Police are searching for a woman who discharged pepper spray during an argument at a daycare center in Beach Park, resulting in at least a dozen children being exposed to the spray. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:15 p.m. Monday to Lee’s Family Daycare and Learning Center, 38833 North Sheridan Road in Beach […]
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Coroner identifies 17-year-old boy killed in shooting that left second teenager injured in Zion
The coroner’s office has publicly identified a 17-year-old Waukegan boy who was killed after being shot in Zion Saturday as police say they have identified a person of interest in the case. An autopsy showed that Tyshawn Foster, 17, of Waukegan, died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Lake County Coroner’s […]
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$200K bond for retail theft suspect who allegedly kicked officers and tried to grab their tasers in Wauconda
Prosecutors say a woman stole goods from a store, kicked two police officers who tried to arrest her and tried grabbing the officers’ tasers in Wauconda. Krystal M. Head, 37, of Wauconda, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer, two counts of retail theft and one count of aggravated assault […]
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Officers responding to shots fired call find deceased man who had been shot multiple times in Zion residence
Police officers responding to a call of shots fired found a man shot multiple times and deceased inside a residence in Zion Sunday evening, officials said. The Zion Police Department responded around 5:32 p.m. Sunday to the 2100 block of Bethesda Boulevard for a report of shots fired in a residence. Zion Police Department Lt. […]
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Coroner identifies man killed after lying in the street, being run over by car in Beach Park
Authorities have identified a 30-year-old man who was killed after he was run over by a vehicle while lying down in the roadway in Beach Park. An autopsy showed that Brian Edwards, 30, whose last known address was in Zion, died as a result of blunt force injuries consistent with a vehicle and pedestrian crash, […]
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17-year-old boy killed, second teenager hospitalized after shooting in Zion
Police say a 17-year-old boy was killed and an 18-year-old man was injured during a shooting in Zion Saturday evening as they seek a person of interest in the homicide. The Zion Police Department responded around 10:06 p.m. Saturday to the 1900 block of Ezra Avenue in Zion for a report of shots fired. Zion […]
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Officer hospitalized after suspect allegedly flees from traffic stop, resists arrest in Waukegan
A man was arrested after he allegedly fled and resisted police when they found a gun in his car during a traffic stop in Waukegan last week, causing an officer to suffer a fractured thumb. Tyrell Sumlin, 29, of Gurnee, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession or use of a weapon […]
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$750K bond for ‘Michigan Militia’ member accused of threatening to kill people, found with arsenal of guns near Grayslake
A judge ordered a Grayslake man, who is reportedly a member of the Michigan Militia, held on a $750,000 bond after prosecutors say he threatened to kill his family and was found with an arsenal of guns. A family member of RB Warrens, 49, of the 33400 block of Lakeshore Drive in unincorporated Grayslake, recently […]
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Man charged after cops find dozens of individually packaged baggies of fentanyl in Zion
Officers arrested a man after finding him in possession of dozens of baggies containing fentanyl during a traffic stop in Zion last weekend, prosecutors said. Anthony M. Love, 40, of Waukegan, was charged with possession of fentanyl with intent to deliver, possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, possession of cannabis with intent to delivery, […]