Three suspects were arrested, with one running nearly two miles, after sheriff’s deputies and a canine unit interrupted a burglary in progress at Lambs Farm near Libertyville Sunday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s 911 Center received a call around 11:20 p.m. Sunday from a person who rented a flatbed trailer to someone who failed to […]
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Special needs school aide accused of breaking disabled woman’s ribs in Marengo, ‘fantasizing’ about child rape
A special needs school aide has been arrested for breaking a disabled woman’s ribs, strangling her and trying to sexually assault her in Marengo while also saying he had a fantasy to sexually assault children. Johnny Latiker, 51, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, grooming and domestic battery causing […]
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Gunman armed with rifle allegedly shot, critically wounded victim before bystander returned fire at lounge in North Chicago
Prosecutors say a gunman armed with a rifle shot and critically wounded a victim at Frank’s Lounge in North Chicago before a bystander returned fire, striking the suspect, who then fled the scene. Walter J. Brown, 28, of Waukegan, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, a Class X felony, and aggravated battery by discharge of […]
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Attempted murder charges filed against alleged gunman after man shot, critically injured at lounge in North Chicago
Police say attempted murder charges have been filed against a suspect accused of shooting and critically injuring a man in his 20s at Frank’s Lounge in North Chicago last week. The North Chicago Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded around 12:50 a.m. last Monday to Frank’s Lounge, 2234 Green Bay Road, for a […]
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Life in prison for man who murdered, dismembered woman whose arm was found at Waukegan Beach
A judge has sentenced a man to life in prison after he was found guilty of murdering and dismembering a 19-year-old woman after a date in Wisconsin before her arm later washed up on the Waukegan Beach. The Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Sheriff’s Office said Sade Robinson, 19, was murdered and dismembered following a date she […]
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Coroner releases identity of 14-year-old boy found dead after going missing while swimming in Lake Michigan near Zion
The coroner has released the identity of a 14-year-old boy who was found dead on Friday after he went missing while swimming in Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion. An autopsy performed Monday showed that the death of Kyle Williams, 14, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was consistent with drowning, according to Lake County […]
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‘You are dangerous’: Teen armed with loaded gun runs from police after being spotted exiting Waukegan store
A judge called a teenager dangerous after he ran on foot from police and was arrested for possessing a loaded gun in a store in Waukegan while he was on probation for a shooting. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Elizabeth Cannon said a Waukegan Police Department detective was in an unmarked patrol squad around 2:50 […]
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Man arrested for driving drunk, killing victim in head-on Beach Park crash just before she pleaded for him to stop driving
Prosecutors say a female passenger pleaded with a drunk driver to stop driving just moments before he caused a head-on crash that killed her and seriously injured another person in Beach Park. Jeffrey Sprewell, 70, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing death and one […]
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1 of 3 suspects arrested after robbing victim at gunpoint, shooting at him in Gurnee store parking lot
One of the three suspects is in custody after authorities say they robbed a man, who was with his child, in the parking lot of a Gurnee store and shot at him. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Kailey Hopkins said the Gurnee Police Department was dispatched around 9:30 p.m. on April 11 for a report […]