Waukegan

Waukegan police said that Desteny Rodriguez was among four people who met up in the Walmart parking lot to “trade” guns. Rodriguez attempted to rob the two people in the other group, police said, and shots were fired.

Waukegan Police said that when officers arrived at the Walmart at about 1:30 p.m., they found signs that there had been a shooting, but no victims. One of the victims was found inside a car that had been in a car crash, and another was dumped at a hospital.

Police in Waukegan arrested a teen accused of shooting a Dollar General employee earlier this month. 

Police are searching for a gunman who shot a Dollar General employee in Waukegan.

About 8 p.m., firefighters responded to an automatic alarm that was set off and found flames inside a boat storage facility.

The homeowner called police and said he heard someone entering their home. When officers arrived, they arrested Joseph Segerstrom, 30, as he attempted to leave the residence.

A woman was killed in a vehicle crash Thursday morning after investigators say she hit a Waukegan patrol SUV driven by an officer before continuing on to hit a building.

A four vehicle crash in Waukegan left one person dead Saturday afternoon. 

A 34-year-old Waukegan man is accused of trafficking cocaine, ecstasy and other drugs in Lake County after a month-long investigation by local officials.

The water temperature was 42 degrees.

A man was shot Monday afternoon while sitting in a parked car in north suburban Waukegan.

Police say Tavares Reed got into an argument with the victim at a bar in Kenosha, tracked him down to his home hours later, and opened fire from outside.

Illinois gambling regulators are placing their bets on two companies who are promising to build big, new suburban casinos.

A 22-year-old Waukegan man died after he was shot early Saturday morning in Gurnee.

A 21-year-old Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Yarianna Wheeler, a pregnant woman whose body was recovered from Lake Michigan in August.

In Chicago's suburbs, all trick-or-treating is happening on Halloween this year, thanks to October 31st being a Sunday. Some locations are inviting children to go out as early as 1 p.m., and one city is allowing them to stay out until 8 p.m.