Crime
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What's behind the surge in deadly crashes involving drugged driversNov 17, 2023 4:30 am - Illinois has a drugged driving problem, and it began well before the legalization of recreational marijuana in 2020. That's among the key findings of a new analysis of t...
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Ex-District 300 employee pleads not guilty to charges involving child sex abuse images
Nov 17, 2023 12:00 am - In a second case filed against him this year, a former Community Unit District 300 employee pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he solicited a child for sexually expl...
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Prospect Heights man accused of setting fires in Des PlainesNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - A Prospect Heights man is accused of setting two fires at a Des Plaines shopping center this week, police said Friday. Daniel Vences, 32, of the 800 block of East Old Wi...
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Geneva, St. Charles buildings vandalized with spray paintNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - Five Geneva buildings were defaced early Thursday morning in Geneva, and police believe the suspect may have also done the same that day in St. Charles. According to a G...
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Man pleads guilty to reckless homicide in Downers Grove crashNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - A man has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide for a Downers Grove crash that killed his passenger. Jacob T. Liapis, 22, of Downers Grove, will serve 180 days of periodic...
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Police: Man found shot to death in PalatineNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - A man was found shot to death Friday night in Palatine, officials said. At around 6 p.m., police responded to a call about a man bleeding in the 800 block of South Plum...
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Palatine man charged with sexually assaulting juvenileNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - A Palatine man is accused of sexually assaulting a girl, authorities said Friday. Rigoberto Rivera, 41, of the 600 block of South Middleton Avenue, is charged with preda...
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McHenry County jail could take in detainees from Lake County under proposed deal
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Shooter kills 1 before being fatally shot by trooper at New Hampshire psychiatric hospitalNov 16, 2023 10:00 pm - CONCORD, N.H. - A shooter killed one person in the lobby of New Hampshire's state psychiatric hospital on Friday before being fatally shot by a state trooper, officials ...
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Police: Round Lake officer hospitalized after head-on crash with drunken driverNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - A Round Lake police officer was hospitalized following a head-on crash Wednesday afternoon that officials say is the fault of a 27-year-old man who was driving while dru...