Crime
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Aurora police search for hit-and-run driverApr 14, 2024 8:02 am - A 65-year-old Naperville man is in critical condition after his bicycle was struck by a black Volkswagen Beetle in what Aurora police are calling a a hit-and-run crash. P...
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Why Des Plaines might ban selling unregulated ingestible hemp productsApr 13, 2024 4:00 pm - Concerned about retailers selling intoxicating products without any governmental oversight or safety controls, the Des Plaines City Council on Monday will debate banning ...
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Bartlett man found guilty but mentally ill in murder of his motherApr 12, 2024 4:29 pm - A Bartlett man who stabbed his elderly mother to death in 2019 was found guilty but mentally ill of first-degree murder on Friday. Edward Mitzelfeld, 69, knew what he was...
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Lake County sheriff’s office, community mourn the loss of K9 DaxApr 12, 2024 3:42 pm - Dax, the decorated nationally known crime-fighting police dog, has died just two days after a public celebration of his illustrious career with the Lake County Sheriff’s ...
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Ex-firefighter convicted of theftApr 12, 2024 2:20 pm - A former Elburn-area firefighter has been found guilty of theft for paying himself more than $17,000 in overtime pay. Greg Algrim, 47, of the 800 block of North First S...
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Man charged with having illegal automatic gunApr 12, 2024 1:20 pm - Pretrial release was denied Friday for a Westmont man accused of having a loaded gun that was modified to fire in fully automatic mode. Canutie Collins, 20, of the 0-100 ...
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Man faces additional child exploitation chargeApr 12, 2024 12:13 pm - A Batavia man is facing additional charges that he sexually exploited a minor. Christopher M. Narup, 27, of the 1700 block of Carr Court, turned himself in to police on T...
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One in custody after late-night shooting in ElginApr 12, 2024 8:01 am - One person is in custody after Elgin police said shots were fired during a domestic dispute on the 700 block of North Grove Avenue Thursday night. Police were called to t...
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‘It’s terribly sad’: Two dead in Wheeling murder-suicideApr 12, 2024 7:09 am - A Wheeling couple with a history of domestic problems are dead in what authorities on Friday called a murder-suicide. The bodies of Marisa Dister, 46, and Russell O’Conno...
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Police: Palatine man accused of child porn possessionApr 11, 2024 8:51 pm - A Palatine man is facing child pornography charges after a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, officials said. Alfonso Benitez-Hernandez, 37,...