A man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for pleading guilty in connection with the “cold-blooded and calculated” ambush murder and robbery of a victim outside a Waukegan motel. Shava Jackson-Spicer, 29, of Joliet, and Darius Kirby, 34, of Riverdale, were both charged in March 2021 with multiple counts of first-degree murder. The […]
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Officers arrest gunman who allegedly threatened people with firearm at party in Zion
Police say they arrested a convicted felon after the man allegedly pulled out a loaded defaced handgun and began threatening people at a party in Zion. The Zion Police Department responded around 1 a.m. Sunday to the 2400 block of Joanna Avenue in Zion for a report of a person with a gun. Zion Police […]
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Jury convicts man of committing ‘cold-blooded and calculated’ murder outside motel in Waukegan
A 34-year-old man faces up to 60 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of fatally shooting another man in a “cold-blooded and calculated” ambush murder outside a motel in Waukegan. Darius Kirby, 34, of Riverdale, and Shava Jackson-Spicer, 29, of Joliet, were both charged in March 2021 with multiple counts of first-degree […]
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‘Preyed upon young girls’: Lake Zurich man sentenced for traveling to meet child for sex, possessing explicit images of children
A Lake Zurich man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after prosecutors say he traveled to Will County to meet with a child for sex and was also found with child sexual abuse images. Joshua Radetski, 46, of Lake Zurich, was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for child pornography, a Class […]
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‘I thought I killed her’: Suspect surprised after arrest to learn girlfriend, critically injured in Waukegan attack, still alive
A judge denied release for a Round Lake Beach man who said “I thought I killed her” after being surprised to learn his girlfriend, who he allegedly critically injured in an attack, was still alive following his arrest. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said Sanjuan Reyes, 36, of Round Lake Beach, drove […]
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Wanted suspect covered in blood strikes sheriff’s canine Dax after being tracked down, bitten by K-9 in Round Lake Beach
A wanted man, who was found covered in blood after an attack on a woman, allegedly struck sheriff’s canine Dax after the police dog tracked him down and bit him in Round Lake Beach Saturday. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said Sanjuan Reyes, 36, of Round Lake Beach, drove to a relative’s […]
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Coroner identifies man who died of drowning while saving child on Chain O’ Lakes near Antioch
Authorities have identified a 43-year-old man who died while trying to rescue his girlfriend’s child on the Chain O’ Lakes near Antioch on Friday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Antioch Fire Department responded around 3:40 p.m. Friday to the Fox Lake for a possible drowning. Lake County Sheriff Spokesman […]
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Two men charged in killing of Joliet man at Waukegan motel over the summer
Two men have been arrested and charged with shooting and killing a Joliet man at the Motel 6 in Waukegan last August, according to police and court records. Darius Kirby, 31, of Riverdale, and Shava Jackson-Spicer, 26, of Joliet, were both charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The Calumet Park Police Department arrested Kirby […]