The Latest Breaking News from Waukegan

Missing U.S. Navy service member’s body found in Waukegan Harbor

Seamus Gray, an 18-year-old Navy sailor, was reported missing March 21, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 20, 2023

Mom of missing naval recruit pleads for help from public. ‘I’m going through dumpsters looking for my son.’

Police say Seamus Gray left the Ibiza Bar on North Genesee Street in Waukegan around 1:35 a.m. on March 18 and was last seen on camera in the area of Sheridan Road and Washington Street.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 24, 2023

Waukegan police search for missing U.S. Navy service member assigned to Naval Station Great Lakes

Seamus Gray, 18, was last seen on video leaving a bar on Genesee Street in Waukegan about 1:40 a.m. on March 18. A missing persons report was filed Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 23, 2023

Longer Waukegan Airport runway is not a good reason to take forest preserve land

Where’s the offer to give the Lake County Forest Preserve District so many acres of such high quality that the deal is an undeniable win-win?

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 25, 2023

For second time in two months, Amazon warehouse in Waukegan cited for safety-related violations

Investigators from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said they reviewed on-site injury logs and discovered that Amazon warehouse workers “experienced high rates of musculoskeletal disorders.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 18, 2023

Man killed, another wounded in shooting at Waukegan sports bar

Officers responded to a shooting about 2:20 a.m. Saturday at Stretch’s Sports Bar and Grill.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 25, 2022

200 interviews and some surprising finds on ‘Pulse of the Heartland’ beat

Old-fashioned shoe-leather reporting in three Illinois cities before the midterms helped me quickly dispel assumptions about voters.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 16, 2022

After a swastika was sprayed on my parents’ headstone, it seems like hatred toward Jews will remain forever

A swastika partially covered the words that described my dad as a “beloved husband and father,” and my mom as a “beloved wife and mother.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 28, 2022

An open letter to those who desecrated Jewish cemetery in Waukegan

What do you know about Jews? Do you know that Jews, who are a small number in the world, have contributed much to humanity?

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 20, 2022

Jewish graves desecrated with swastikas spark anger, tears — and pity for one with ‘this much hate in their heart’

Alan Friedlander said he recognized the family names on some of the defaced headstones. “The point that struck me was that if they knew the person who did this, they would have tried to help them,” he said after checking on his parents’ graves. “There’s a lot of anger, a…

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 15, 2022