Authorities have released the identity of a 42-year-old man who was shot multiple times after well over a dozen shots were fired towards a car he was sitting in at a residence in Waukegan. An autopsy showed that Sergio Berrios, 42, of Beach Park, died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to Lake […]
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Man in his 40s found shot to death inside parked car at residence in Waukegan
Police are searching for the gunman or gunmen who fatally shot a man in his 40s while he was sitting in a car in the driveway of a Waukegan residence Monday morning. The Waukegan Police Department responded just after 12 a.m. Monday for a call of shots fired in the 1300 block of Chestnut Street […]
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Good Samaritan rescues unconscious man after crash leaves car engulfed in flames in Waukegan
A good Samaritan rescued an unconscious man from a car that was engulfed in flames following a crash in Waukegan that left two others hospitalized Saturday evening. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 8:30 p.m. Saturday to Belvidere Road and Dilger Avenue for a vehicle crash with injuries. The crash involved […]
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Man out on bond for gun charge found with loaded gun at seatbelt enforcement checkpoint in Waukegan
A 19-year-old who was out on bond for a gun case was arrested after he was found with a loaded gun after driving up to a police seatbelt checkpoint in Waukegan, prosecutors said. Willie L. Wright Jr., 19, of the 3300 block of Beacon Street in North Chicago, was charged with three counts of aggravated […]
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Chicago man arrested, charged in shooting of man at Waukegan apartment complex
A Chicago man has been arrested and charged in connection with a 2021 shooting in Waukegan where the victim was found dropped off at a Gurnee gas station with a gunshot wound. The Gurnee Police Department and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 6:29 p.m. on April 3, 2021, to the BP gas station, 4885 Grand […]
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2 men accused of robbing victim at gunpoint after befriending him at nightclub in Waukegan
Prosecutors say two men robbed another man of his belongings at gunpoint after one of the suspects befriended the victim at a nightclub in Waukegan last weekend. Alejandro J. Dominguez, 22, of the 5000 block of Grand Avenue in Gurnee, was charged with one count of aggravated robbery indicating a firearm and one count of […]
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Waukegan man charged after allegedly climbing into Chicago police training center, grabbing officers’ guns before being shot
A Waukegan man has been charged after he allegedly climbed into a police building in Chicago while SWAT was training and pointed two of their guns at them before being shot, officials said. Donald Patrick, 47, of the 600 block of North County Street in Waukegan, was charged with five counts of aggravated assault on […]
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Coroner identifies Lake County Jail inmate found dead in cell, says no foul play found during autopsy
The coroner’s office has identified a Barrington man who was found dead in his cell on Friday, the same day he was remanded to the Lake County Jail in Waukegan. A Lake County sheriff’s corrections officer was conducting rounds in Pod 1 East around 8:34 p.m. Friday. He observed an inmate, a 51-year-old Barrington man, […]
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Coyote seriously injured after being hit by car, impaled in grille of car in Lake County
A woman hit a coyote with her car, impaling it into the grille and seriously injuring it, and drove to her home in Lake County without noticing the coyote was lodged in her car Sunday morning. Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation, a non-profit based in Barrington, said the coyote was hit at approximately 5 a.m. Sunday. […]