Investigators say a woman was fatally shot after a gunman or gunmen walked up to her car and shot her in a driveway in North Chicago Friday morning. The North Chicago Police Department responded around 6:05 a.m. Friday to the 1000 block of Victoria Avenue in North Chicago for a call of shots fired. Lake […]
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Judge denies request to move case to juvenile court for teen charged with fatally shooting other teen in Highland Park
A judge has denied a request to move a case to juvenile court for a juvenile being charged as an adult in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy in Highland Park last month. Estiven Sarminento, 16, of Highland Park, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Daly […]
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Coroner identifies 59-year-old man fatally shot while inside home in Waukegan
The coroner has identified a 59-year-old man who was fatally shot in the head in Waukegan last week, in which police had initially incorrectly ruled the man died from an accidental fall. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 10:45 a.m. September 5 to the 300 block of Helmholz Avenue in Waukegan […]
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Police incorrectly suspect death as accidental fall after man fatally shot in head in Waukegan
Police incorrectly ruled a 59-year-old man died from an accidental fall in Waukegan Wednesday until it was later discovered by the funeral home he had actually been shot in the head. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday to the 300 block of Helmholz Avenue in Waukegan for a […]
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Man faces up to life in prison after jury convicts him of shooting 2 men, killing one, at Poppy’s restaurant in Waukegan
A man faces up to life in prison after a jury on Thursday convicted him of shooting two men in the head, killing one, at Poppy’s restaurant in Waukegan last year. Jorge Medina, 18, of Waukegan, was charged in June 2022 with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. A second […]
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60-year-old man dies week after being shot multiple times outside apartment building in Waukegan
A 60-year-old man has died in the hospital over a week after he was found shot multiple times and unresponsive at an apartment complex in Waukegan, authorities said. An autopsy performed Monday showed that Mark Glover, 60, of Zion, died from complications of multiple gunshot wounds, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Waukegan […]
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Judge finds man unfit to stand trial in fatal shooting of neighbor during leaf blower dispute near Antioch
An 80-year-old man charged with fatally shooting his neighbor during an argument over the neighbor’s leaf blower use near Antioch has been deemed unfit to stand trial. Ettore Lacchei, 80, of Antioch, was charged in April with two counts of first-degree murder. Lake County Judge Paul Novak found Lacchei unfit to stand trial on Tuesday. […]
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Man charged with drug-induced homicide for allegedly selling drugs that caused U.S. Army veteran’s death in Woodstock
A Wisconsin man has been charged with drug-induced homicide for allegedly selling heroin that caused the overdose death of a U.S. Army veteran in Woodstock. Michael F. Walach, 62, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was charged with drug-induced homicide and manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance. McHenry County Assistant State’s Attorney Matthew Brodersen said that Stefan […]
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$5M bond for suspect accused of fatally shooting boy who identified killer on phone call just before his death in Highland Park
Bond was set at $5 million for a juvenile who allegedly fatally shot a 16-year-old boy in Highland Park and prosecutors say the victim identified the suspect to a witness just before he was killed. Estiven Sarminento, 16, of Highland Park, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary […]