A Zion man is facing felony charges after authorities say he tried to buy a gun at a gun store while impersonating a police officer. Marquise C. Lewis, 21, of the 2700 block of Hebron Avenue in Zion, was arrested and charged with false personation of a peace officer, which is a class 4 felony. […]
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Zion man arrested after police seize 11 pounds of marijuana
A tip about marijuana being delivered to a Zion house led police to arrest a Zion man after 11 pounds of marijuana was found at his home. The Lake County Sheriff’s Gang Task Force received a tip on May 15 about a man who lived in Zion who was receiving “large quantities of cannabis via […]
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Man charged with killing 1, shooting 2 others during Zion home invasion pleads not guilty
A Round Lake Beach man pleaded not guilty on Thursday for his part in a triple shooting during a Zion home invasion in February which left a woman dead. Zavian D. Wells, 25, of the 1900 block of North Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake Beach, pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, […]
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Zion man killed after being struck by truck in Beach Park
A man wearing dark clothing and walking in the roadway was struck and killed by a pickup truck Sunday evening in Beach Park, sheriff’s officials said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Beach Park Fire Department was called at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday to a report of a truck that struck a pedestrian on Lewis […]
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19-year-old Waukegan man identified as man shot to death by federal agent
A 19-year-old Waukegan man was identified as the man who was shot and killed by a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development agent on Thursday. Police were called to a report of a shooting at 6:09 a.m. Thursday in the 3000 block of Ezekiel Avenue in Zion. Police arrived and found Dishon McBride, 19, […]
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Federal agent shoots and kills man armed with gun in Zion
Zion police said that a federal agent shot and killed a man who approached the agent sitting inside of a car after the man displayed a gun. Police were called to a report of a shooting at 6:09 a.m. Thursday in the 3000 block of Ezekiel Avenue in Zion. Police arrived and found a man […]
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Man arrested in connection with October 2017 fatal hit-and-run in Zion
The Zion Police Department announced on Tuesday that they arrested a Kenosha man in connection with the fatal hit-and-run on Green Bay Road in October 2017. Dennis C. Russell Jr., 34, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was charged with failure to report an accident involving death and failure to report an accident involving personal injury, both felonies. […]
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Zion police ask for public’s help in Jewel-Osco armed robbery
Police are investigating after an armed robbery happened at the Jewel-Osco in Zion last month. The Zion Police Department was called at 11:47 p.m. on January 31 to the Jewel-Osco, 1400 21st Street in Zion, for an armed robbery. On Tuesday, the Zion Police Department released three surveillance camera photos of the suspect involved in […]
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36-year-old Zion woman identified as victim killed during home invasion
The woman that died after being shot during a home invasion that left two others injured in Zion on Friday has been identified. Police were called at 1:40 p.m. Friday to 2816 Edina Boulevard in Zion for a report of a home invasion. Police found three adults, between the age of 24-43, who were shot […]