Crime
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‘The cameras have been good for us’: Mandated police body cameras a positive, but not a panaceaDec 29, 2023 5:30 am - When they gear up for their first shift of 2024, police officers in 30 Illinois municipalities — 20 of them suburbs — will be strapping on body-worn cameras not only in l...
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Two charged after family squabble leads to gunfireDec 28, 2023 7:21 pm - One person is in custody after a family argument turned violent Wednesday evening and gunfire erupted in Hoffman Estates. Chung Yum, 50, is charged with a felony count of...
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Man gets 23 years in prison for child sex abuse, assaultDec 28, 2023 7:13 pm - A Bartlett man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual crimes against children. Ronald C. Jurek, 25, was sentenced Dec. 22 to 18 years for two counts of aggra...
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Mount Prospect man fatally stabbed at Burger King in Des PlainesDec 28, 2023 6:37 pm - A Mount Prospect man was fatally stabbed at a Des Plaines Burger King on Wednesday evening, and the search for his killer continued Thursday. Mario Jara-Antemante, 28, wa...
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Palatine man charged in wrong-way crash that killed teacherDec 28, 2023 4:47 pm - A Palatine man has been charged following a wrong-way crash earlier this month that killed a Wauconda High School teacher. Guillermo Salgado, 28, of the 1200 block of St...
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Illinois suspends star basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. following rape charge
Dec 28, 2023 3:05 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Illinois suspended basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. on Thursday after he was charged with rape for an alleged incident that happened when the football t...
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Man faces DUI charge after crashing into Bartlett garageDec 28, 2023 10:49 am - A Winfield man has been charged with driving under the influence after crashing into a garage in Bartlett on Christmas Eve, police said. Aidan Robbins, 24, was charged wi...
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Schaumburg police arrest suspect in armed robbery in Woodfield Mall parking lotDec 27, 2023 4:39 pm - Schaumburg police have arrested a suspect in an armed robbery reported in the parking lot of Woodfield Mall at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Though the investigation is ongoing, S...
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Woman accused of trying to murder 2 childrenDec 27, 2023 4:37 pm - A 51-year-old woman is accused of stabbing two girls she was babysitting, ages 4 and 1, at their home in Lisle, authorities said. Jennifer Kouchoukos is charged with two ...
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Woman injured in shooting sues Oakbrook Center mallDec 27, 2023 2:42 pm - Editor’s note: An earlier version should have read Alexis Martinez was shot once, and Tyran Williams got into an argument with a man who has not been charged. A bys...