A Waukegan man was arrested after he allegedly fled from police and ran into a wooded area after crashing his car into a retention pond near Round Lake Park. Jeremy Point, 39, of Waukegan, was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding police, two counts of aggravated driving under the influence, possession of hypodermic needles, possession […]
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3 months in jail for man who shot BB gun at McHenry County sheriff’s deputy’s Woodstock home, patrol car
A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to three months in jail after taking a plea deal for firing a BB gun at a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy’s home and patrol car in Woodstock. Maurice Q. Gill-McNeil, 19, of the 14200 block of Westwood Court in Woodstock, was indicted on three counts of threatening a public […]
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19-year-old man hospitalized after being shot at apartment complex in Waukegan
A 19-year-old man was shot in front of an apartment building in Waukegan during a drive-by shooting early Friday morning, police said. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 12:20 a.m. Friday to the 2000 block of Pine Street in Waukegan for a report of a shooting. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Joe […]
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Texas man arrested after Lake County sheriff canine finds 2 kilos of cocaine during traffic stop in Waukegan
A Texas man was arrested after Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Duke found over two kilograms of cocaine in a car during a traffic stop in Waukegan, police said. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Greenwood Avenue at the Amstutz Expressway in Waukegan around 1:15 p.m. Friday. Lake County […]
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Woman killed after high-speed crash into wall on Interstate 294 near Deerfield
A 29-year-old woman was ejected and killed after crashing her car into a wall on Interstate 294 near Deerfield early Saturday morning, state police said. The Illinois State Police responded around 2:08 a.m. Saturday to the northbound lanes of Interstate 294 at Lake Cook Road in Deerfield. District 15 troopers arrived to find a white […]
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McHenry man charged with resisting arrest while holding 2-year-old daughter, causing baby to hit head
A McHenry man was charged after he allegedly resisted police arrest while he was holding his two-year-old daughter, causing the baby to hit her head on a door on Tuesday in McHenry. David Starke, 40, of the 5200 block of Woodrow Avenue in McHenry, was charged with two counts of domestic battery, causing a child […]
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2 city employees hospitalized after being struck by fire department vehicle in Waukegan
Two city employees were transported to the hospital after they were hit by a fire department vehicle while walking in Waukegan Thursday afternoon. The incident happened around 3:15 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Washington Street and Sheridan Road in Waukegan. A city-owned Dodge Durango SUV with a low-profile emergency light system was being driven […]
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Man arrested after allegedly attacking pregnant niece with broken piece of scissors near Round Lake
A judge set bond at $200,000 for a 34-year-old Beach Park man who allegedly battered and attacked his niece, who is pregnant, with a piece of broken scissors near Round Lake, prosecutors said. Jerrell Bulls, 34, of Beach Park, was charged with aggravated battery, two counts of domestic battery and aggravated assault. The Round Lake […]
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Man charged with child abduction after 16-year-old girl and her baby went missing from Harvard
A man was charged with child abduction after a 16-year-old girl and her 5-month-old son went missing from Harvard on Wednesday. The two were located unharmed in Kentucky, police said. The Harvard Police Department responded around 9 p.m. Wednesday to the 200 block of West Roosevelt Street in Harvard for a report of a missing […]