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Occupants uninjured after at least one gunman fires numerous shots into Beach Park home

Detectives are investigating after more than 10 shots were fired into an occupied home in Beach Park early Tuesday morning, the sheriff’s office said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:35 a.m. Tuesday to the 12800 block of West Wakefield Drive in Beach Park for a shooting. Sheriff’s deputies arrived and located a home […]

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Man in his 60s killed in high-speed crash that left utility pole severed, dangling in Waukegan

A man in his 60s was killed during a high-speed crash that left a utility pole severed and dangling above the ground in Waukegan Saturday morning. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 10:30 a.m. Saturday to the area of Sheridan Road and Parmalee Place for a serious vehicle crash. Waukegan Deputy […]

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$500K bond for convicted felon who allegedly spat in Lake County sheriff’s deputy’s face, bragged about having disease

A judge has set bond at $500,000 for a Zion man who allegedly followed a woman home and spat bloody saliva in a sheriff’s deputy’s face and then bragged about having a transmittable disease. Ben Smart, 55, of the 4200 block of Barberry Lane in Zion, was charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer, […]

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Parolee allegedly follows woman to her Beach Park home, fights with sheriff’s deputies and spits in their face

Authorities say a convicted felon out on parole followed a random woman to her home and then fought with sheriff’s deputies and spit in their face when they tried to arrest him. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said a 47-year-old Beach Park woman was driving home around 12:45 a.m. Saturday. She noticed […]

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At least a dozen children exposed to pepper spray after altercation at daycare center in Beach Park

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 […]