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Police respond, school put on lockdown following report of student armed with knife at Waukegan High School

The Waukegan High School Brookside Campus was put on lockdown and police responded following a report of a student armed with a knife threatening others Friday, officials said. School officials sent a message to staff and parents informing them the school was placed on hard lockdown. All students were safe and the Waukegan Police Department […]

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Police respond after brawl breaks out during attack on student at Waukegan High School Brookside Campus

A video captured several students attacking another student while security tried to intervene at Waukegan High School Brookside Campus earlier this week. School officials said in a letter to parents that “several incidents” occurred Friday that caused the Brookside Campus to be placed on soft lockdown. Video taken by a student showed multiple students attacking […]

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Multiple students left sick after ingesting drugs at Waukegan High School Brookside Campus

Multiple students were left sick and two of them had to be transported to a hospital after ingesting a substance at Waukegan High School Brookside Campus on Tuesday. The Waukegan Fire Department was called around 2:40 p.m. Tuesday to the school, located at 2325 Brookside Avenue in Waukegan. Waukegan School District 60 Director of Communications […]

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Fight leaves 1 student stabbed, another injured at Waukegan High School Brookside Campus

A fight involving at least three students in a classroom at Waukegan High School Brookside Campus left two students hospitalized, including one that was stabbed with scissors. Waukegan Police Chief Wayne Walles confirmed that the incident occurred around 1:20 p.m. Wednesday at the school, located at 2325 Brookside Avenue. “At this time there are no […]