Naval Station Fatal Shooting | Safest Suburbs Rankings | Girl's Death After Dental Visit Investigated

Naval Station Fatal Shooting | Safest Suburbs Rankings | Girl's Death After Dental Visit Investigated

Here is a roundup of top stories from recent days in the northern Chicago suburbs.

18-year-old recruit died from self-inflicted gunshot wound at Naval Station Great Lakes: coroner

A sailor died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Naval Station Great Lakes on Wednesday, the Lake County Coroner's Office confirmed on Friday.

Recruit at Naval Station Great Lakes dies

Editor’s note: This report has been updated to include the recruit’s identity.A recruit assigned to Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Illinois, died Wednesday, the U.S. Navy confirmed.While the Navy did not immediately identify a cause of death for Seaman Recruit Kayshawn Wilkerson, an investigation is underway into the circumstances surrounding the incident.“Out of respect for the family and to preserve the integrity of the investigative…

Navy recruit dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound at Naval Station Great Lakes

A recruit assigned to Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., died Wednesday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said Friday.

Coroner identifies 18-year-old Navy recruit who died after being shot at Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County

U.S. Navy sailor recruit, identified as Kayshawn Wilkerson, 18, of Ocala, Florida, (inset) died after he suffered a gunshot wound inside the Naval Station Great Lakes base in Lake County Wednesday afternoon. | Background Photo: Joe Shuman/J. Shuman Photography (2025); Inset: Provided The coroner has released the identity of an 18-year-old U.S. Navy recruit who died after being shot at a gun range at Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County Wedne…