North Chicago Man Sold Meth From Daycare Home

Delwin Hodge, a 27-year-old parolee from North Chicago, was arrested and faces multiple felony charges for selling over 200 grams of methamphetamine from a home that also operated as a daycare. Undercover officers from the Lake County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Group purchased meth from Hodge, which led to a SWAT team raid and the discovery of drug-packaging materials, an unsecured firearm, and ammunition in the residence. The firearm was accessible to children at the daycare, prompting notification of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Hodge was on parole at the time of his arrest and is being held on a parole violation warrant pending a court hearing. Sheriff John D. Idleburg condemned the endangerment of children in the home. Authorities are continuing to investigate the firearm's ownership, as multiple individuals lived at the address.