The City of Waukegan has allowed a bar in downtown Waukegan to reopen after fining them following a slew of incidents in February that included shootings and fights. The city on February 19 ordered the closure of 17 North, which operates as Ibiza Bar and Grill at 17 North Genesee Street in Waukegan. According to […]
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Following multiple shootings and fights, city orders temporary closure of Waukegan bar
The City of Waukegan has temporarily shut down a bar in downtown Waukegan following a slew of incidents earlier this month which included shootings and fights. The city on Saturday ordered the closure of 17 North, which operates as Ibiza Bar and Grill at 17 North Genesee Street in Waukegan. According to an order posted […]
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Prosecutors want to admit video of Kyle Rittenhouse in separate incident threatening to shoot people
Prosecutors in the Kyle Rittenhouse case are seeking to admit a video from an incident prior to the Kenosha protest shootings where Rittenhouse said he wished he had his AR-15 so he could shoot people he witnessed shoplifting. Rittenhouse, 18, formerly an Antioch resident, was arrested in August 2020 for fatally shooting Anthony Huber and […]
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Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother says she did not know what her son was doing on night of fatal Kenosha shootings
Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother spoke out in an interview and claimed she would have tried to stop her 17-year-old son from going to Kenosha with a rifle in August during the protests but she did not know where he was or what he was doing at the time. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Wendy […]
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North Chicago deploys ShotSpotter technology to combat gun violence
A grant has allowed North Chicago to deploy ShotSpotter technology, which notifies police immediately whenever gunshots are fired in the city, officials announced. The real-time alerts notify police precisely when and where gun incidents occur, resulting in a faster, more accurate response to the scene to better recover evidence, interview witnesses, and attend to gunshot […]
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Local authorities team up to address “unprecedented shootings” in Zion
The Zion Police Department, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office are teaming up to address unprecedented violent crime, specifically shootings, in Zion. “The City of Zion has experienced an unprecedented number of recent shootings, including two that resulted in fatalities,” Lake County Sheriff Detective Rebecca Loeb said. Loeb said […]
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Police investigating three separate shootings in two days in Waukegan
Waukegan police are investigating three separate shootings that occurred within two days of each other. On Sunday at around 1:00 a.m., the Waukegan Police Department responded to an area hospital to speak to a person that had been shot. Authorities said that the victim told officers that she was shot in the area of 9th […]