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A bald eagle who was rescued from Waukegan Harbor earlier this week after being observed floating on ice has died, according to the Willowbrook Wildlife Center.

A Bald eagle stuck on floating ice in Waukegan Harbor was rescued Sunday morning by Chicago Bird Collision Monitors.

A man was killed and another wounded in a shooting early Saturday at a sports bar in north suburban Waukegan, police said.

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a single-vehicle crash that seriously injured a 35-year-old man early Saturday in unincorporated Waukegan, authorities said. The collision was reported at approximately 2:30 a.m. in the 12700 block of West Crescent Avenue. A preliminary investigation revealed the man was driving a Chevrolet Trailblazer at a high rate of speed, heading eastbound on…

Police are investigating after a Jewish cemetery in Waukegan was heavily vandalized earlier this week, NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

Waukegan police are investigating vandalism at Am Echod Jewish Cemetery after more than two dozen headstones were desecrated over the weekend. Police say that swastikas were found spray-painted on 16 large headstones in red, and an additional 23 headstones were also defaced with “non-specific” spray-painted graffiti. “The people whose gravestones they desecrated were good people,” said Alan Friedlander, whose parents…

More than one dozen headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Waukegan were found defaced with swastikas Monday morning, according to police.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office says that two people, including an eight-month-old boy, were killed and five others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon in unincorporated Waukegan.

A family is demanding more action after an eighth-grade student in suburban Waukegan was allegedly punched in the face by a substitute teacher during an altercation this week. Regina Waldroup has the story.

A family is demanding more action after an eighth-grade student in suburban Waukegan was punched in the face during an altercation Tuesday.

The City of Waukegan agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man beaten in August 2019 by a police officer who fatally shot another man the following year, according to documents obtained by NBC 5 Investigates. That officer, Dante Salinas, was fired from the department following the shooting and has since been indicted in connection with both incidents.

The City of Waukegan agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man beaten in August 2019 by a police officer who fatally shot another man the following year, according to documents obtained by NBC 5 Investigates.

A police beating victim shared his terrifying ordeal Friday, describing the night in 2019 when he thought he might die in front of horrified family members during a baptism party at his father-in-law’s house. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

A police beating victim shared his terrifying ordeal Friday, describing the night in 2019 when he thought he might die in front of horrified family members during a baptism party at his father-in-law’s house.

A former Waukegan police officer was charged Thursday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed 19-year-old Black man during a traffic stop in October 2020. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

A former Waukegan police officer was charged Thursday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed 19-year-old Black man during a traffic stop in October 2020. Dante Salinas, who was fired after the shooting for not turning on his bodycam, was charged with second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and aggravated battery in the death of Marcellis Stinnette, Lake County’s state’s attorney...

An officer shot and killed a man that was reportedly armed with several weapons, including a gasoline can that was taped to his chest, when the man made advances toward him Wednesday afternoon in Waukegan, officials said.

Residents of a suburban Chicago apartment complex had been complaining of a foul odor in the building for months, they said, eventually leading police to a horrifying discovery.

Residents of a suburban Chicago apartment complex had been complaining of a foul odor in the building for months, they said, eventually leading police to a horrifying discovery. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

Residents of a suburban Chicago apartment complex had been complaining of a foul odor in the building for months, they said, eventually leading police to a horrifying discovery.