A judge on Tuesday ordered a Vernon Hills woman held in custody after she was the fourth suspect charged in connection with the murder of a restaurant owner in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:30 p.m. on February 8 to 41 14 Forty One Fourteen Steaks and Seafood, 2120 […]
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Man charged with calling group anti-gay slur, attacking responding officers in Wauconda
Prosecutors say a man called a group a slur for their sexual orientation and then attacked multiple responding police officers while also calling them racial and anti-gay slurs in Wauconda. Donald J. Bigham, 68, who has no known address, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer, resisting a peace officer […]
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Volo man accused of possessing images, videos of child sexual abuse in Fox Lake
Police have arrested a Volo man after they say they discovered him in possession of videos and images of child sexual abuse material in Fox Lake. The Fox Lake Police Department responded around 3:30 p.m. Saturday to a call of a person who had child pornography on his cell phone. Officers made contact with the […]
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Lake County sheriff’s canine, good Samaritan credited with finding missing person in Round Lake Park
A Lake County Sheriff’s Office canine and a good Samaritan are both being credited with locating a missing elderly man considered endangered in Round Lake Park. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called on Friday afternoon to assist the Round Lake Park Police Department with a missing person. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Harris and […]
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Over 14 years in prison for knife-wielding suspect who robbed banks in Waukegan, other Chicago suburbs
A federal judge sentenced a Zion man to over 14 years in prison for committing seven bank robberies in Waukegan and other Chicago suburbs while brandishing a large knife. Haris Matchalovas, 41, of Zion, was initially charged in November 2022 with one count of bank robbery in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District […]
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Coroner identifies 26-year-old man who died after crashing into tree near Gurnee
The coroner has released the identity of a 26-year-old man who died after he crashed his car into a tree, leaving him trapped inside the vehicle, near Gurnee early Saturday morning. A preliminary coroner investigation showed that Kyle Debevec, 26, of Gurnee, died as a result of blunt force injuries as a result of a […]
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4th suspect charged in connection with murder of Waukegan restaurant owner during gender reveal party
A Vernon Hills woman is the fourth suspect charged in connection with the murder of a restaurant owner in Waukegan after a mother and her two sons were arrested last month. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:30 p.m. on February 8 to 41 14 Forty One Fourteen Steaks and Seafood, […]
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Owner of Waukegan grocery store accused of selling drugs out of store while armed with gun
The owner of a neighborhood grocery store in Waukegan has been arrested after prosecutors say he was selling drugs out of his store while possessing a loaded gun. The Waukegan Police Department executed a search warrant at Peoples Market, 901 8th Street in Waukegan, in the afternoon on February 26. Alaa M. Khalifah, 35, of […]
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Over 30 gallons of diesel fuel spills at gas station in Kildeer, goes into sewer drains
A hazardous materials response was sent after more than 30 gallons of diesel fuel spilled at a gas station in Kildeer and some was believed to have gone into the sewer. The Long Grove Fire Protection District and Kildeer Police Department responded around 1:20 p.m. Friday to Thorntons, 20249 North Plum Grove Road in Kildeer, […]