Terrance Shelton, 51, of Waukegan, was identified Friday as the man found shot to death in his front yard Wednesday night, the coroner said. The Waukegan Police Department was called for a report of a man down in front of a home in the first block of North Jackson Street in Waukegan, which is just […]
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Huntley High School student charged after posting photo of gun with threatening message
An 18-year-old Huntley High School student was arrested during an overnight search warrant after he allegedly posted a photo of a gun with a threatening message on social media. The Huntley Police Department said that Ryan Joseph Sadoski, 18, of the 10500 block of Fleetwood Street in Huntley, was charged with disorderly conduct, a class […]
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Lake County Sheriff’s deputy credited with thwarting possible homicide
Three men armed with guns, masks and drugs are in custody after a traffic stop near Antioch. Investigators learned they were on their way to get retaliation against another group. Lake County Sheriff Sgt. Christopher Covelli said that a Lake County Sheriff’s deputy was on patrol near Route 173 and Lotus Avenue in Antioch Township. […]
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Investigators: Man pointed air rifle at Vernon Hills police officer before being shot
Investigators said on Thursday that the man shot and killed by a Vernon Hills police officer last weekend called 911 and then pointed an air rifle at the responding officer. Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said that Randy Rausch, 34, was shot by a Vernon Hills police officer early Saturday morning. […]
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Waukegan man found shot to death in his front yard
A Waukegan man in his 50s was found shot to death on his front yard Wednesday night, police said. The Waukegan Police Department was called for a report of a man down in front of a home in the first block of North Jackson Street in Waukegan, which is just north of Washington Street. Police […]
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3 children injured after being struck by lightning in Round Lake Heights
One child is in serious condition and two others are stable after being struck by lightning while waiting for the school bus in Round Lake Heights Thursday morning. Police said that the incident happened around 7:15 a.m. Thursday while the three students were waiting for the school bus near Lotus Drive and Ottawa Drive. The […]
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Lake County Jail inmate dies after being found unresponsive
The Lake County Major Crime Task Force is investigating after an inmate at the Lake County Jail was found unresponsive and later died on Wednesday. Lake County Sheriff Sgt. Christopher Covelli said a 31-year-old Park City man, whose name has not been released, was brought to the Lake County Jail on July 17 on felony […]
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Former U.S. Marine pleads guilty to brutal 2005 rape, murder of Zion girls
Lake County’s most notorious murder case has come to an end after the suspect, a former U.S. Marine, pleaded guilty to the rape and murder of two young Zion girls in 2005. On Tuesday, Jorge Avila-Torrez, 30, was sentenced to 100 years in prison under a plea deal after he admitted to killing 9-year-old Krystal […]
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Fire chief: Cause of massive blaze at old Hackney’s restaurant is undetermined
The cause of the massive extra-alarm blaze which burned down the vacant Hackney’s restaurant in Lake Zurich has been ruled as undetermined. The Lake Zurich Fire Department was called at 1:40 a.m. on September 9 to the old Hackney’s restaurant, which is now vacant, at 800 North Old Rand Road in Lake Zurich, for a […]