No charges have been filed yet as the coroner’s office is conducting extensive toxicology testing on Bianca Haas, the 22-year-old missing woman whose body was found decomposing in a Waukegan apartment. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 1 p.m. on July 28 to the 100 block of Drew Lane in Waukegan for a report of […]
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30 days in jail for former Lake County prosecutor who bought hotel room, liquor for underage minor
A former Lake County assistant state’s attorney has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for renting a hotel room in Woodstock with an 18-year-old and providing her with liquor. Javaron D. Buckley, 34, of the 1200 block of North Wheeling Road in Mount Prospect, was charged with providing liquor to a minor, battery making […]
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1 injured after inexperienced driver causes boat crash on Lake Marie near Antioch
A woman was injured after police say an inexperienced driver operating a boat caused the boat to go partially airborne after striking a pier on Lake Marie near Antioch. The Antioch Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:40 a.m. Thursday to the 41100 block of North Elime Road in unincorporated Antioch […]
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Man found illegally possessing loaded rifle at apartment complex in Waukegan
A 23-year-old man was arrested after prosecutors say he tried entering an apartment complex in Waukegan while armed with a loaded rifle. Adrian L. Garcia, 23, of Waukegan, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, criminal trespass to land and possession of a controlled substance. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Dino Katris said […]
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Firefighters, police locate woman in Lake Michigan near Waukegan day after she went missing
Firefighters and police officers searching for a missing woman found the woman alive in Lake Michigan near Waukegan over 24 hours after she went missing, authorities said. The family of a 57-year-old woman filed a missing person report with the North Chicago Police Department on August 2. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Joe Florip told Lake […]
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Man charged with sexually abusing woman, injuring man with weapon in Richmond
Court documents allege that a Woodstock man sexually abused a woman, injured a man with a weapon and then battered a police officer who tried to arrest him in Richmond. Courtney L. Barker, 41, of the 500 block of Gerry Street in Woodstock, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer, […]
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Algonquin teen charged with driving under influence, causing crash that killed man in Barrington Hills
Police say a 17-year-old Algonquin boy was driving under the influence and using an electronic device during a crash that killed a 26-year-old man in Barrington Hills. The 17-year-old, whose name was not released because he is a minor, was charged in a juvenile petition with aggravated driving under the influence, reckless homicide and aggravated […]
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Man accused of swinging pipe, throwing traffic cone at officers before resisting arrest in Park City
Prosecutors say that a Waukegan man threw food at a random person, swung a pipe and threw a traffic cone at police officers, before a struggle that left an officer injured in Park City. Porfirio Vazquez-Diaz, 34, of Waukegan, was charged with assault, resisting a peace officer, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct. Lake […]
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North Chicago felon on the run after jury convicts him of illegally possessing gun in North Chicago
A no bond warrant has been issued for a North Chicago man after he skipped out on his trial where a jury convicted him of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Giovanni M. Smith, 33, of North Chicago, was arrested on July 4, 2021, after police responded to a 911 call for a […]