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Police use chemical agents, force entry to arrest felon following more than 2-hour barricade situation in Round Lake

Officers had to force entry and use chemical agents to take a convicted felon into custody after he barricaded himself in a Round Lake home, leading to a heavy police response and a two-hour standoff. The Round Lake Police Department responded around 10:30 p.m. Thursday to the 300 block of North Rosewood Court in Round […]

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Waukegan man charged with attempted murder for stabbing step-father-in-law 13 times in North Chicago

A Waukegan man accused of stabbing his stepfather-in-law 13 times and assaulting his estranged wife in North Chicago has been charged with attempted murder and multiple counts of aggravated battery. Ramon Morales, 27, of Waukegan, is officially charged by the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office with a Class X felony count of attempted murder and […]

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3 years in prison for Prairie Grove man convicted in kidnapping of woman while armed with gun in McHenry County

A Prairie Grove man charged with kidnapping and battering a woman in a truck while armed with a gun has been sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty, authorities said. Nicholas Cammarata, 46, of Prairie Grove, pleaded guilty to the felony offense of Unlawful Restraint and violating an Order […]

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Candidate who ran for Crystal Lake school board arrested for violating order of protection

A candidate who ran for a position on the Crystal Lake-based Community High School District 155 board in this week’s consolidated election has been arrested for violating an order of protection. Walter A. Moist IV, 46, of Crystal Lake, was charged with violating an order of protection, a Class A misdemeanor. A criminal complaint filed […]

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Man accused of forcing entry to woman’s home during residential burglary in Woodstock, damaging items in house

A man allegedly forced entry during a residential burglary in Woodstock and damaged items in a home after threatening the woman who lives at the residence, court records show. Adrian Fernandez, 40, of Wonder Lake, was charged with residential burglary, criminal damage to property, violation of an order of protection and criminal trespass to residence. […]