Waukegan Crime
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Zion man sentenced to 12 years for having child pornMay 19, 2022 6:24 PM - A Zion man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to five counts of child pornography possession, state officials announced Thursday.
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Lake County resident nearly lost $20,000 cash in the mail: How to help loved ones avoid that scamMay 18, 2022 7:14 PM - A Lake County resident nearly became one of the thousands of elderly people to lose money to phone and internet scammers this month. The person sent $20,000 in cash away in a package but soon realized it was a con.
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Man sentenced to 21 years in prison for shooting twin 17-year-olds, killing oneMay 12, 2022 2:29 PM - The Round Lake Beach man found guilty in March of second-degree murder and aggravated assault for shooting twin 17-year-olds, killing one, was sentenced to 21 years in prison by a Lake County judge Wednesday.
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Pilot program to send mental health professionals to join police in Waukegan, 3 other townsMay 11, 2022 12:21 AM - Police departments in four communities in Illinois will be part of a co-responder pilot program that aims to send social workers and mental health professionals on law enforcement calls.
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Police: Off-duty Waukegan officer shot, killed husband at homeMay 2, 2022 6:25 PM - An off-duty Waukegan police officer is believed to have shot and killed her husband Sunday night during an altercation at their home, authorities said Monday.
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Trial of Park City woman accused of failing to give son needed medical care to begin MondayApr 29, 2022 5:08 PM - The trial of a Park City woman accused of failing to give her 11-year-old son, who died in 2016, the medical care he required after a heart transplant finally begins Monday. Jennifer Stroud, 41, faces felony charges of involuntary manslaughter and endangering the life of a child. The trial was delayed due to the pandemic.
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Lake County students name new police dogs Echo and AxelApr 28, 2022 3:44 PM - Nearly 400 Lake County students submitted possible names for the two newest canine members of the sheriff's office that in the end were pared to Echo and Axel, officials said Thursday.
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Waukegan courthouse to resume pre-pandemic operations, end regular virtual hearingsApr 27, 2022 8:05 PM - After 25 months, the era of regular virtual hearings at the Lake County courthouse is set to end May 9, court officials said Wednesday.
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Former Lake County coroner employee to serve probation for recording grieving teen while on jobApr 26, 2022 6:25 PM - A former employee of the Lake County coroner's office accused of making a secret recording of herself speaking to a grieving person while on the job in July 2018 has agreed to a plea deal to avoid a trial and a prison sentence.
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Grayslake man pleads not guilty to murder charges in Round Lake Beach stabbing caseApr 25, 2022 5:12 PM - A 29-year-old Grayslake man pleaded not guilty Monday to three counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a man found by police in the garage of a Round Lake Beach home on Feb. 28.
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