Crime
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Suspect in pregnant woman’s slaying back in jailFeb 01, 2026 2:07 pm - A west suburban man accused of murdering a pregnant woman last week in her Downers Grove home is out of the hospital and back in the DuPage County jail, authorities said Sunday.
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Search on for suspect in Grayslake shootingFeb 01, 2026 8:41 am - Grayslake police are searching for a suspect in a shooting Friday evening that left one person injured at a home on the 500 block of Lincoln Avenue.
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Pingree Grove man found guilty of murder, concealing body in barnJan 30, 2026 6:11 pm - A Pingree Grove man has been found guilty of murdering a man in 2024 and hiding his body in a box in a pole barn.
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Justice Department releasing 3 million pages from its Jeffrey Epstein files
Jan 30, 2026 10:22 am - The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier's sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful.
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Judge bars federal prosecutors from seeking death penalty against Luigi Mangione
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Des Plaines man accused of sending child sex abuse materials via social media appJan 30, 2026 8:50 am - A 37-year-old Des Plaines man was charged after a Cook County sheriff’s office investigation found he had shared child sex abuse materials through a social media app.
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Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service
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‘Profoundly hurtful’: GOP office in Arlington Heights vandalized with swastikas and fecesJan 29, 2026 5:48 pm - Video surveillance shows a man and a woman vandalizing the Wheeling Township Republican office in Arlington Heights, drawing swastikas and profanities on windows and throwing feces near the entrance.
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Kane County sheriff cleared of TRUST Act violations, state’s attorney saysJan 29, 2026 5:38 pm - Did the Kane County Sheriff’s Office violate state law over immigration detainees? An investigation says no.
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Police officer gets 12 years on child pornography convictionJan 29, 2026 4:40 pm - A former Elgin police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for possession of child pornography.