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Rami M. Gabriel, charged with 10 counts of Possession of Child Pornography (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives, Law Enforcement Partners Arrest Deerfield Suspect After Online Child Exploitation Investigation

Fri Jan 16, 2026 03:29 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives arrested a Deerfield man for possessing numerous images and videos of child pornography, many involving children as young as toddler age. Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives received a tip from a social […]

Andres Cardenas Guerrero, charged with Unlawful Delivery of a Firearm and other charged (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake County SIG, ATF Arrest Male Suspect in Rosemont Following Multi-County Firearms and Cocaine Trafficking Investigation

Fri Jan 16, 2026 02:13 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG), a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)-funded task force, in collaboration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) – Chicago Field Division, concluded […]

Fatal crash at Lake Cook Road and Quentin Road Tuesday, January 13, 2026 (PHOTO CREDIT: Craig/CapturedNews)

Identity Released of Palatine Man Hit, Killed As He Was Checking on His Disabled Vehicle Lake Cook Rd and Quentin Rd Deer Park

Thu Jan 15, 2026 10:16 am Cardinal News

The identity of a man killed in a crash involving a disabled vehicle at Lake Cook Road and Quentin Road was released today, Thursday, January 15, 2026 as 95-year-old Richard A. Krzysztofiak, of Palatine. On […]

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Hospitalized After Bear Spray Assault During Mental Health Writ on Pond Ridge Road in Libertyville

Mon Jan 12, 2026 12:20 pm Cardinal News

A Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy was hospitalized after being sprayed with a powerful bear spray at a home in Libertyville Monday morning. Several other deputies were also exposed to the bear spray. This morning, Monday, […]

Libertyville police firefighters and paramedics on the scene where a body was found on railroad tracks near Winchester Road in Libertyville (Craig/CapturedNews)

Additional Investigation: Man Found Dead on the Metra Milwaukee District North Line Tracks in Libertyville Fell or Jumped Off Train

Sun Jan 11, 2026 09:10 am Cardinal News

The identity of a man found deceased near railroad tracks in Libertyville was released Monday, January 5, 2026 by the Lake County Coroner’s Office as 30-year-old Allen Chiquini, of Mundelein. There has been an updated […]

Merrick A. Pollack, charged with Burglary and other charges after a standoff in Lake Zurich on Saturday, January 10, 2026 (SOURCE: Lake Zurich Police Department)

Lake Zurich Resident Arrested, Charged with Burglary, Armed Violence After Standoff with Police in Lake Zurich

Sun Jan 11, 2026 06:50 am Cardinal News

Lake Zurich police officers responded about 2:17 a.m. Saturday, January 10, 2026 to an alarm activation at Casey’s Convenience Store at 650 South Rand Road in Lake Zurich. Police officers learned that an offender had […]

Brian Wisch, charged with Home Invasion and other charges (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Offender Shot By Victim, Then Arrested After Home Invasion in Beach Park; Investigation Leads to Recovery of Firearms, Cocaine, and $500K Cash

Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:29 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives located and arrested a Beach Park resident who committed a home invasion in Beach Park on Thursday night, January 8, 2026. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded on January 8, 2026, at […]

Identity Released for Man Found Deceased on the Metra Milwaukee District North Line Tracks Near Winchester Rd, Libertyville

Mon Jan 5, 2026 05:48 pm Cardinal News

The identity of a man found deceased near railroad tracks in Libertyville was released today, Monday, January 5, 2026 by the Lake County Coroner’s Office as 30-year-old Allen Chiquini, of Mundelein. Earlier on Monday, January […]

Death Investigation on the Metra Milwaukee District North Line Near Winchester Rd in Libertyville

Sat Jan 3, 2026 12:13 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Libertyville and police officers from Metra responded about 5:35 p.m. Friday, January 2, 2025 to a report from Metra that there was a body lying on the Metra Milwaukee District […]

Six Thieves Burglarize Restyle Design Barrington Luxury Resale Shop on Cook St, Barrington

Thu Jan 1, 2026 10:23 pm Cardinal News

Ring security video captures burglary at luxury consignment shop Restyle Design on Cook Street near Station Street in Barrington, Illinois around 5:00 a.m., Sunday, December 28, 2025. YouTube Tips ⓘ Ring license, see Arlingtoncardinal.com/RingTerms Barrington […]

Alfredo E. Rollins, charged with federal fentanyl distribution (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake County SIG and Federal Partners Secure Fentanyl Distribution Conviction After Undercover Purchase in North Chicago

Wed Dec 31, 2025 11:37 am Cardinal News

A North Chicago man has pled guilty to federal fentanyl distribution charges following an undercover investigation conducted by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group. In 2024, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations […]

Danis J. Nunez-Bonilla, Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

North Chicago Resident Arrested After Recklessly Firing a Gun in the Air Near a Bar Parking Lot in Beach Park

Mon Dec 29, 2025 02:59 pm Cardinal News

Two alert Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies stopped and arrested a male resident of Beach Park overnight after he fired a gun into the air several times. On December 27, 2025, at approximately 1:50 a.m., a […]

Identity Released for Woman Who Died in a House Fire on North 6th Ave in Unincorporated Spring Grove

Tue Dec 23, 2025 12:57 pm Cardinal News

One woman is dead, and another woman is in critical condition at a hospital burn unit, after they were pulled out of a burning home Friday afternoon in Spring Grove, Illinois (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips […]

Construction Worker Ejected from Parked Truck’s Flatbed in Crash Involving Passing Pickup Truck on Old McHenry Rd in Long Grove

Fri Dec 12, 2025 11:40 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Traffic Crash Investigators are investigating a traffic crash involving a Ford F-350 pickup truck and a construction truck and crew that occurred during road construction operations in northeast Long Grove near Buffalo […]

Kevin Miller of Arlington Heights, charged with Residential Burglary (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Arlington Heights and Chicago Suspect Arrested for Home Burglaries in Highland Park, Lincolnshire, Lake County, Tinley Park

Fri Dec 5, 2025 07:43 pm Cardinal News

A resident of Arlington Heights and a resident of Chicago have been charged in connection with a burglary spree that occurred across several Lake County communities in late November and early December. The residential burglaries […]

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