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Man arrested after he allegedly blocked motorist from merging, brandished gun near Wauconda

Authorities say a Batavia man brandished a pistol at another motorist after allegedly preventing the victim from merging on Route 176 near Wauconda Monday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:15 a.m. Monday to the area of Route 176 and Fairfield Road in unincorporated Wauconda. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli […]

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65 years in prison for Chicago man who murdered father of 5 after rear-end crash in Waukegan

A Chicago man was sentenced to 65 years in prison Friday for shooting and killing a father of five over a minor rear-end car accident in Waukegan. Sheldon L. Brown, 35, of Chicago, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in October 2020. Brown pleaded guilty in March to one count of first-degree murder […]

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Deputies arrest armed man after witnessing him punch another driver during road rage incident near Barrington

A sheriff’s officer arrested a man, who had a gun and knives, after witnessing him punch a motorcyclist during a road rage incident near Barrington, officials said. The incident happened around 3:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 1200 block of South Northwest Highway in Barrington Township. A Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer on patrol saw a […]