Crime
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California man charged with defrauding Libertyville clientMay 30, 2025 2:01 pm - A California man is facing federal wire fraud charges after prosecutors say he bilked a Libertyville client out of $500,000.
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Naperville man charged with illegally selling guns to prohibited buyersMay 30, 2025 12:45 pm - A Naperville man has been charged with buying guns for people who aren’t legally allowed to have them, including a suicidal man who ran onto the grounds of an elementary school when being chased by police.
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Fox Lake man charged with illegally possessing explosives, firearmsMay 30, 2025 12:43 pm - A Fox Lake man is facing multiple weapons charges after police said he fired his shotgun into the ground outside his home Thursday evening.
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‘I was in fear for my life’: Reports, video tell story of Rolling Meadows sergeant’s road rage arrest in ElginMay 30, 2025 4:45 am - A Rolling Meadows police sergeant arrested after a driving dispute turned violent in Elgin last month told investigators officers he was in fear for his life. But some eyewitnesses provided a different account.
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Naperville man gets prison for killing dog out of spiteMay 29, 2025 5:38 pm - A man who killed his family’s dog and threatened his daughter and stepdaughter has been sentenced to prison for that and for driving drunk.
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Elgin man faces child pornography chargesMay 29, 2025 1:45 pm - An Elgin man is free on pretrial release on charges he possessed and disseminated child sexual abuse materials.
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Streamwood police hunting for suspect wanted in siblings’ stabbing deathsMay 29, 2025 12:31 pm - Streamwood police are searching for a 25-year-old man wanted in connection with the stabbing deaths of a 21-year-old woman and 10-year-old girl Wednesday night.
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Caves and other mountain hideouts are being searched for fugitive known as 'Devil in the Ozarks'
May 29, 2025 8:23 am - There are plenty of hideouts in the rugged terrain of the Ozark Mountains, from abandoned cabins to campsites in the vast forests where searchers are hunting for a convicted former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks.”
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Man detained on charges of being a felon with a gunMay 28, 2025 8:01 pm - A man is being detained in DuPage County on charges of being a felon with a gun.
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Police officer stopping in for a drink halts West Chicago gas station holdup, prosecutors sayMay 28, 2025 5:02 pm - A man trying to rob a West Chicago has station early Tuesday was stopped in the act by a police officer who dropped in to buy a beverage, authorities said.