A 29-year-old man who was shot multiple times in Zion, prompting a lockdown at Zion-Benton High School, has been charged after prosecutors say he was found with a machine gun at the scene. The Zion Police Department responded around 1:06 p.m. on February 27 to the area of Kenosha Road and Highlands Drive for a […]
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Jury convicts man of committing ‘cold-blooded and calculated’ murder outside motel in Waukegan
A 34-year-old man faces up to 60 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of fatally shooting another man in a “cold-blooded and calculated” ambush murder outside a motel in Waukegan. Darius Kirby, 34, of Riverdale, and Shava Jackson-Spicer, 29, of Joliet, were both charged in March 2021 with multiple counts of first-degree […]
14 years in prison for 19-year-old man who fired shot at occupied home in Crystal Lake
A judge sentenced a 19-year-old man to 14 years in prison after prosecutors say he fired a shot into an occupied home in Crystal Lake while in possession of a stolen gun. Joel B. Kattner, 19, of Crystal Lake, was charged in October 2022 with aggravated discharge of a firearm, use of a stolen firearm […]
Sheriff investigating after verbal altercation leads to fight, shooting in Beach Park
The sheriff’s office is investigating after a gunman fired several shots during an altercation that turned into a physical fight in a parking lot in Beach Park Wednesday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:05 a.m. Wednesday to a parking lot in the 37800 block of North Sheridan Road in Beach Park for […]
Video shows 2 victims walking down sidewalk just before being fatally gunned down at random in Waukegan
Video surveillance shows a man and a woman, described as “random and innocent victims,” walking down the sidewalk just before over 20 shots were fired when gunmen fatally shot them in Waukegan. The video, obtained by Lake and McHenry County Scanner, was captured by a surveillance camera outside a home in the 400 block of […]
‘Heroes are never forgotten’: Law enforcement remembers McHenry County sheriff’s deputy on 5th anniversary of murder
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies say they are remembering sheriff’s deputy Jacob Keltner, who was shot and killed in the line of duty five years ago today. “Heroes are never forgotten. Jake’s memory and legacy will continue to live on in our department, our community, and to all those that knew and […]
Attempted murder charges filed against gunman who allegedly opened fire on police officers in North Chicago
Attempted murder charges have been filed against a gunman who was alleged to have fired multiple shots at police officers in North Chicago, spurring a brief manhunt Monday morning. The North Chicago Police Department responded around 1:10 a.m. Monday to the 1100 block of Broadway Avenue in North Chicago for a report of a domestic […]
Pre-trial release denied for 1 of 2 gunmen charged with murdering ‘random and innocent’ victims in Waukegan
A judge denied pre-trial release to the first of two gunmen accused of fatally shooting two random victims “for absolutely no reason” as they walked down the sidewalk in Waukegan. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 4:20 p.m. February 24 to the 400 block of Powell Avenue in Waukegan for a […]
Shooting victim dropped off at ambulance parked at scene of unrelated incident near Libertyville
A seriously injured victim, who was shot in Waukegan, was dropped off at an ambulance that was on the scene of an unrelated call at an assisted living facility near Libertyville. The Libertyville Fire Department was on the scene around 8:55 p.m. Sunday of a medical call at The Sheridan at Green Oaks, 29330 North […]