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Prosecutors say 4 gunmen opened fire during fight, leading to Gurnee man being fatally shot at Waukegan funeral home

A suspect has been charged after prosecutors say he and three other gunmen opened fire during a fight at a service at a Waukegan funeral home, leaving a 22-year-old Gurnee man dead. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday to The Memorial Chapel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 1521 […]

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Pre-trial release denied for 2 brothers charged with killing 17-year-old boy during robbery in Round Lake

A judge denied pre-trial release to two brothers charged after prosecutors say multiple gunmen surrounded a car, robbed the occupants and fatally shot a 17-year-old boy in Round Lake. Demarion R. Gibert, 20, of Volo, and Damone Gibert, 17, of Volo, were both charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery. The two suspects were arrested […]

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Ex-boyfriend pleads not guilty to fatally shooting doctor in Barrington while young child was present

A man has pleaded not guilty to attacking his ex-girlfriend, who was a mother and a doctor, with a bat and then fatally shooting her in Barrington while their young child was present. A Cook County grand jury returned a nine-count indictment charging William R. Zientek, 46, of Barrington, with eight counts of first-degree murder […]

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Grand jury indicts ex-boyfriend with fatally shooting doctor in Barrington while young child was present

A grand jury has indicted a man for allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend, who was a mother and a doctor, with a bat and then fatally shooting her in Barrington while their young child was present. A Cook County grand jury returned a nine-count indictment charging William R. Zientek, 46, of Barrington, with eight counts of […]

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‘Had so much life to live’: Funeral services set for doctor, mother fatally shot in presence of daughter in Barrington

Funeral services are set for a Vernon Hills mother and doctor, remembered as a “radiant and generous” woman, after she was fatally shot in Barrington in the presence of her 3-year-old daughter. The Barrington Police Department and Barrington Fire Department responded around 5:40 p.m. Sunday to The Arbors at Barrington Apartments in the 400 block […]

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Prosecutors say ex-boyfriend fatally shot doctor in Barrington while their young child was present

Prosecutors say a man attacked his ex-girlfriend, who was a mother and a doctor, with a bat and then fatally shot her in Barrington while their young child was present. William R. Zientek, 46, of Barrington, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, a Class M felony. The Barrington Police Department and Barrington Fire […]

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Man charged with murder in fatal shooting of doctor during domestic incident in Barrington

Police have announced murder charges against a man accused of fatally shooting a woman, who was an endocrinology doctor, during a domestic incident in Barrington Sunday evening. William R. Zientek, 46, of the 400 block of West Russell Street in Barrington, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, a Class M felony. The Barrington […]