Two staff members will no longer be working at Waukegan High School’s Brookside Campus after they were involved in a physical fight at the school on Tuesday. Waukegan High School Brookside Campus Co-Principal Avelira Rodriguez Gonzalez sent a message to parents about the incident. Two agency staff members were involved in a physical altercation during […]
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Police respond after brawl breaks out during attack on student at Waukegan High School Brookside Campus
A video captured several students attacking another student while security tried to intervene at Waukegan High School Brookside Campus earlier this week. School officials said in a letter to parents that “several incidents” occurred Friday that caused the Brookside Campus to be placed on soft lockdown. Video taken by a student showed multiple students attacking […]
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Multiple students left sick after ingesting drugs at Waukegan High School Brookside Campus
Multiple students were left sick and two of them had to be transported to a hospital after ingesting a substance at Waukegan High School Brookside Campus on Tuesday. The Waukegan Fire Department was called around 2:40 p.m. Tuesday to the school, located at 2325 Brookside Avenue in Waukegan. Waukegan School District 60 Director of Communications […]
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15-year-old boy wrongly charged with shooting store clerk in Waukegan says police offered him McDonald’s in exchange for confession
The 15-year-old boy who was wrongly charged with shooting a Dollar General employee in Waukegan said police offered him McDonald’s in exchange for a confession. Martell Williams, 15, was arrested on Wednesday and wrongly charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery in connection to a shooting at Dollar General, 2613 Grand Avenue in Waukegan, on […]
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2 men, 1 armed with shotgun, allegedly robbed person at Weiss Field in Waukegan
A Waukegan man and Round Lake Beach man were arrested after they allegedly used a shotgun to rob a person at a high school athletic field in Waukegan. Raul Jimenez, 27, of the 1400 block of Highland Parkway in Round Lake Beach, was charged with armed robbery, a Class X felony. Hector Reyes, 26, of […]
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2 in custody after video shows student flashing BB gun from waistband inside Waukegan High School Washington Campus
Two students were taken into custody after videos surfaced Thursday of them flashing what turned out to be a BB gun inside the Waukegan High School Washington Campus. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Joe Florip said his department was notified around 8:45 a.m. Thursday about social media posts that showed two individuals with a gun inside […]
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At least one student taken into custody after lockdown at Waukegan High School Washington Campus
At least one student was taken into custody during a lockdown at the Waukegan High School Washington Campus Thursday morning, according to video shared on social media. A message sent to parents at around 9:20 a.m. Thursday said, “Washington Campus is on lockdown due to a police investigation in the building.” School officials said that […]
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Man sentenced to 36 years in prison for shooting, killing Waukegan High School student
A Waukegan man who shot a Waukegan High School student almost a dozen times with an AR-15, killing him, has been sentenced to 36 years in prison. Willie C. Jackson, 22, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, according to court records. A jury found Jackson guilty of one count of first-degree murder during […]
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Fight leaves 1 student stabbed, another injured at Waukegan High School Brookside Campus
A fight involving at least three students in a classroom at Waukegan High School Brookside Campus left two students hospitalized, including one that was stabbed with scissors. Waukegan Police Chief Wayne Walles confirmed that the incident occurred around 1:20 p.m. Wednesday at the school, located at 2325 Brookside Avenue. “At this time there are no […]