A 21-year-old man was killed after he reportedly fled from police and was later ejected and trapped in a rollover crash in North Chicago Tuesday evening. The North Chicago Police Department, North Chicago Fire Department and Lake Bluff Fire Department responded around 11:40 p.m. Tuesday to the area of 24th Street and Bobby Thompson Expressway […]
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Mother and daughter caught stealing over $1,000 worth of merchandise from Gurnee store, prosecutors say
Prosecutors say a mother and a daughter, who were both on release for retail thefts, were caught stealing over $1,000 worth of merchandise from a store in Gurnee. The Gurnee Police Department was dispatched on Saturday to Walmart, 6590 Grand Avenue, for a report of a retail theft. Loss prevention took two females into custody […]
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5 years in prison for man who attempted to sexually assault female employee at McDonald’s in Waukegan
A Waukegan man has been sentenced to five years in prison for attempting to sexually assault a female employee at a McDonald’s in Waukegan after she walked into a restroom. Lavert J. Jones, 34, of Waukegan, was initially charged in April 2023 with one count of aggravated battery and possession of drug paraphernalia. Additional charges […]
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Police solve mystery, determine 50-year-old car found in Waukegan pond was stolen city vehicle
Police have completed their investigation and say that a 50-year-old car found submerged in a pond at a Waukegan park was a stolen vehicle owned by the city. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 2:30 p.m. on September 10 to Bevier Park, 2255 West York House Road in Waukegan, for a […]
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Man charged with possessing loaded gun at Walmart in Waukegan, fleeing on foot from officers
A Fox Lake man and convicted felon ran away from officers who responded to the Walmart in Waukegan for a man armed with a loaded gun, officials said. The Waukegan Police Department responded on September 18 to Walmart, 3900 Fountain Square Place in Waukegan, for a report of an armed subject. Lake County Assistant State’s […]
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Waukegan man charged with engaging in shootout that left juvenile wounded in North Chicago
A Waukegan man, who is on parole for a shooting, has been charged after prosecutors say he engaged in a shootout that left a juvenile wounded in North Chicago. Dallas E. Nesbitt, 21, of Waukegan, was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm, felon in possession of a firearm and […]
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‘Taken away from us too early’: 16-year-old Waukegan boy identified after being fatally shot near Chicago park
The medical examiner has identified a 16-year-old Waukegan boy who was fatally shot near a park in Chicago as his family remembers him for his “kindness, generosity and unwavering spirit.” The Chicago Police Department said they responded to a report of a person shot around 11:22 p.m. Friday in the 2400 block of South Trumbull […]
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Mother seeks help in locating 16-year-old child who went missing from Waukegan home
UPDATE: The girl has been located safe in Chicago, according to her mother. A mother is asking for the public’s help in locating her 16-year-old daughter who went missing from a home in Waukegan and may be endangered. Zaniah Holmon, 16, of Waukegan, went missing from her grandmother’s home on Alta Vista Drive on Waukegan’s […]
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16-year-old boy from Waukegan dies after being shot near park in Chicago
A 16-year-old boy from Waukegan has died in the hospital after police say he was critically wounded in a shooting near a park in Chicago Friday evening. The Chicago Police Department said they responded to a report of a person shot around 11:22 p.m. Friday in the 2400 block of South Trumbull Avenue in the […]