A 14-year-old Mundelein High School student was charged with a felony after police say he made a list of names of people he wanted to hurt. Mundelein Police Chief Eric Guenther said that the 14-year-old student was charged with felony disorderly conduct. Guenther said that the student made a list of other student names in […]
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Police: One suspect dead, other charged with murder after Lindenhurst robbery goes wrong
A robbery that went wrong left one suspect dead and another charged with murder after police say the victim shot a suspect who beat him with a hammer in Lindenhurst early Tuesday morning. Michael J. Zachery, 23, of the 1600 block of Simpson Street in Evanston, was charged Tuesday evening with first-degree murder and armed […]
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Suspect in custody after man shot to death during robbery in Lindenhurst
A Major Crime Task Force official has confirmed that a suspect is in custody and charges are pending after a man was shot to death during a robbery in Lindenhurst early Tuesday morning. The Lindenhurst Police Department was called to a single-family home in the 300 block of Teal Road for a possible robbery around […]
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Wauconda Library damaged after roof fire
Damage was estimated at $50,000 after a roof fire started Tuesday morning at the Wauconda Area Library, fire officials said. The Wauconda Fire District was called at 9:09 a.m. on Tuesday for a report of a structure fire at the Wauconda Area Library, 801 North Main Street in Wauconda. Arriving fire crews found light smoke […]
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Man shot to death during robbery in Lindenhurst
A man was shot to death during a robbery at a home in Lindenhurst early Tuesday morning, the Lake County Major Crime Task Force said. The Lindenhurst Police Department was called to a single-family home in the 300 block of Teal Road for a possible robbery around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. The 911 caller told police […]
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Girlfriend charged with murder of boyfriend after hit-and-run in Waukegan
A woman has been charged with murder after police say she fatally struck her boyfriend with a car in downtown Waukegan early Friday morning. Waukegan Chief of Police Wayne Walles said that officers and paramedics were called to a report of a man lying in the roadway near Washington Street and Genesee Street in Waukegan […]
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Deerfield man arrested for trying to meet up with 14-year-old for sex
For the second time in a week, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office arrested another man during a sting for trying to meet up with a 14-year-old for sex. Jeffrey R. Weiss, 59, of the 300 block of South Waukegan Road in Deerfield, was charged with two counts of indecent solicitation of a child, one being […]
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Man ejected after rolling over minivan near Lake Villa
A man was seriously injured early Saturday morning after his minivan went off the road and rolled over in Lake Villa Township. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called to the 39200 block of Route 45 in Lake Villa Township for a rollover crash with injuries at 1:15 a.m. Saturday. Lake County Sheriff Sgt. Christopher […]
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Man dies after hit-and-run crash in Waukegan
A man in his 40s died early Friday morning after being hit by a vehicle that fled the scene in downtown Waukegan, police said. Waukegan Chief of Police Wayne Walles said that officers and paramedics were called to a report of a man lying in the roadway near Washington Street and Genesee Street in Waukegan […]