The coroner’s office reports that 10 people, including active duty U.S. Navy sailors and family members from Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County, have died so far in 2025 in an increase from prior years. The Lake County Coroner’s Office said there have been 10 deaths associated with Naval Station Great Lakes with victims […]
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Feds close immigration command center at Naval Station Great Lakes as surge in agents leave Lake County area
Local officials confirmed Sunday that DHS has closed its immigration enforcement command center at Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago as a surge of agents have left the area. North Chicago Mayor Leon Rockingham said Sunday that he was “pleased to report” that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has left its command center […]
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Coroner identifies female Navy sailor, male gunman left dead in murder-suicide at naval housing in North Chicago
The coroner has released the identities of a female Navy sailor who was fatally shot in the head by a male gunman who police say then turned the gun on himself at a naval housing complex in North Chicago. The North Chicago Police Department and Naval Station Great Lakes Fire Department responded around 8:08 p.m. Friday […]
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Police say female Navy sailor was fatally shot by man before suspect killed himself at naval housing in North Chicago
Police say they determined a female Navy sailor was fatally shot by a male gunman who then fatally shot himself on a naval housing complex in North Chicago near Great Lakes Naval Station. The North Chicago Police Department and Naval Station Great Lakes Fire Department responded around 8:08 p.m. Friday to the 2300 block of […]
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‘Our deepest condolences’: Feds confirm Navy Sailor was among 2 found fatally shot in North Chicago
Federal officials say they are in mourning after a Navy Sailor was among two people found fatally shot outside a home in North Chicago near Great Lakes Naval Station Friday evening. The North Chicago Police Department and Naval Station Great Lakes Fire Department responded around 8:08 p.m. Friday to the 2300 block of California Avenue […]
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Female service member, man found fatally shot in Military housing complex in North Chicago
A female Military service member and a man were both found fatally shot outside a home on a Military housing complex in North Chicago Friday evening. The North Chicago Police Department and Naval Station Great Lakes Fire Department responded around 8:08 p.m. Friday to the 2300 block of California Avenue in North Chicago for a […]
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ICE says ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ has resulted in almost 550 arrests in Chicago area, with no end date in sight
The Department of Homeland Security said that “Operation Midway Blitz” has resulted in almost 550 arrests in Chicago area, with the ICE operation ongoing with no “end date in sight.” Marcos Charles, the Acting Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), said on Friday that almost 550 […]
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12 years in prison for former Navy sailor who plotted to attack Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago
A federal judge sentenced a now-former Navy sailor to 12 years in prison for plotting to attack Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago to avenge the death of an Iranian military officer. Xuanyu Harry Pang, 39, of North Chicago, pleaded guilty in November to conspiring to and attempting to willfully injure and destroy national […]
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Lake County Sheriff’s Office disputes social media reports, says they have not signed agreement with ICE
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is disputing “inaccurate information” circulating online claiming that the agency signed an agreement with ICE to allow them to arrest immigrants. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday they were made aware of inaccurate information circulating on social media regarding the sheriff’s office and ICE. A social media post garnered […]