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Large fight, arson fire on Thanksgiving Day leaves car fully engulfed in flames in Waukegan

A large fight broke out involving an armed person that resulted in someone committing arson, which left a vehicle engulfed in flames on Thanksgiving Day in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 12:27 p.m. Thursday to the Sunset Woods Apartments, 3014 Sunset Avenue in Waukegan. 911 callers reported a large […]

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Woman’s two boyfriends get into fight, leading to one pistol-whipping the other in Waukegan

Authorities say a woman’s two ex-boyfriends got into a fight and began struggling over a gun before one of them pistol-whipped the other, injuring him in Waukegan. The incident happened in the 1000 block of Montesano Avenue in Waukegan around 8 p.m. on September 12. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Dino Katris said a woman […]

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Felony charges filed against 15-year-old who pepper-sprayed officer during fights at Warren High School game in Gurnee

A 15-year-old has been charged after she pepper-sprayed a police officer while officers were breaking up fights at the Warren Township High School football game Thursday in Gurnee. The incident happened during Warren’s home football game against Maine South High School on Thursday evening. School officials said a fight broke out near the end of […]

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Multiple students, adults arrested after fight breaks out at Warren High School football game in Gurnee

Multiple students and adults were arrested by police after a fight broke out during a football game at Warren Township High School in Gurnee, school officials said. The incident happened during Warren’s home football game against Maine South High School on Thursday evening. School officials said the fight broke out near the end of the […]

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Lake County sheriff’s canine tracks down armed parolee who jumped out of second-story window to flee police in Beach Park

Lake County sheriff’s canine Dax tracked down and bit a parolee, who police say had a gun, after the man jumped out of a second-story window to flee deputies in Beach Park. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:45 a.m. Sunday to a motel in the 39000 block of North Sheridan Road in Beach […]

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6 teens released without charges after being accused of fighting patrons, injuring police officers at Six Flags in Gurnee

Six teenagers have been released without charges after they were arrested for fighting patrons and police at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, resulting in four officers being injured. The Gurnee Police Department received reports of the fighting around 7:15 p.m. Monday at the theme park, located at 1 Great America Parkway in Gurnee. Witnesses […]

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6 teenagers arrested, 4 police officers injured after large fight at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee

Six teenagers were arrested for fighting patrons and police at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, resulting in four officers being injured Monday evening, officials said. The Gurnee Police Department received reports of the fighting around 7:15 p.m. Monday at the theme park, located at 1 Great America Parkway in Gurnee. Witnesses reported a fight […]