The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said one of their canines helped track down a man in his 40s who was reported to be suicidal and fled on foot in Beach Park. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Martini and his canine partner Danno responded Thursday evening to a residence in Beach Park. The sheriff’s office said […]
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Teenager charged as adult for running man over and critically injuring him in Beach Park, leading to police chase
A 17-year-old girl has been charged as an adult after authorities say she ran over a man who fell off the hood of her car, critically injuring him in Beach Park, and then led police on a chase. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was on patrol around 1:30 a.m. March 20 in the 37800 block […]
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Driver charged with drag racing, driving 100 mph and causing crash that killed elderly man in Beach Park
A Waukegan man has been charged with street racing and driving 100 mph just before he crashed head-on into another car, killing a 78-year-old man in Beach Park in October. Tabios J. Day, 32, of Waukegan, was charged with reckless homicide, aggravated street racing and aggravated reckless driving causing great bodily harm. The incident happened […]
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Man arrested for possessing 8 pounds of cannabis, $140K in cash in Antioch released after making $250,000 bond
A Beach Park man arrested for possessing eight pounds of cannabis and over $143,000 in cash in Antioch has been released from custody after posting 10% of his $250,000 bond. An Antioch police officer conducted a traffic stop around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of Main Street in Antioch. Officers recovered a large […]
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‘Part of a larger operation’: Cops find $143,000 in cash, 8 pounds of cannabis during traffic stop in Antioch
Police arrested a Beach Park man after they found eight pounds of cannabis and over $143,000 in cash during a traffic stop in Antioch Wednesday morning. An Antioch police officer conducted a traffic stop around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of Main Street in Antioch. Officers recovered a large amount of drugs and […]
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Convicted felon allegedly found with defaced gun, drugs during traffic stop in Beach Park
A Waukegan man, who is a convicted felon, was arrested after sheriff’s deputies found him in possession of a defaced gun and cocaine during a traffic stop in Beach Park. Lee E. Thomas, 36, of Waukegan, was charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of crack cocaine and possession of a defaced firearm. […]
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Beach Park man pleads guilty to federal charges for stealing $2.3 million from museum in Chicago
A Beach Park man faces up to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to federal charges that he stole $2.3 million in funds while he was employed at a museum in Chicago. Michael Maurello, 56, of Beach Park, was charged in January with two counts of wire fraud and two counts of bank […]
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Woman eats police officer’s uniform button, allegedly attacks officers following arrest in Zion
Authorities say a woman ate a button from a police officer’s uniform and also kicked, spat and bit officers after being arrested at a hotel in Zion. The Zion Police Department responded around 6:36 p.m. on March 28 to The Inn on Sheridan, 2723 Sheridan Road in Zion, for a report of a belligerent female […]
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Cities in Lake County file lawsuit against chemical companies for contaminating water going into Lake Michigan
Multiple cities and villages in Lake County have filed a lawsuit against Monsanto and other chemical companies over the contamination of Lake Michigan with PCBs. The lawsuit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court by Seeger Weiss LLP, a Chicago-based law firm. The firm is representing nine cities and villages in northeastern Illinois – Evanston, Lake […]