The community has raised over $30,000 after a 23-year-old mother of two children died after she was shot by a stray bullet while inside her Zion home. Melanie Yates, 23, of Zion, died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. Yates was found shot after […]
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23-year-old woman dies after being shot in the head during shooting in Zion
A 23-year-old woman has died after she was shot in the head during a shooting in Zion on Sunday. Police say the woman was not the intended target. An autopsy showed Melanie Yates, 23, of Zion, died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The […]
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23-year-old woman in ‘extremely critical’ condition after being hit by stray bullet in Zion shooting
Police say a 23-year-old woman is in extremely critical condition after she was an unintended target in a drive-by shooting in Zion Sunday evening. The Zion Police Department responded around 9 p.m. Sunday to the 2800 block of Enoch Avenue in Zion for a report of shots fired. Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman […]
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Chicago man charged with firing gun in parking lot of Woodstock apartment complex
A Chicago man, who is a convicted felon, was arrested on a warrant for allegedly firing a gun in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Woodstock. Undrea T. Taylor, 50, of the 5400 block of South Wood Street in Chicago, was charged with armed habitual criminal, two counts of unlawful possession of a […]
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1 injured, multiple cars hit by gunfire during shooting in front of Waukegan grocery store
One person sustained a non-gunshot injury after at least a dozen shots were fired in the parking lot of Super Fresh Market in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department was called around 1 p.m. Friday to the Super Fresh Market, 1700 North Lewis Avenue in Waukegan, for a report of a shooting. Witnesses, who said at […]
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Man who was shot by Kyle Rittenhouse files lawsuit against Kenosha police saying they ‘deputized roving militia’
The only surviving victim shot by Kyle Rittenhouse has filed a lawsuit against the City of Kenosha and its police department alleging officers “deputized a roving militia.” Attorneys for Gaige Grosskreutz on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, court records show. The suit names the […]
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Waukegan man charged with murder in fatal shooting of 34-year-old man in Waukegan
A Waukegan man is being held on a $2 million bond after he was charged with shooting and killing a North Chicago man who was driving in a car in June. Anthony Wilson Jr., 19, of Waukegan, was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful use of […]
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Prosecutors ask judge to block lawyers in Kyle Rittenhouse case from referring to 3 men shot as ‘looters’
Prosecutors are looking to block Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense from referring to the three men he shot as “looters” and “rioters.” They are also trying to block evidence at trial where an officer told Rittenhouse “we appreciate you.” Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger filed a motion on Monday asking Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce […]
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Use-of-force expert testifies at hearing that he believes Kyle Rittenhouse was justified in Kenosha shootings
An expert witness testified during a court hearing Tuesday that he believes Kyle Rittenhouse was justified by defending himself during the Kenosha shootings. Rittenhouse’s lawyers filed a request with the court for John R. Black, an expert witness, to testify at Rittenhouse’s trial, which is scheduled for November 1. A Daubert hearing was held Tuesday […]