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$750K bond for parolee arrested during high-risk warrant that resulted in drugs being found in Antioch

A judge ordered an Antioch man, who is a convicted felon on parole, held on a $750,000 bond after a SWAT team arrested him during a high-risk warrant that netted drugs in Antioch. The Antioch Police Department said they assisted the Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group around 6 a.m. Thursday. Police conducted a high-risk narcotics […]

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Father of Highland Park parade shooter appears in court after being charged with helping son get gun permit

The father of the accused Highland Park parade shooter appeared in court Thursday after he was charged last month with “recklessly” helping his son obtain a gun permit. Robert Crimo Jr., 58, of Highwood, appeared in front of Lake County Judge George Strickland during Thursday’s status of preliminary hearing. The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office […]

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$10 million bond for man accused of slashing cousin’s neck, stabbing her to death at shared home in Wadsworth

A judge set bond at $10 million for a man accused of slashing his cousin and stabbing her to death before her body was later discovered in a wheelbarrow in Wadsworth. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday to the 13100 block of West Shenandoah Trail in Wadsworth for a check on […]

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Father of accused Highland Park parade shooter released on bond after being charged with helping son get gun permit

The father of the accused Highland Park parade shooter posted $5,000 cash and was released from jail Saturday after being charged with helping his son obtain a gun permit. The Highland Park Police Department arrested Robert Crimo Jr., 58, of Highwood, on Friday. The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office filed seven counts of reckless conduct […]

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Judge sets bond at $50K for father of accused Highland Park parade shooter charged with helping son get gun permit

A judge set bond at $50,000 for the father of accused Highland Park parade shooter who prosecutors say was criminally reckless when he helped his son obtain a gun permit despite red flags. The Highland Park Police Department arrested Robert Crimo Jr., 58, of Highwood, on Friday. The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office filed seven […]

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$75,000 bond for man accused of firing shots into car occupied by 2 teenage girls in Wauconda

An 18-year-old man is being held on a $75,000 bond after he allegedly fired shots into a vehicle occupied by two teenage girls in a Wauconda neighborhood Friday evening. Raul Gonzalez, 18, of Wauconda, was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied vehicle and three counts of aggravated unlawful use of a […]