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Bodycam video captures Waukegan police officer throwing handcuffed man to ground, injuring him

Body camera footage released Thursday shows a Waukegan police officer throwing a handcuffed man to the ground last month, leaving the suspect injured. Waukegan Police Officer Richard Tabisz was charged with two felony counts of official misconduct and two misdemeanor counts of battery. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 4:30 p.m. on December 14 to a […]

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Driver hospitalized after crashing pickup truck into utility pole, building in Waukegan, police say

Police observed signs of drunk driving from a subject who crashed their pickup truck into a building off Route 137 in Waukegan last Friday, causing them to sustain non-life-threatening injuries, police officials said. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:06 p.m. on  January 5 to 550 South Genesee Street off Route […]

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SWAT teams execute search warrants in connection to homicide of 20-year-old man in Zion

SWAT teams executed search warrants in Winthrop Harbor Thursday evening in connection to the Wednesday homicide of a 20-year-old man in Zion. The Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS) Emergency Services Team, along with the Zion Police Department and Lake County Major Crime Task Force, executed the warrants at multiple locations in the 600 block […]

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Lake County Sheriff’s Office warns residents of phone scammer impersonating deputy, asking for gift cards

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a phone scam where an offender impersonates a sheriff’s deputy or sergeant and asks them for gift cards to satisfy fake warrants or civil paperwork. The sheriff’s office announced they are investigating several of the cases in which the offender calls county residents and falsely identifies […]

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Coroner releases identity of 20-year-old man shot and killed outside Zion apartment building

The coroner has released the identity of a 20-year-old man who died after he was shot multiple times outside an apartment building in Zion Wednesday evening. An autopsy performed Thursday showed Willie Wright Jr., 20, of North Chicago, died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Zion […]

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Winter storm warning issued for Lake, McHenry counties ahead of ‘significant winter storm’ to bring over 6 inches of snow, high winds and bitter cold

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Lake and McHenry counties ahead of a winter storm expected to bring over 6 inches of snow, 40-50 mph wind gusts and bitter cold. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Chicago issued the warning Thursday afternoon for all of northern Illinois. The warnings for […]

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Man charged with drug-induced homicide after allegedly selling pills that caused 33-year-old’s death in Volo

A man has been charged with drug-induced homicide for allegedly selling fentanyl pills that caused a 33-year-old man’s death in Volo, sheriff’s officials said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded on August 11 to a residence in the 2700 block of West Hartigan Road in Volo for a report […]