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Private security firm hired to patrol Waukegan parks following murder of Gurnee teen

The Waukegan Park District has hired a private security firm to patrol Waukegan parks after an 18-year-old Gurnee man was shot and killed at Bowen Park in early June. The Waukegan Police Department has provided security for many years after the city’s parks close at night. Beginning last month, additional patrols were added using Signal […]

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‘We know there are witnesses’: Gurnee teen killed in shooting at Bowen Park in Waukegan

Police say a Gurnee teen was killed in a shooting at Bowen Park in Waukegan early Sunday morning, but none of the dozens of witnesses have come forward with information. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 2:20 a.m. Sunday to Bowen Park, 1800 North Sheridan Road, for a report of a […]