Zion man fatally shot at Waukegan sports bar

A man in his 20s was shot to death at Stretch's Sports Bar and Grill in Waukegan early Saturday morning. 

5 men charged, 8 firearms seized at Waukegan home

Five suburban men were arrested, and several firearms were seized at a Waukegan home Monday. 

5 teens shot inside Zion home: police

Police found five shooting victims inside a Zion home early Sunday morning.

Teen killed, another wounded in shooting at Zion home

A 17-year-old was killed and an 18-year-old was wounded in a shooting Saturday night at a Zion home.

Zion police release body cam footage of fatal officer-involved shooting

The Zion Police Department released body camera footage Tuesday that shows an officer fatally shoot an armed man earlier this month in the northern suburb.

Pleasant Prairie police seize 'ghost gun,' drugs from Illinois men

Pleasant Prairie police arrested two Zion, Illinois men during separate traffic stops Thursday, July 7 – seizing drugs and a "ghost gun."

Zion man, 18, killed in vehicle crash

According to authorities, the vehicle left the roadway, went into a ditch and struck a utility pole. One of the passengers in the vehicle, an 18-year-old man, was later pronounced deceased.

Zion woman charged with DUI in fatal 4-car Lake County crash

A 51-year-old Zion woman was charged with driving recklessly, under the influence, in the fatal car crash that killed a 49-year-old man and sent children to the hospital, police said. 

Zion man charged as participant in Chicago murder

A Zion man has been charged in the July 2021 murder of a 39-year-old man in Chicago, police said. 

Man shot in Zion in string of violence across Lake County: Police

A 36-year-old man was shot in Zion Wednesday night in what police believe to be a string of related acts of violence in the Lake County area. 

Zion police bust violent crime spree
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Police in a northern suburb noticed a surge in gun violence. In less than two weeks, they got it under control.