Crimes Notebook

Identity Released for Beach Park Homicide Victim Shot and Killed on Melbourne Court

Tue Feb 11, 2025 01:19 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Corner’s Office on Tuesday afternoon, February 11, 2025 released the identity of a shooting victim killed and dropped off at Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan on Sunday, February 9, 2025 around […]

Elgin Police Find Evidence of Shots Fired After Second Look on Mill St Near Harvey St, Elgin

Mon Feb 10, 2025 11:43 pm Cardinal News

Elgin police officers responded about 9:50 p.m. Saturday, February 8, 2025 to a report of possible shots fired in the block of 500 Mill Street in a residential neighborhood west of downtown Elgin. Investigating police […]

Iziah Gonzalez, charged with Murder with Intent to Kill (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Stabbing Victim Killed During Gender Reveal Party Was Owner of Waukegan Restaurant, Suspect Arrested

Mon Feb 10, 2025 07:19 pm Cardinal News

Waukegan Police Department has charged Iziah Gonzalez with Murder with Intent to Kill after a stabbing that occurred at the Forty One Fourteen Steaks and Seafood restaurant in Waukegan Saturday night. The stabbing occurred during […]

Stabbing Homicide at Steak and Seafood Restaurant on Green Bay Rd in Waukegan

Mon Feb 10, 2025 01:03 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded about 11:27 p.m. Saturday, February 8, 2025 to a report of a stabbing at the Forty One Fourteen Steaks and Seafood restaurant […]

Beach Park Homicide Investigation After Victim Shot and Killed on Melbourne Court

Mon Feb 10, 2025 08:43 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a Sunday afternoon homicide that occurred in a townhouse neighborhood in Beach Park. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 12:10 p.m. Sunday, February 9, 2025 to a report of […]

LaTeena Smith, charged with Theft-Unauthorized Control with Intent Exceeding $1 Million (SOURCE: DuPage County Sheriff's Office)

Bolingbrook Youth Clinic Owner Sentenced 3 Years, Repays $1.5M of $2.46M in Defrauded Medicaid Funds Due

Sun Feb 9, 2025 11:21 am Cardinal News

Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Thursday, February 6, 2025, announced that a DuPage County judge sentenced a Bolingbrook, Illinois woman to prison and ordered her to pay restitution for defrauding the state out […]

Three Suspects Arrested After “Retail Theft in Progress” Call at Ulta Beauty Naperville

Sat Feb 8, 2025 12:24 pm Cardinal News

Naperville police responded about 4:02 pm. Saturday, February 1, 2025 to a report of a retail theft in progress at the ULTA Beauty store located at 2707 Aurora Avenue in Naperville. A suspect was allegedly […]

Odell Wright, found guilty of Aggravated Robbery, sentenced 22 years in DuPage County court (SOURCE: Dupage County State's Attorney's Office)

Chicago Resident Guilty of Aggravated Robbery in Glendale Heights; Sentenced 22 Years in DuPage County Court

Sat Feb 8, 2025 09:09 am Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced Friday, February 7, 2025 that a Chicago resident on federal probation has been sentenced to twenty-two years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for robbing a Glendale Heights […]

Gov. Pritzker Vows to Fight US Department of Justice Lawsuit vs Illinois, Chicago and Cook County Regarding Migrant Policies

Fri Feb 7, 2025 11:07 pm Cardinal News

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Chicago, Cook County and the state of Illinois, accusing officials of interfering with immigration enforcement efforts. Some local law enforcement officials, such as Winnebago County Sheriff […]

Robert J. Dodero, charged with Disseminating Child Pornography and Possessing Child Pornography (SOURCE: Kane County State's Attorney's Office)

Repeat Sex Offender Living Non-Compliant with Sex Offender Registry Arrested in Kane County with New Charges

Fri Feb 7, 2025 05:39 am Cardinal News

Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser alleges that between October 4, 2024, and January 14, 2025, Robert J. Dodero possessed and disseminated child pornography — also known as child sexual abuse material — in the […]

Sean, Njoku, charged with Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon (SOURCE: Des Plaines Police Department)

Suspect Accused of Displaying Gun During Customer Management Dispute Arrested in Des Plaines

Thu Feb 6, 2025 02:47 pm Cardinal News

Des Plaines Police responded about 5:46 p.m. Tuesday, February 4, 2025 to a report of a customer/management dispute at a business in the block of 1200 Block of South Elmhurst Road in Des Plaines. Cook […]

Sandra Pardo, accused of inappropriate relationship with teen boy (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake County Sheriff’s Office: School Paraprofessional in Grayslake Charged After Discovery of Inappropriate Relationship

Thu Feb 6, 2025 10:27 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives arrested a paraprofessional for having an inappropriate relationship with a student. On February 3, 2025, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a boy, under the age of 16, was […]

Lizrick Ellis, charged with Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm in Elgin (SOURCE: Cook County Sheriff's Office)

Schaumburg Resident Accused of Firing Shots in Elgin, Charged with Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm

Thu Feb 6, 2025 09:30 am Cardinal News

Elgin police officers responded about 5:47 p.m. Thursday, December 26, 2024 to a report of shots fired in the block of 700 Jefferson Avenue in Elgin. for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, Elgin […]

Steven Foulk, rear-ended and killed a motorcyclist, and pled guilty to one count of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (SOURCE: McHenry County State's Attorney's Office)

Retired Chicago Police Officer Pleads Guilty After DUI Crash that Killed Motorcyclist in McHenry

Thu Feb 6, 2025 08:57 am Cardinal News

A retired Chicago Police officer, who rear-ended a motorcyclist in a crash in McHenry that killed the motorcyclist, pled guilty to one count of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol three-and-one-half years after the […]

Horacio Olayo, accused of exposing himself to children in Wauconda (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Wauconda Police Arrest Resident Following Public Indecency and Narcotics Investigation; Accused of Exposing Himself to Children

Wed Feb 5, 2025 07:12 am Cardinal News

Wauconda Police officers responded about 4:08 p.m. January 28, 2025 to the block of 400 Barrington Road to conduct a well-being check on a male subject accused by two juveniles of public indecency. The witnesses […]

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