnight early Monday morning to the 35600 block of North Franklin Avenue in Ingleside. Read more...

A mother is seeking answers after her teenage boy, who remains unresponsive, was hospitalized after being stabbed and beaten by a group outside of a bowling alley in Waukegan. The mother, who did not want to be publicly named, told Lake and McHenry County Scanner the incident happened on December 16 at Bowlero, 631 Lakehurst [...]

A Wisconsin man, who is a convicted felon, was arrested after he was allegedly found with cocaine, a rifle and a shotgun in McHenry County, court records show. Ernest R. Slavik IV, 46, of Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, three counts of felon in possession of a [...]

A man found shot to death in the driver's seat of a car on a northwest Atlanta road has been identified as a Fulton County deputy. Officers were called to the scene around 4:30 a.m. Thursday after reports of shots fired, FOX 5 Atlanta reports. Once on scene, they found a car that had been [...]