Crime Stories from August 29, 2025 (Change date)
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Fox Lake father faces child endangerment, child pornography charges; mother charged with child endangermentAug 29, 2025 8:18 pm - Logan J. Jentink, 29, of Fox Lake faces charges of possession of child pornography, child endangerment and cruelty to animals. Lake County authorities say his three young children were living in “horrid” conditions and multiple animals were malnourished and neglected.
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Wisconsin man faces attempted murder charges in connection with 2024 Arlington Heights hotel shootingAug 29, 2025 5:33 pm - A Wisconsin man is facing attempted murder charges in connection with a 2024 shooting at an Arlington Heights hotel.
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Dad left 5-year-old home alone in Des Plaines, police sayAug 29, 2025 5:08 pm - A Des Plaines resident was arrested Wednesday night after authorities discovered a 5-year-old child had been left home alone.
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Two men facing charges in beating at Fox Lake businessAug 29, 2025 3:40 pm - Two men authorities said were involved in the beating of a 33-year-old man Aug. 11 in Fox Lake are facing mob action and other charges.
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Lake in the Hills man accused of soliciting children on SnapchatAug 29, 2025 3:40 pm - A Lake in the Hills man is accused of using Snapchat to solicit sexually explicit videos from four children — ages 10 to 15 — and having inappropriate conversations with more than 100 children, according to prosecutors.
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Chicago man admits swindling woman in Algonquin in charity debit card scamAug 29, 2025 2:16 pm - A Chicago man admitted Thursday that he asked a woman outside an Algonquin store for a donation for “underprivileged children,” then increased her offering from $10 to $1,000.
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What to make of Trump’s push to end cashless bail in IllinoisAug 29, 2025 4:15 am - Despite President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold federal funding, don’t expect the Illinois General Assembly to make wholesale changes to the SAFE-T Act this fall, a suburban lawmaker says.
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