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3 people shot while standing outside in Waukegan, victim causes car crash while driving to hospital

Three people were shot while standing outside in Waukegan and one of the victims caused a vehicle crash in North Chicago while attempting to drive themselves to the hospital Thursday evening. The North Chicago Police Department responded around 5:40 p.m. Thursday to the area of 10th Street and Prescott Street on the border of Waukegan […]

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3rd Lake County man sentenced to 10 years in prison in daytime shootout in McHenry where over 50 shots were fired

The last of three Lake County men convicted in a shootout in broad daylight in McHenry where over 50 shots were fired has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Deontae Wade, 28, of Zion, was charged in August 2021 with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm, unlawful possession of a weapon by […]

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20 years in prison for 18-year-old convicted in fatal shooting of victim near College of Lake County in Grayslake

A Gurnee man was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting a 23-year-old man who was traveling in a car near the College of Lake County in Grayslake. Andrew Alexander, 18, of Gurnee, was charged in July in the murder of Isidro Juarez, 23, of Waukegan. Alexander was charged with three counts […]

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Man wounded in shooting that also left vehicles struck by gunfire in Winthrop Harbor

Detectives are investigating after a man was wounded and vehicles were struck by gunfire during a shooting in Winthrop Harbor Wednesday evening. The Winthrop Harbor Police Department responded around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday to the 1000 block of Sheridan Road. Police officials said they received reports of shots being fired in the area. Responding officers arrived […]

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Congressman pushes for vote on legislation to ban high-capacity magazines in wake of Highland Park mass shooting

A local congressman is renewing his push for lawmakers to vote on a nationwide high-capacity magazine ban in the wake of the Highland Park mass shooting. U.S. Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) said on Wednesday he and the Democratic Leadership introduced a discharge petition. The petition was to force a House vote on the Keep Americans […]

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16-year-old boy shot in North Chicago days after new police substation opened nearby

Officers found a 16-year-old boy shot in North Chicago last Saturday, just four days after a new police substation opened nearby. The North Chicago Police Department responded around 8:10 p.m. on January 6 to the 1000 block of Jackson Street in North Chicago for shots fired detected by ShotSpotter. North Chicago Police Department Management Analyst […]