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Motorcyclist suffers life-threatening injuries after crash involving pickup truck in North Chicago

Authorities say a motorcyclist was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash involving a pickup truck in North Chicago Monday morning. The North Chicago Fire Department and North Chicago Police Department responded around 11:47 a.m. Monday to the intersection of Green Bay Road and 14th Street for a vehicle crash with injuries. […]

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Lawmakers advance new legislation after motorcyclist fatally struck by ambulance not using sirens in Waukegan

Lawmakers have advanced legislation that changes how ambulances operate after a 23-year-old man died when an ambulance, which was responding without sirens, hit his motorcycle in Waukegan. Donald Stallworth III, 23, of North Chicago, died on May 16, 2022, following a two-vehicle crash at Lake Street and Genesee Street in Waukegan. A Waukegan Fire Department […]

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Woman charged after 2 females shot when gunmen open fire on crowd in parking lot in Waukegan

A 19-year-old woman on probation for a shooting has been charged in a shooting that left two victims wounded when she allegedly opened fire on a crowd in Waukegan. Sophia Hanna, 19, of North Chicago, was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a weapon by […]

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Juvenile charged after suspected gang members open fire on Waukegan police detectives in North Chicago

Two Waukegan police detectives were uninjured after gang members, including a juvenile, fired multiple shots at them and fled the scene in North Chicago. The Waukegan Police Department was conducting a proactive sweep detail for violent offenders around 8:30 p.m. Friday. Officers tried to pull over a vehicle occupied by suspected gang members, according to […]

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Coroner identifies 42-year-old man killed in shooting that also left teenager wounded North Chicago

The coroner has identified a 42-year-old man who died in a shooting that also left a teenager wounded outside of an apartment building in North Chicago Saturday evening. An autopsy performed Monday on Thomas Binford, 42, of North Chicago, showed he died from a gunshot wound, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The North […]

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42-year-old man dies, teenager injured in shooting outside of apartment building in North Chicago

Police are searching for the gunmen who opened fire on two men, killing one of them and injuring the other, outside of an apartment building in North Chicago Saturday evening. The North Chicago Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded around 7:35 p.m. Saturday to the 1400 block of Cypress Avenue for a report […]