A woman was found dead inside a home in Round Lake Beach after a report of shots fired early Friday morning, police said. The Round Lake Beach Police Department responded to the call at 4:40 a.m. Friday in the 1500 block of Cherokee Drive for a report of shots fired. Police officers found an adult […]
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Woman found strangled to death at Waukegan motel
Employees found a 46-year-old woman strangled to death inside a motel room in Waukegan on Saturday, police said. The Waukegan Police Department responded to a call at 11:25 a.m. Saturday for an unresponsive woman at a motel in the 3000 block of Belvidere Road. Waukegan Police Chief Wayne Walles said that motel staff found the […]
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1 dead, 1 injured after fight led to stabbing at Waukegan house party
A 28-year-old Waukegan man is dead and another man was injured after they were stabbed during a fight at a house party in Waukegan early Sunday morning, police said. The Waukegan Police Department responded at 3 a.m. Sunday to the 2200 block of Western Avenue for a report of a large fight at a duplex-style […]
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Coroner IDs man shot to death at North Chicago home
The Lake County Major Crime Task Force is actively investigating the death of 35-year-old Benson Saintil, who was found shot to death outside of a North Chicago home. The Lake County Coroner’s Office said on Monday that Saintil, who was from North Chicago, died from multiple gunshot wounds, according to a preliminary autopsy. The North […]
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Teen dies after being shot in Zion
An 18-year-old died Wednesday evening after being shot in the parking lot of an apartment building in Zion, police said. The Zion Police Department was called at 4:31 p.m. Wednesday for several shots fired in the 1500 block of Lorelei Avenue in Zion. Zion Police Chief Steve Dumyahn said that police officers arrived and found […]
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4-year-old girl dies after allegedly being beaten by mother’s boyfriend
A 4-year-old Waukegan girl who was hospitalized last week has died as a result of child abuse injuries. Her mother’s 19-year-old boyfriend has been charged in connection with her death. Johnathan Fair, 19, of the 1600 block of Sunset Avenue in Waukegan, was arrested on Friday and initially charged with aggravated battery to a child. […]
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Coroner IDs woman stabbed to death at Waukegan apartment
Leesa Lovett, 55, of Waukegan, was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend at his Waukegan apartment on Monday, police said. He was caught by police at Union Station in Chicago later that evening. The Waukegan Police Department was called at 12 p.m. Monday to a well-being check at an apartment building in the 800 […]
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Police: 1 dead, 1 seriously injured after botched murder-suicide in Waukegan
A homicide investigation is underway after police say a woman stabbed her husband to death at their Waukegan home, then stabbed herself and called 911 Tuesday morning. The Waukegan Police Department was called at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday to a home in the 4400 block of Swallowtail Drive, which is on the city’s southwest side off […]
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$5 million bond for man charged with murder in Lindenhurst botched robbery
The Evanston man charged with first-degree murder for his involvement in a botched robbery in Lindenhurst remains held in the Lake County Jail on a $5 million bond. Michael J. Zachery, 23, of the 1600 block of Simpson Street in Evanston, was charged Tuesday evening with first-degree murder and armed robbery after his accomplice, Joseph […]