Crime Stories from July 3, 2025 (Change date)
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Winfield man acquitted of charges he threatened school board candidateJul 03, 2025 1:49 pm - A Winfield has been acquitted of charges alleging he threatened a Wheaton Warrenville District 200 school board candidate in 2023.
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Fraudster altered check to steal $4,998, Des Plaines police sayJul 03, 2025 1:41 pm - Someone altered a check mailed by a Des Plaines woman to steal $4,998, police said Thursday.
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Police: Des Plaines man scammed out of $20,000 by impostor posing as federal employeeJul 03, 2025 1:41 pm - A Des Plaines man was scammed out of $20,000 last month by someone posing as a federal employee, police said.
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Police issue stern warning after another teen injured in e-bike crashJul 03, 2025 1:41 pm - A 15-year-old Lake in the Hills boy escaped serious harm Wednesday after he was struck by a vehicle while driving an electric dirt bike across a busy state highway in Huntley.
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15-year-old boy killed in hit-and-run crash near Crystal LakeJul 03, 2025 1:17 pm - A teenage bicyclist was killed when struck by a hit-and-run driver Wednesday night near Crystal Lake, authorities said.
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First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the EvergladesJul 03, 2025 11:38 am - The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a spokesperson for Republican state Attorney General James Uthmeier told The Associated Press.
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Lake Villa man convicted of ‘reign of terror’ in McHenryJul 03, 2025 11:29 am - A Lake Villa man who prosecutors say went on “nothing short of a reign of terror” throughout McHenry during the stormy, early morning hours of March 31, 2023, was found guilty of more than two dozen charges Wednesday.
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‘He was my best friend’: Retired Wheeling police dog dies after developing illnessJul 03, 2025 10:59 am - A retired Wheeling Police Department dog who worked with the department for six years has died. Riggs, a 10-year-old German shepherd, partnered with officer Christopher Kanches from 2016 to 2022.
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Police investigating vandalism at Huntley parkJul 03, 2025 10:00 am - A portable toilet in a Huntley park was ripped apart in what police say was among the more destructive instances of vandalism reported in town.
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Barrington Hills man accused of threatening to kill policeJul 03, 2025 9:59 am - A Barrington Hills man is accused of making a YouTube video threatening to kill police officers, including one in particular, court records show.
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