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 […]
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Father of Highland Park parade shooter appears in court after being charged with helping son get gun permit
The father of the accused Highland Park parade shooter appeared in court Thursday after he was charged last month with “recklessly” helping his son obtain a gun permit. Robert Crimo Jr., 58, of Highwood, appeared in front of Lake County Judge George Strickland during Thursday’s status of preliminary hearing. The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office […]
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Man in his 30s fatally shoots himself while fleeing from police in Waukegan, officials say
Authorities say a man fatally shot himself while fleeing from officers who were investigating a stolen car at a currency exchange in Waukegan 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 officers received a call […]
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Woman charged with shooting at occupied car while she was with her kids in Waukegan
Prosecutors say a woman, who had been driving in a car with her children, fired shots into another vehicle in Waukegan after spotting her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend in the vehicle. Miriam J. Delgado, 20, of Waukegan, was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon […]
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2 hospitalized after being wounded in shooting at residence in Waukegan
Two men were hospitalized after a gunman or gunmen fired shots while the victims were inside a house in Waukegan Monday evening, police officials said. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 8:20 p.m. Monday to the 900 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Waukegan for a report of […]
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‘Life will never be the same’: Mother seeks help with expenses after 20-year-old daughter murdered in Zion
A mother said her “life will never be the same” after her 20-year-old daughter was shot and killed allegedly by an ex-boyfriend in Zion earlier this week. The series of events in the case began around 12:12 a.m. Wednesday when the Zion Police Department was called to the 2700 block of Hebron Avenue for a […]
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SWAT team arrests alleged gunman wanted for firing shots into car on Route 41 in Highland Park
A SWAT team assisted officers in taking a Chicago man into custody after he was wanted for firing shots at another car on Route 41 in Highland Park, officials said. The shooting happened around 2:10 p.m. on August 15 in the area of Route 41 and Central Avenue in Highland Park. Highland Park Deputy Chief […]
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Man on parole charged with firing shots in Grayslake neighborhood after domestic dispute
A parolee, who was wearing an ankle monitor, was arrested after prosecutors say he began firing shots from a ghost gun while walking in a residential neighborhood in Grayslake. Jesse J. Sanchez, 29, was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm with a revoked FOID […]
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Man in custody after police say he walked between houses in Grayslake, firing multiple shots
Officers were able to take an armed man into custody after he walked through a residential neighborhood in Grayslake and began firing shots Thursday afternoon. The Grayslake Police Department responded around 12:30 p.m. Thursday to the 300 block of Clarewood Circle in Grayslake for a report of shots fired. The 911 caller reported that she […]