A man, who had multiple warrants, was arrested after police say he was involved in an attempted scheme where someone tried to extort money by faking a kidnapping in Antioch. The Antioch Police Department was notified around 9 p.m. Wednesday about a possible kidnapping of an adult female. Village of Antioch Communication Specialist Jim Moran […]
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Waukegan police seek public’s help in locating woman who has been missing for four months
Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 22-year-old woman who has been missing for several months and frequents the Waukegan area. The Waukegan Police Department issued an alert on social media Wednesday asking for help in locating Bianca Haas. Haas, who is 22 years old, is described as a female who is bi-racial, […]
Police seek help in identifying subject who made shooting threat towards North Chicago High School
Police say a North Chicago High School student received a video of a subject holding a gun that had a caption indicating a shooting would happen on Friday. Officials with the North Chicago Community High School provided information to the North Chicago Police Department on Thursday in regards to a threat made by social media. […]
Sheriff says Buffalo Grove man had dozens of child pornography videos in his possession
Investigators found dozens of videos of child pornography on devices belonging to a Buffalo Grove man during a search warrant, the sheriff’s office said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Cybercrimes Unit recently launched an investigation into Jordan L. Curtis, 18, of 2500 block of Waterbury Lane in Buffalo Grove. The investigation resulted in the Cybercrimes […]
Lake County Sheriff’s K-9 Dax helps apprehend 9 fleeing suspects within 24 hours in Lake County
Authorities say that Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Dax apprehended nine juvenile suspects that fled from stolen vehicles in two different incidents in a 24-hour span. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy located a vehicle crash in the area of Wadsworth Road and Delany Road in Wadsworth around 1 a.m. Wednesday. The vehicle was reported stolen from […]
‘Brutal and heinous’: Deerfield man faces life in prison after pleading guilty to holding wife hostage before killing her
A Deerfield man faces up to life in prison after he pleaded guilty Wednesday to the murder of his wife after he held her hostage and stabbed her in their home in 2018. Gary A. Kamen, 59, of the 1000 block of Peachtree Lane in Deerfield, was initially charged with two counts of first-degree murder. […]
No bond for gunman charged with shooting 2 men in the head, killing one, at Poppy’s restaurant in Waukegan
Prosecutors say a gunman shot two men in the head, killing one, at Poppy’s restaurant in Waukegan on Sunday as revenge for a prior shooting. The gunman has been ordered held without bond. Jorge Medina, 18, of Waukegan, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. A second man, […]
Section of Monaville Road in Lake Villa to reopen next week after emergency repairs completed
County officials say a stretch of Monaville Road in Lake Villa is expected to reopen next week after crews closed the road for an emergency culvert repair almost two months ago. The culvert is located on Monaville Road just west of Cedar Lake Road in Lake Villa. Signs of a potential culvert failure were noticed […]
Man in his 20s seriously injured after being shot behind business in Waukegan
Police are investigating after a man in his 20s was shot while near a business in Waukegan Tuesday evening, officials said. The North Chicago Fire Department and North Chicago Police Department initially responded around 10:23 p.m. Tuesday to the 800 block of 10th Street on the border of Waukegan and North Chicago. North Chicago officers […]