Waukegan

A Waukegan man in his 30’s was shot by police Monday after using a fire escape to gain entry to a Chicago police facility in Homan Square, then grabbing at least two guns he found on a table and aiming them at officers, the chief said.

A former Waukegan police officer has been charged in a 2020 on-duty shooting that killed 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette and wounded his girlfriend Tafara Williams.

A Chicago man was sentenced to 65 years in prison for shooting a father of five during a traffic collision in Waukegan. At the time of the shooting, he posted cash bond for a weapons offense in Cook County. He also has an outstanding murder charge in Cook County for a separate incident.

Callers reported that the man poured gasoline on the neighbors' house and was trying to start up a chainsaw.

A suburban man and woman were arrested Thursday after gunfire erupted in the parking lot of a Beach Park business last month.

A Waukegan police officer shot and killed a man who allegedly came at him with a knife, hammer and gas can taped to his chest Wednesday afternoon.

Christian Eubanks, 18, of Waukegan, was driving the Toyota Camry when it went off a state highway, struck a tree and caught on fire, according to a crash report.

Two freshman members of the Indiana State University football team were among the three students who were killed in a weekend crash, officials said Monday.

When it comes to solving a cold case, a retired Chicago police detective says it takes three things.

Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering told Lake County officials that devastating gun violence will come to their communities, too, if they don’t do something to stop it.

The lottery is open to residents of Waukegan Township who are 55 and older.