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Video captures barrage of gunfire that left man shot multiple times in Waukegan

A surveillance video captured the moment dozens of shots were fired, leaving a North Chicago man shot multiple times in the parking lot of a strip mall in Waukegan Friday. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 5:40 p.m. Friday to the 1400 block of Golf Road for a shooting. Waukegan Deputy […]

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$1.25 million bond for man charged in shootout that left himself and 2nd man wounded in Waukegan

A judge denied prosecutors’ request to hold a Zion man without bond after he was charged in connection with a shootout that left himself and a second man wounded in Waukegan. Carnell D. Wesson, 30, of Zion, was charged with armed habitual criminal and two counts of felon in possession of a firearm. The charges […]

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Authorities identify man fatally shot after his gun ‘discharged’ during struggle with police in Waukegan

Authorities have released the identity of a 32-year-old man who died after he allegedly pulled a gun and it “discharged” during a struggle with police in Waukegan. An autopsy performed on Corey D. Chandler, 32, showed he died from a gunshot wound, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. The Waukegan Police Department responded around […]

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State police say man was killed after his gun ‘discharged’ during struggle with police in Waukegan

State police are investigating after they say a man pulled a gun during a struggle with police in Waukegan and the gun “discharged,” fatally wounding the man Wednesday afternoon. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 2:11 p.m. Wednesday to the CFSC Currency Exchange, 3200 Grand Avenue in Waukegan. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Brian Mullen said […]