A 36-year-old homeless man was struck and killed Friday evening on Belvidere Road in Waukegan, police and community members said. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 10:40 p.m. Friday to the 2100 block of Belvidere Road for a report of a vehicle that struck a pedestrian. Officers located a pedestrian in […]
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1 dead, 1 injured after shooting at Motel 6 in Waukegan; 2nd homicide at the motel in 2 weeks
A man was fatally shot and another man was seriously injured after a shooting at Motel 6 in Waukegan Tuesday morning. It is the second homicide to occur at the motel in less than two weeks. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 1 a.m. Tuesday to a local hospital for a report of two people […]
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No explosive devices found after bomb threat at Antioch Walmart
Police said that the area has been deemed safe after a bomb threat at the Walmart in Antioch Monday evening which caused the store to be evacuated. The Antioch Police Department responded around 7 p.m. Monday to the Walmart, 475 East Route 173, for a report of a bomb threat. Police said in a Facebook […]
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Police responding to bomb threat at Antioch Walmart
A bomb threat was reported at Walmart in Antioch Monday evening and the store has been evacuated, police said. The Antioch Police Department responded around 7 p.m. Monday to the Walmart, 475 East Route 173, for a report of a bomb threat. The Antioch Police Department said in a Facebook post that officers are investigating […]
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Waukegan man taken into custody for fatal shooting of 63-year-old grandmother
A Waukegan man wanted for shooting and killing a 63-year-old grandmother, who tried breaking up an altercation at a party, turned himself in to police on Sunday. Damar D. McDonald, 32, of Waukegan, was wanted on one count of first-degree murder for the death of Annie Faye Nunnally, 63, of North Chicago. McDonald came to […]
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No injuries after shots fired near Gurnee Mills mall in Gurnee
Police have reopened Grand Avenue in front of Gurnee Mills following a daytime shooting involving two cars Monday afternoon. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Monday to the area of Grand Avenue and Gurnee Mills Circle East for a report of shots fired. Officers arrived and located a vehicle that had been shot […]
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18-year-old man killed, 77-year-old woman injured in North Chicago shooting
A gunman fatally shot an 18-year-old man playing basketball and injured a 77-year-old woman who was gardening Sunday evening in North Chicago. The North Chicago Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded around 7:15 p.m. Sunday to the 2000 block of Greenfield Avenue for a report of shots fired. Lake County Major Crime Task […]
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$4,500 raised for funeral expenses of 15-year-old shot and killed in Waukegan
A fundraiser has raised $4,500 for the funeral expenses of a 15-year-old boy who was gunned down in the parking lot of a business in Waukegan last weekend. James Vara Fuerte, 15, of Waukegan, died on August 28, according to community members. A police officer on patrol in the area of the 700 block of […]
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Authorities identify North Chicago man who died after motorcycle collided with truck in Waukegan
The coroner has identified a 20-year-old man who died after a motorcycle he was on ran a red light and struck a pickup truck in Waukegan last weekend. An autopsy showed that Sergio Gomez-Zuniga, 20, of North Chicago, died from multiple blunt force injuries, according to Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper. The Waukegan Police […]