Police are searching for suspects after a North Chicago man in his 20s was shot multiple times in the parking lot of a strip mall in Waukegan Friday evening. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 5:40 p.m. Friday to the 1400 block of Golf Road for a shooting. Waukegan Deputy Police […]
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$1.25 million bond for man charged in shootout that left himself and 2nd man wounded in Waukegan
A judge denied prosecutors’ request to hold a Zion man without bond after he was charged in connection with a shootout that left himself and a second man wounded in Waukegan. Carnell D. Wesson, 30, of Zion, was charged with armed habitual criminal and two counts of felon in possession of a firearm. The charges […]
Man ‘cowardly’ attacks, injures court security officer after being sentenced to 7 years in prison for Gurnee shooting
A man “cowardly” attacked a court security officer and injured them after a Lake County judge sentenced him to seven years in prison on Wednesday for a shooting in Gurnee. Maseo B. Rosser, 22, of Winthrop Harbor, was at the Lake County Circuit Court in Waukegan around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday. He was being sentenced after […]
Police say 2 men attempted to kill 2 people sitting in car in Zion by firing over 20 shots
Two men have been charged with attempted murder after they allegedly fired almost two dozen shots into a car occupied by two victims in Zion, police announced. The shooting happened around 9 p.m. on February 1, 2020, in the 2300 block of Jethro Avenue in Zion, according to Zion Police Department Detective Lt. Paul Kehrli. […]
FBI hunting for suspect who robbed bank in Waukegan; bank has been robbed twice in weeks
A bank in Waukegan was robbed at gunpoint on Monday for the second time in a matter of weeks. The suspect appeared to be the same as from the first robbery. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said they were notified around 5 p.m. Monday of an armed robbery at Old National Bank, 1201 Golf […]
Man charged with arson for allegedly lighting car on fire in driveway of Waukegan residence
A Waukegan man is being held on a $200,000 bond after prosecutors say he doused a car in gasoline and lit it on fire in the driveway of a home in Waukegan. Ruperto A. Barahona-Urraco, 30, of Waukegan, was charged with one count of arson, a Class 1 felony. Court records show the incident occurred […]
Woman charged with driving drunk in crash that killed her 22-year-old passenger in Waukegan
A Wisconsin woman has been charged with causing a drunk driving crash that left her 22-year-old female passenger dead and a man injured in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11 p.m. on August 20, 2020, to the area of Lewis Avenue and Brookside Avenue for a vehicle crash with […]
No injuries reported, guests evacuated after fire starts at hotel in Waukegan
Guests at a hotel in Waukegan were evacuated after a fire started inside the building and was quickly extinguished by firefighters Thursday afternoon. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Thursday to the Rodeway Inn, 630 North Green Bay Road in Waukegan. Waukegan Fire Marshal Todd Zupec said crews initially […]
Corrections officer hospitalized after suffering head injury while trying to restrain inmate at Lake County Jail
A corrections officer is recovering after having to be transported to the hospital with a head injury following a struggle with a combative inmate at the Lake County Jail in Waukegan. Riley McGovern, 29, of Round Lake Beach, was transported to the Lake County Jail on January 27 after being charged with domestic battery. Lake […]