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Deputies responding to 911 call arrest convicted felon allegedly found with loaded rifle in Beach Park

Deputies responding to a call from a concerned citizen arrested a convicted felon who was allegedly found with a loaded rifle during a funeral gathering in Beach Park. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Everett Road and Charleston Road in Beach Park. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney […]

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Man accused of trafficking cocaine after being found with multiple guns, almost $35,000 in cash in Zion

The sheriff says a drug trafficker selling cocaine was arrested and found in possession of multiple guns along with almost $35,000 in cash at his Zion home. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG) received information that Amado Palma-Yanes, 38, of Zion, was trafficking drugs. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli […]

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3 years in prison for Chicago man convicted of bringing loaded gun, ammo into hospital in McHenry

A Chicago man has been sentenced to three years in prison for bringing a loaded gun and ammunition in a backpack into Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry. The McHenry Police Department responded around 6:37 p.m. on August 23, 2023, to Northwestern Medicine Hospital, 4201 Medical Center Drive in McHenry. McHenry Police Officer Michael Spohn said […]

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5 years in prison for rideshare passenger who brandished machine gun in Uber before being dropped off in Woodstock

A Chicago man has been sentenced to five years in prison after prosecutors say he brandished a machine gun while riding as a passenger in an Uber, which dropped him off in Woodstock. The Woodstock Police Department responded on June 3, 2021, to an apartment complex on Prairie View Lane in Woodstock for a report […]

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Charges filed against Waukegan man following police pursuit in Wisconsin, fleeing on foot from officers in Zion

Charges have been filed against a convicted felon found with a gun after he led police in Wisconsin on a pursuit that crossed the state border and ended with him fleeing on foot in Zion. The Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Police Department said one of their third shift officers was driving on Sheridan Road near 104th […]