Police and DCFS are investigating a report that a teacher physically abused a non-verbal child with disabilities at Gages Lake School, which is a special education school in Lake County. The incident reportedly happened at Gages Lake School, 18180 West Gages Lake Road in Gages Lake, which is part of the Special Education District of […]
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‘A public menace for decades’: Woman repeatedly punches random child in head at North Chicago restaurant
A woman, who officials called a “public menace for decades,” walked into a restaurant in North Chicago and repeatedly punched a random child in the head in front of the victim’s mother for no reason. Myra V. Anderson, 40, of North Chicago, was charged with one count of aggravated battery of a child under 13 […]
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Alleged gunman arrested, charged with shooting 17-year-old boy near elementary school in Gurnee
Authorities have announced the arrest and charges against a gunman accused of shooting a 17-year-old boy near a school in Gurnee as investigators decline to say whether there was any motive. Semaj K. Wilcox, 18, of Gurnee, was charged with one count of aggravated battery by discharging a firearm, a Class X felony. The charges […]
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SWAT team carries out search warrant at residence in connection to 17-year-old boy who was shot near school in Gurnee
A SWAT team carried out a search warrant at a townhouse in Gurnee Monday in connection with a shooting that injured a 17-year-old boy near a Gurnee school Friday. The warrant was executed by the Gurnee Police Department at a townhouse in the 100 block of Wellington Circle on Monday with the assistance of the […]
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Investigation underway after 17-year-old boy found shot in stomach near school in Gurnee
Police say they are investigating after a 17-year-old boy was found shot in the stomach outside an elementary school in Gurnee Friday evening. The Gurnee Police Department and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 5:07 p.m. Friday to the area of River Trail School, 333 O’Plaine Road, for a report of a shooting. Officers arrived and […]
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‘Outrageous betrayal’: Mother sues Zion-Benton High School after child critically injured in stabbing during math class
A mother has filed a lawsuit against Zion-Benton Township High School in Zion, saying that the district failed to follow its own policies, leading to her child being critically injured in a stabbing during math class. The lawsuit was filed by parent Karen Tamez in Lake County Circuit Court on Thursday against Zion-Benton Township High […]
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Father arrested after allegedly punching 7-year-old in chest, grabbing him by neck and throwing him in Fox Lake
A father has been arrested after police say he punched his 7-year-old child in the chest, lifted him by the neck and threw him before holding him down and threatening him in Fox Lake Tuesday morning. The Fox Lake Police Department received a report around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday from the Illinois Department of Children and […]
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Beach Park firefighter-paramedic arrested on child endangerment charges after child battered in Waukegan
A Beach Park Fire Department lieutenant has been arrested on child endangerment charges after police say he threw a child onto a bed and battered the child in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department received a walk-in report at the station’s front desk around 5:45 a.m. on December 22 for a domestic battery involving a juvenile […]
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Student referred on charges after stabbing fellow classmate, critically injuring her at Zion-Benton High School
Police say they have referred a juvenile on charges after she stabbed her classmate, leaving her in critical condition, at Zion-Benton Township High School in Zion Friday morning. The Zion Police Department and Zion Fire-Rescue Department responded around 8:50 a.m. Friday to Zion-Benton Township High School, 3901 21st Street in Zion, for a report of […]