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 corrections officers hospitalized after being attacked by Wisconsin man at Lake County Jail, officials say
A Wisconsin man allegedly fought with a sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop in Zion and then fought two corrections officers at the Lake County Jail, leaving them injured. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle around 2 a.m. Thursday at 21st Street and Sheridan […]
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Government offices in Waukegan closing early Thursday in anticipation for protest in Marcellis Stinnette case
Government offices in Waukegan are closing early Thursday as demonstrators are expected to gather to call for charges against the officer who shot and killed Marcellis Stinnette. The Lake County Communications Division said in a statement that the county’s government offices in its Waukegan complex at 18 North County Street in Waukegan will be closing […]
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Mother of 19-year-old shot and killed by Waukegan officer says ongoing investigation ‘is a cover-up’
The investigation into the fatal Waukegan police shooting of Marcellis Stinnette is still being investigated by the state’s attorney a year after it happened. The victim’s mother says the state’s attorney is covering up her son’s death. Stinnette, 19, of Waukegan, was shot and killed on October 20, 2020, by Waukegan police officer Dante Salinas […]
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‘Sexually dangerous’ man arrested again after allegedly exposing himself to children in Waukegan
A Waukegan man, who was deemed in the 1990s as a “sexually dangerous” person, was arrested again for exposing himself to two children in Waukegan. Richard A. Kastman, 62, of 838 South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Waukegan, was charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child, a Class 4 felony. Officers […]
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College of Lake County says students who don’t get vaccinated or tested weekly will be automatically withdrawn
Students at the College of Lake County who don’t get vaccinated or tested weekly will be withdrawn from their classes, officials said. Approximately 30% of students have not complied yet. The College of Lake County said in a statement that all students are required to follow the governor’s executive order issued on September 3. “To […]
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Case dismissed against state employee charged with battering resident at Waukegan disabilities home
Prosecutors have dismissed charges against a state-employed caregiver accused of battering a resident at an assisted living center in Waukegan. The defendant’s lawyer said his client was “railroaded.” Brandy L. Johnson, 42, of Beach Park, was charged with one count of official misconduct, a Class 3 felony, and one count of abuse of a long-term […]
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1 injured, multiple cars hit by gunfire during shooting in front of Waukegan grocery store
One person sustained a non-gunshot injury after at least a dozen shots were fired in the parking lot of Super Fresh Market in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department was called around 1 p.m. Friday to the Super Fresh Market, 1700 North Lewis Avenue in Waukegan, for a report of a shooting. Witnesses, who said at […]
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Waukegan man charged with murder in fatal shooting of 34-year-old man in Waukegan
A Waukegan man is being held on a $2 million bond after he was charged with shooting and killing a North Chicago man who was driving in a car in June. Anthony Wilson Jr., 19, of Waukegan, was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful use of […]