Police have identified and charged a driver, who remains wanted, with fatally striking a Waukegan mother and grandmother with a vehicle in Winthrop Harbor before fleeing the scene in February. Shanna White, 50, of Waukegan, was hit by a vehicle while walking on Sheridan Road between 14th Street and 16th Street in Winthrop Harbor around […]
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Woman rushed to hospital in critical condition after being hit by car that fled scene in North Chicago
Police are investigating after a car hit and critically injured a woman before fleeing the scene and being found up the road in North Chicago late Saturday evening. The North Chicago Police Department, North Chicago Fire Department, Lake Bluff Fire Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:30 p.m. Saturday to Buckley Road and Green […]
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Prosecutors drop charges against daughter of police officer who fled scene after running over mother of 3 that died in Gurnee
Prosecutors have dismissed charges against a Wauconda woman, who is the daughter of a high-ranking police officer, after she was charged with running over a mother of three, leaving her dead, and fleeing the scene in Gurnee. Hunter Saikin, who was 20 at the time, of Wauconda, was charged in August 2024 with failure to […]
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Daughter of Waukegan grandmother fatally struck by hit-and-run vehicle in Winthrop Harbor offers $5K reward, asks suspect to come forward
The daughter of a Waukegan mother and grandmother who was fatally struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in Winthrop Harbor said her family is “hurting and devastated” and is asking the suspect to come forward. Shanna White, 50, of Waukegan, was hit by a vehicle while walking on Sheridan Road between 14th Street and 16th Street […]
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Beach Park man charged after hitting pedestrian on Edens Expressway, fleeing scene of the crash
A Beach Park man has been arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident after allegedly hitting a pedestrian on the Edens Expressway near Skokie on Sunday. Damian Lopez, 30, of Beach Park, has been charged with a Class 2 felony charge of Failure to Report a Personal Injury Crash and a Class […]
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Woman recorded herself bragging about escaping police after allegedly hitting 2 random people with car outside Gurnee Mills moments before knife attack; attempted murder charges filed
A Wisconsin woman recorded herself bragging about escaping Gurnee police after allegedly hitting and injuring two people with her car at a Gurnee Mills parking lot, before attacking a random man with a knife on Monday. Katelyn A. Harmon, 25, of Waukesha, Wisc., was charged Tuesday with multiple counts of attempted murder and aggravated battery […]
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‘Random acts of violence’: Woman arrested after hitting 2 people with car in Gurnee Mills parking lot, fleeing scene, and injuring man nearby while armed with knife
A woman was arrested after she allegedly hit two people with her car outside of Gurnee Mills, fled to a nearby parking lot, and engaged in an altercation with a man while armed with a butcher knife Monday morning in what police are calling “random acts of violence.” The Gurnee Police Department and Gurnee Fire […]
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Lawsuit filed against FedEx, driver, charged in fatal hit-and-run of Mundelein woman crossing street in Gurnee
The estate of a Mundelein woman hit and killed by the driver of a FedEx truck in Gurnee has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Lake County Court, claiming the driver was distracted by his cell phone before fleeing the scene of the fatal crash. The lawsuit names Federal Express and Pipes Delivery Corporation as […]
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Woman accused of trying to murder former boyfriend by running him over, seriously injuring him in Waukegan
Prosecutors say a woman tried to murder her former boyfriend by intentionally running him over on Belvidere Road in Waukegan, leaving him unresponsive as she fled the scene Monday evening. Esmeralda Ramirez, 19, of Waukegan, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, three counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer, aggravated battery with a deadly […]