Two Lake County businesses were awarded grants as part of a statewide economic recovery program for businesses to help rebuild after the 2020 riots. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced last Monday $976,000 to 26 small businesses and $7.45 million for businesses in commercial corridors. The grants are the final round […]
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Founder of Lake County Black Lives Matter chapter charged with felony in Kenosha civil unrest
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. The activist and founder of the Lake County Black Lives Matter chapter has been charged for allegedly threatening an officer and kicking a police station door during the August civil unrest in Kenosha. Clyde J. McLemore, 62, […]
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Prosecutors ask court to issue arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse due to bond violation
Prosecutors are asking the court to issue a warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse’s arrest for failing to update his home address, which is a violation of his bond conditions. Rittenhouse, 18, formerly of Antioch, was arrested for shooting and killing two people and injuring a third person during civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin last summer. He […]
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Prosecutors want to modify Kyle Rittenhouse’s bond after he was seen at bar flashing white power sign
Prosecutors want to modify Kyle Rittenhouse’s bond conditions after he was reportedly seen at a bar flashing white power signs and being ‘loudly serenaded’ with the Proud Boys’ official song. Rittenhouse, 18, formerly of Antioch, was charged with shooting and killing two people and injuring a third person during civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin last […]
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Man charged in connection with June looting of Waukegan restaurant
A Waukegan man was arrested last weekend after being charged with looting a Waukegan restaurant in June during the civil unrest, court records show. Walter J. Brown Jr., 23, of the 2200 block of McKinley Avenue in Waukegan, was charged with one count of burglary, a Class 2 felony, and looting by individuals, a Class […]
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Man charged with supplying gun used by Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha shootings
A Kenosha man, who drove his friend Kyle Rittenhouse back to Antioch following the fatal Kenosha shootings, has been charged with buying and providing the rifle Rittenhouse used in the shootings, prosecutors said. Dominick Black, 19, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was charged with two counts of intentionally giving a dangerous weapon to someone under 18 causing […]
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Zion man arrested, charged in June looting of Waukegan store
A 61-year-old Zion man has been arrested in connection with the looting that occurred in Waukegan in June, court records show. Desmond R. Barton, 61, of the 2300 block of 20th Street in Zion, was charged with one count of burglary, a Class 2 felony, and looting by individual, a Class 4 felony. An arrest […]
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Police say emergency curfew in Antioch is lifted, will not go into effect Thursday
Antioch police announced that the village’s emergency curfew order has been lifted after no issues were reported overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning. “The Department continues to monitor all available information and current trends, in an attempt to identify and evaluate potential risks. After much careful consideration, based on the best information available at this time, […]
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No issues reported during emergency curfew in Antioch, police say
No issues were reported in Antioch during an emergency curfew that went into effect Wednesday evening after the mayor said there were credible threats of looters and rioters targeting the village. Lake County Sheriff Spokesman Sgt. Christopher Covelli confirmed to Lake and McHenry County Scanner that there was no unrest or disturbances in the village […]