Waukegan Police Sgt. Peter Michaels receiving the Command Officer of the Year from the Exchange Club of Waukegan Annual Police and Fire Awards luncheon in 2009. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Waukegan Police Sgt. Peter Michaels. | Thomas Delany Jr.~ Sun-Times Media
Waukegan Police Sgt. Peter Michaels takes the "Flame of Hope" at Blanchard and Sheridan Roads during the Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run. | Thomas Delany Jr.~ Sun-Times Media
ANTIOCH — A well-respected Waukegan police officer was found dead in woods north of Antioch and near his home by a large search party Thursday morning in what is an apparent suicide. According to sources, Sgt. Peter Michaels, 42, was reported missing to Antioch police …