Two students were arrested Monday following a fireworks prank that caused a shooting scare at Zion-Benton Township High School, prompting a major police response to the school. Zion Police Department Lt. Paul Kehrli told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that a 14-year-old and 16-year-old from Zion were taken into custody before the lockdown was lifted […]
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Family, activists protest on sixth anniversary of death of Waukegan teen who was shot by Zion police officer
The family of a 17-year-old boy, who was armed with a gun and shot by a Zion police officer in 2015, took to the streets on the sixth anniversary of his death to demand justice. Justus Howell, 17, of Waukegan, was shot twice in the back on April 4, 2015, by Zion police officer Eric […]
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Fundraiser started for Zion Police Department canine who needs surgery, forced to retire
A fundraiser has been started for a Zion Police Department canine who has to retire after he began having difficulty walking and a mass was found in his spine. Canine Knox developed difficulty walking and declining use of his back legs within the last month, his handler Zion police officer Robert Ogden said. An MRI […]
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18-year-old man charged with possessing drugs, gun in Zion
An 18-year-old Zion man was arrested after officers found him in possession of a gun, drugs and a large amount of cash during a traffic stop on Thursday. A Zion police officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle around 6:30 p.m. Thursday after it failed to stop at a stop sign. The driver, identified […]
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Man arrested after loaded gun found during traffic stop in Zion
Police officers arrested a 33-year-old man after they found an illegal loaded gun in his possession during a traffic stop in Zion. Andrew Ayers, 33, of Zion, was taken into custody on Monday in the 1500 block of 27th Street in Zion. The Zion Police Department said that Ayers was a passenger in a vehicle […]
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Officers chase, arrest gunman after hearing gunshots near police station in Zion
Zion police officers chased after and arrested a gunman who fired shots near their police station Tuesday evening. Third shift officers with the Zion Police Department were having their pre-shift briefing around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday. They heard three gunshots close by to the station and saw a dark-colored Dodge Charger driving eastbound on Salem Boulevard. […]
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Woman seriously injured after shooting in Zion
Police are investigating after a 21-year-old woman was seriously injured after being shot in Zion early Sunday morning. The Zion Police Department responded shortly before 4:30 a.m. Sunday to the emergency room at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Officers met with the ER staff and learned that a 21-year-old Zion woman was brought to […]