Crime
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81-year-old Lombard man charged with murderJan 17, 2025 12:34 pm - A Lombard man is accused of shooting a woman to death Friday morning.
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Des Plaines resident loses $16,000 in stock fraud, police sayJan 16, 2025 7:58 pm - A Des Plaines man lost about $16,000 to fraudsters promising a high-flying investment opportunity, police said Wednesday.
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Man gets 22 years for armed robbery of Verizon storeJan 16, 2025 7:38 pm - A man who robbed a Verizon store at gunpoint, tying the worker up and stealing his car, was sentenced Thursday to 22 years in prison.
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Snakes (almost) on a plane: Here were the TSA’s top finds of 2024Jan 16, 2025 7:17 pm - Snakes stuffed in pants, meth hidden in crutches and guns stowed in a stroller and a teapot. Here’s the list of the TSA’s top finds of 2024.
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Man pleads guilty to reckless driving in crash that injured deputyJan 16, 2025 6:53 pm - A man who caused a crash that severely injured a Kane County deputy pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated reckless driving.
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Michael Madigan rests his case against federal racketeering claims; closing arguments set for next week
Jan 16, 2025 5:09 pm - Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan’s legal team rested their case Thursday, hoping to convince jurors that prosecutors overreached by bringing a historic racketeering conspiracy claim against the man once considered Illinois’ most powerful politician.
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Siblings charged in 2023 slaying of Fox Lake teenJan 15, 2025 5:27 pm - A pair of siblings are in custody on murder charges stemming from the deadly 2023 shooting of a 17-year-old boy in Round Lake, police announced Wednesday.
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Police: Driver speeding, on cellphone before fatal Wheeling crashJan 15, 2025 4:34 pm - A Chicago man who police say was speeding and using his cellphone when he rear-ended a disabled vehicle and killed its driver in Wheeling last fall faces charges of reckless homicide and aggravated use of electronic communication.
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Sign up for suburban public safety alertsJan 15, 2025 7:22 am - Residents of 13 communities in the Northwest suburbs can sign up to receive alerts about local public safety emergencies.
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Des Plaines resident scammed after sending laptop to stranger via Uber, police sayJan 14, 2025 6:27 pm - A Des Plaines resident was ripped off when he used a ride-hailing service to deliver a gaming computer to a stranger in Chicago.