Lake County Sheriff’s Office Participating in Rail Safety Week

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office will partner with the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, Operation Lifesaver, along with the railroad industry, and numerous local Illinois law-enforcement agencies to promote Rail Safety Week September 22...

Waukegan Man on Bond Arrested for Drugs & Weapons Charges

On September 16, 2019, the Lake County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Group concluded a two-month narcotics investigation, which resulted in the arrest of Quinten A. Wooding, 33, of the 3000 block of Arthur Court, Waukegan.  During th...

Sheriff Idleburg Introduces the Criminal Justice Citizen’s Council

Sheriff John Idleburg and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office are pleased to announce a new collaborative partnership with the Lake County Community: Criminal Justice Citizen’s Council.

The Criminal Justice Citizen’s Council will...

Unincorporated Zion Critical Traffic Crash

On September 9, 2019, at approximately 12:15PM, Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to Russell Road and Kenosha Road, Unincorporated Zion, for a traffic crash with injuries.  Sheriff’s Deputies arrived and found a b...

Update: 17-Year-Old Petitioned to Juvenile Court

Following a thorough investigation, Sheriff’s Detectives determined all of the parties involved in this incident knew each other from all previously attending the same school.  Two 17-year-old males arrived at the residence in the 17700...

Sheriff Idleburg Signs Letter to Immigrant Communities

In the wake of the August 3rd El Paso mass shooting as well as the other acts of mass violence we continue to see around the United States, Sheriff John Idleburg, along with the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force, wish to remind Lake County we are her...