A 51-year-old man died after he was stabbed at Forty One Fourteen Steaks and Seafood restaurant and bar in Waukegan Saturday evening. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:30 p.m. Saturday to Forty One Fourteen Steaks and Seafood, 2120 North Green Bay Road, for a report of a stabbing. Officers arrived […]
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Man charged with sexually assaulting woman, battering and restraining her in Round Lake Park
A 55-year-old man was arrested after prosecutors say he sexually assaulted a woman in his home in Round Lake Park and restrained her and battered her. Richard A. Axtell, 55, of Round Lake Park, was charged with criminal sexual assault by force, domestic battery with four or more prior convictions and unlawful restraint. Lake County […]
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Convicted felon accused of possessing drugs, pulling gun on woman at shopping center in Gurnee
A convicted felon who ran from officers was charged after allegedly possessing cocaine and pulling a loaded gun on a woman at a shopping center in Gurnee. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Vukovich said the Gurnee Police Department was called on September 12 to 6521 Grand Avenue in Gurnee. A woman called 911 to […]
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Officials mark 25-year anniversary of double plane crash in Zion that killed 3 people
Officials are marking the 25th anniversary of a mid-air collision between two planes that caused them to crash down in Zion, leaving three dead and prompting the response of 200 first responders. The incident occurred in the afternoon on February 8, 2000, when a Zlin 242L and a Cessna 172P collided in flight over a […]
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Wonder Lake convicted felon charged with selling fully automatic AR-15 to alleged Cary drug dealer
A Wonder Lake convicted felon has been charged with selling a fully automatic, loaded and unserialized AR-15 rifle to an alleged drug dealer from Cary. Philip C. Marcadante, 52, of Wonder Lake, was charged with felon in possession of a machine gun and two counts of possession or selling of a machine gun. A criminal […]
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Lake County Sheriff’s Office confirms announcement of new canine following death of Canine Dax
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Saturday that they will be announcing the addition of a new canine next week, which comes following the death of famed Canine Dax last year. The sheriff’s office said on social media Wednesday morning that “something special is on the horizon.” The social media post featured dog emojis. “In […]
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Gunman sentenced to 8 years in prison for shooting at woman, endangering her and bystanders on Woodstock Square
A judge sentenced a man to eight years in prison for firing a gun at a woman on the Woodstock Square before being taken into custody by a SWAT team in Harvard. Erick Gomez-Rubi, 24, of Harvard, was charged in June 2023 with aggravated discharge of a firearm, reckless discharge of a firearm, two counts […]
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‘Entirely preventable’: Mother pleads guilty after child fatally overdoses on parent’s drugs near Richmond
A mother has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after she was charged with the murder of her child who overdosed on her drugs near Richmond, in what prosecutors said was “entirely preventable.” The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Richmond Township Fire Protection District responded around 10:50 a.m. on January 3, 2024, to a call for a […]
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Zion man arrested after 120+ mph police pursuit travels from Kenosha County into Lake County
A Zion man was taken into custody after officials say he led deputies on a high-speed chase at 120+ mph from Kenosha County into Lake County Wednesday morning. The Kenosha County, Wisconsin Sheriff’s Department engaged in a vehicle pursuit around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Sgt. Colin Coultrip said a […]