Crime
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Judge: Man was targeting woman in Carpentersville apartment fireJan 20, 2026 4:29 pm - The Indiana man accused of setting a Carpentersville apartment building on fire in November acted in jealousy, a judge said at the man’s first Kane County court hearing Tuesday.
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Buffalo Grove priest on leave amid investigation into abuse claimJan 18, 2026 9:52 am - A Catholic priest who has served as associate pastor of a Buffalo Grove parish for more than 15 years has been placed on leave amid an investigation into a decades-old sexual abuse allegation.
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Woman pleads guilty to abducting grandchild from Aurora homeJan 17, 2026 2:55 pm - A woman has pleaded guilty to abducting her grandchild in a case where the child’s father and uncle are accused of taking the boy from a house in Aurora.
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Zion man charged with domestic battery, attempted murderJan 17, 2026 11:44 am - A Zion man is in custody after Lake County sheriff’s deputies say he strangled a woman and wrapped a belt around her neck following an argument. The woman is in critical condition, according to authorities.
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Four arrested fleeing from police in unrelated incidentsJan 16, 2026 9:32 pm - In line with DuPage County’s efforts to charge anyone accused of attempting to flee from police, officers with the Addison, Bensenville, Elmhurst and Glen Ellyn Police D...
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Defendant in Charlie Kirk’s killing asks judge to disqualify prosecutors
Jan 16, 2026 6:21 pm - The Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk returned to court Friday, as his attorneys sought to disqualify prosecutors because the daughter of a deputy county attorney involved in the case attended the rally where Kirk was shot.
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Pritzker signs ‘Clean Slate’ act to help those with nonviolent criminal records
Jan 16, 2026 3:35 pm - Over 1.7 million Illinois adults will be eligible to have their nonviolent criminal records automatically sealed after Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed the long-debated ‘Clean Slate’ Act.
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Gurnee man charged in fatal April collisionJan 16, 2026 3:18 pm - A 27-year-old Gurnee man was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death and aggravated use of an electronic communication device causing death following an investigation of an April 2, 2025, collision.
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Authorities: Rosemont man was trafficking guns, drugs throughout suburbsJan 16, 2026 2:42 pm - The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group arrested a Rosemont man in Deerfield Thursday following an investigation of his suspected involvement in selling cocaine and firearms in both Lake and Cook counties.
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Authorities: Deerfield man had child sex abuse imagesJan 16, 2026 12:00 pm - A Deerfield man is facing multiple charges of possessing numerous images and videos of child sexual abuse materials, many involving children as young as toddlers, Lake County sheriff’s police said.