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Student dismissal delayed after road rage incident ends in school parking lot in Wauconda

Police arrested a driver after a road rage incident ended in the parking lot of a middle school in Wauconda, delaying student dismissal Thursday afternoon. The Wauconda Police Department responded around 3 p.m. Thursday to the Wauconda Middle School, 215 Slocum Lake Road in Wauconda, for a report of a traffic altercation. Wauconda Police Department […]

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13-year-old arrested, charged after bringing loaded gun to middle school in Gurnee

A 13-year-old was arrested and charged after bringing a loaded gun to a middle school in Gurnee, resulting in a lockdown and police response Friday morning. Gurnee Police Department Public Information Officer Shawn Gaylor said the incident happened around 9:30 a.m. Friday. Viking Middle School, located at 4460 Old Grand Avenue in Gurnee, was placed […]

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‘Serious disruption’: Charges pending after student makes bomb threat toward schools in Ingleside

A student is expected to be charged after making a bomb threat toward a school district in Ingleside Thursday afternoon, causing after-school activities to be canceled. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded Thursday afternoon to Big Hollow Middle School, 26051 West Nippersink Road in Ingleside, for a report of a bomb threat. Lake County Sheriff’s […]

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Police respond, school put on lockdown following report of student armed with knife at Waukegan High School

The Waukegan High School Brookside Campus was put on lockdown and police responded following a report of a student armed with a knife threatening others Friday, officials said. School officials sent a message to staff and parents informing them the school was placed on hard lockdown. All students were safe and the Waukegan Police Department […]

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Student arrested, charged with felonies after making threat involving weapon toward Marengo High School

Police say they have arrested a student and charged him with felonies after he made a threat involving a weapon toward Marengo Community High School. The Marengo Police Department said they were made aware Tuesday of a threat directed toward Marengo Community High School. Officers worked closely with school officials and identified the subject behind […]