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GoFundMe · WaukeganWAUKEGAN, Ill. (WGN) — More than 48 hours after a 36-year-old woman was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash in Waukegan, her fiancé says he hadn't lost hope that police would find the person responsible. Tuesday evening, police confirmed that 49-year-old Rosalinda Vaca, of Waukegan, faces a felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident. Charlie Walkanoff received an embrace from a family friend after being interviewed by WGN-TV about on…See the Story
'My Baby Didn't Deserve to Die that Way': Fiancé of Pregnant Waukegan Hit-and-Run Victim Seeks Justice
86% Center coverage: 7 sources

Waukegan · WaukeganPolice tape blocks off an area. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images (WAUKEGAN, Ill.) — An Illinois driver remains at large after fatally striking a pregnant woman while she was crossing the street, according to the Waukegan Police Department. At approximately 9:34 p.m. on Sunday, officials responded to a report of a “vehicle crash with injuries, involving a pedestrian,” police said in a press release obtained by ABC News. Once at the scene, polic…See the Story
Pregnant woman killed in hit-and-run while crossing street, driver remains at large: Police
75% Center coverage: 4 sources

Waukegan · WaukeganLAKE COUNTY, Ill. — A former Waukegan police officer was found guilty on a battery and misconduct charge Friday. Dante Salinas was found not guilty on two aggravated battery charges but guilty on a simple battery and misconduct charge.
Previous: Closing arguments delivered in battery trial of ex-Waukegan police officer Lake County Circuit Court Judge George Strickland presided over the bench trial of Salinas. Salinas is accused of batteri…See the Story
Former Waukegan police officer found guilty of misconduct
100% Center coverage: 3 sources