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 […]
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Woman critically injured after Beach Park crash
A 29-year-old woman who was in critical condition is now recovering after her car was struck by an SUV in Beach Park Sunday evening. Lake County Sheriff Detective Rebecca Loeb said that the crash happened around 10:23 p.m. on Sunday at Green Bay Road and Yorkhouse Road in Beach Park. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies found […]
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Alligator found swimming in Lake Michigan near Waukegan
An alligator, roughly four feet long, was found swimming in Lake Michigan near Waukegan, city officials said. “It is not every day someone reports an alligator in Lake Michigan and the report is true,” Waukegan city officials said on Monday. Authorities said that the person who reported the alligator also took a video of it […]
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Sheriff: Algonquin man tried to meet up with 14-year-old for sex
An Algonquin man has been charged after he tried to meet up with who he thought was a 14-year-old boy for sex; the boy was actually a Lake County Sheriff detective. Thomas C. Casey, 23, of the 1900 block of Cloverdale Lane in Algonquin, was charged with two counts of indecent solicitation of a child, […]
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Lake County Jail video released shows jail staff standing around while inmate was dying
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. Video released Wednesday morning by Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran shows guards and command staff standing around and not giving CPR to Edward Robinson while he was dying last month. Sheriff Mark Curran released the video and […]
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Sheriff: Standoff ensued after man pointed shotgun at deputies in Lake Villa
A Lake Villa man was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct after allegedly pointing a shotgun at sheriff’s deputies responding to a noise complaint early Tuesday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday to a home in the 36900 block of North Terry Drive East in Lake Villa Township for a […]