A 36-year-old man, who was a father, has been identified after he was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Metra train station in Waukegan Sunday morning. An autopsy performed Monday showed Xzavier Booker, 36, of Zion, died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Waukegan […]
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Man dies after being shot multiple times at Metra station in Waukegan
Officials say a man died after he was found shot multiple times in the parking lot of the Metra train station in Waukegan early Sunday morning. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 3:40 a.m. Sunday to the Metra station, 95 North Spring Street, for a report of a shooting. Police officers arrived and reported finding […]
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A Kenosha County man facing drug-induced homicide charges for giving Fentanyl-laced pills to McHenry victim
A Wisconsin man is facing charges of drug-induced homicide for allegedly killing a McHenry man with counterfeit pills containing Fentanyl, authorities said. Ashton C. Cowart, 29, of the 4800 block of 36th Avenue in Kenosha, is currently being held in Kenosha County Jail awaiting extradition to Lake County, authorities said. Cowart was criminally charged in […]
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Suspect arrested for kidnapping, murdering Crystal Lake man who was reported missing
The human remains of a missing Crystal Lake man have been found and a suspect has been charged with kidnapping and murdering the missing man, authorities announced. Crystal Lake Police Chief James Black, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser and Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain announced late Saturday evening the arrest of 61-year-old Douglas Ottesen. […]
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McHenry woman charged with homicide in fiery crash that killed two people in Texas
A McHenry woman has been charged with negligent homicide after authorities say she caused a four-vehicle crash that killed two people in Texas. The incident happened around 9:43 a.m. on April 23 at FM 907 and Texas Road, which is east of Edinburg in Hidalgo County, Texas. Amanda M. Bender, 40, of McHenry, was driving […]
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Coroner identifies elderly couple found fatally shot in apparent murder-suicide in Vernon Hills
The coroner has released the identities of an elderly couple who was found fatally shot inside a home in Vernon Hills in an apparent murder-suicide. The Vernon Hills Police Department and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday to the 400 block of Cherry Valley Road in Vernon Hills. Vernon Hills Deputy Police […]
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Elderly couple found fatally shot inside Vernon Hills residence in apparent murder-suicide
An elderly couple was found fatally shot inside a home in Vernon Hills Wednesday morning in an apparent murder-suicide, police said. The Vernon Hills Police Department and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday to the 400 block of Cherry Valley Road in Vernon Hills. Vernon Hills Deputy Police Chief Shannon Holubetz said […]
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Richmond man sentenced to 26 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting 18-year-old
A man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to fatally shooting an 18-year-old man in the face in 2019 at a home near Richmond. John M. Maki Jr., 52, was charged in May 2019 with two counts of first-degree murder. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded to Maki’s home […]
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Murder charges filed against man who admitted to strangling pregnant woman, dumping her body in Lake County
Murder charges have been filed against a man who admitted to killing a pregnant woman in Chicago, keeping her body in his car for days and then dumping the body along a roadway near Wadsworth. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7 a.m. on November 29 to Hunt Club Road south of Route 173 […]