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‘Tragic and senseless’: Coroner says 2 teenage women died from multiple gunshot wounds in Waukegan shooting

An autopsy showed an 18-year-old woman and a 19-year-old woman both died from multiple gunshot wounds in a shooting in Waukegan, which local officials called “tragic and senseless.” The Waukegan Police Department responded around 5:06 p.m. Wednesday to 2421 Washington Street for a report of shots fired. Officers found two females that were shot in […]

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‘Lost two young souls’: Coroner identifies two teenage women found fatally shot in Waukegan

The coroner’s office has identified two teenage women who were shot and killed in a vehicle by a gunman in Waukegan as the mayor denounces an “epidemic of gun violence.” The Waukegan Police Department responded around 5:06 p.m. Wednesday to 2421 Washington Street for a report of shots fired. Officers found two females that were […]

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Attorney asks to withdraw from case of Crystal Lake mother appealing conviction in killing of 5-year-old son

An attorney has asked to withdraw from representing the Crystal Lake mother serving a 35-year prison sentence for killing her son, AJ Freund, in her post-conviction appeal. JoAnn Cunningham, 40, formerly of Crystal Lake, filed a post-conviction petition in McHenry County Circuit Court in late March 2022. Cunningham filed the petition pro se, meaning on […]

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Officers honored one year after apprehending father charged with killing his children in Round Lake Beach

Numerous officers were honored Wednesday for their roles in the apprehension and investigation of a father accused of killing his three children in Round Lake Beach a year ago. The private ceremony was held in front of the Round Lake Beach Police Department Wednesday evening. Several police officers from Round Lake Beach, the Cook County […]