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Police actively searching for child who disappeared after saying she was going to visit neighbor in Johnsburg

UPDATE: The child has been located, according to police. Police are actively searching for a child who disappeared Saturday after saying she was going to her neighbor’s home in Johnsburg and never returned. The Johnsburg Police Department said late Sunday morning they are actively investigating a missing juvenile case. Abby Anderson, 15, left her home […]

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Sheriff seeks help in locating 16-year-old girl who went missing from home near Waukegan

The sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help in locating a 16-year-old girl who went missing from her home near Waukegan two weeks ago. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday they are searching for Zaniah Holmon, 16, of Waukegan. Holmon was last seen leaving her house on Nemesis Avenue unincorporated Waukegan. It is […]

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Charges upgraded against man accused of involuntary sexual servitude of missing child found at Green Oaks home

A grand jury has upgraded charges against a man accused of involuntary servitude of a missing child who authorities say was kept at his Green Oaks home for weeks and sexually abused. Andrew W. Szech, 43, of Green Oaks, was initially charged last month with three counts of criminal sexual abuse, unlawful possession of psilocybin […]

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Missing child from North Carolina rescued after being sexually abused at man’s home in Green Oaks

Federal and local investigators rescued a missing child and arrested a man who allegedly sexually abused her at his home in Green Oaks where she had been kept for weeks. The United States Marshals Service received information on Tuesday about the location of a missing 15-year-old girl from Kannapolis, North Carolina. The U.S. Marshals learned […]

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Sheriff seeking public’s help in locating 15-year-old girl who went missing near Lincolnshire

The sheriff is seeking the public’s help in locating a 15-year-old girl who went missing last week from her home near Lincolnshire. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday they are looking for Daniyah Walker, 15. Walker was last seen leaving her house in unincorporated Lincolnshire on Friday. She later arrived at a relative’s home in […]

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Police seek help in locating 15-year-old girl who went missing from Wauconda

Police are seeking the community’s help in locating a 15-year-old girl who went missing from Wauconda Sunday. The Wauconda Police Department is searching for Ofelia S. Hernandez, 15. Hernandez was last seen on Sunday and was possibly traveling in a vehicle. The vehicle is a white 2009 Toyota Scion with Illinois license plate EJ70524. A surveillance […]