Crime
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Police: Scammer listed Des Plaines resident's second home for saleNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - A Des Plaines resident's second home in Arizona was put up for sale by a scammer using a fake ID, authorities said Monday. The 69-year-old resident called police Friday ...
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Suspect in Bensenville officer's shooting deemed mentally unfit to stand trialNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - A man accused of shooting a Bensenville police officer in 2021 has been declared mentally unfit to stand trial. Kiante J. Tyler is incapable of participating in his lega...
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Two suspects wanted in connection with Mount Prospect shootingNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - Mount Prospect police are seeking two suspects in connection with a shooting Sunday that left a homeowner with a gunshot wound to the leg. The shooting occurred just bef...
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A former Fox News reporter who is refusing to divulge her sources could be held in contempt of court
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - In a case with potentially far-reaching press freedom implications, a federal judge in Washington is weighing whether to hold in contempt a veteran journali...
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Police: DeKalb man, 18, facing charges after high-speed chase through ElmhurstNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - A DuPage County judge denied pretrial release to a 18-year-old DeKalb man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle Monday night in Elmhurst. Y...
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Cary woman convicted of aggravated battery for beating her motherNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - A woman from Cary has been found guilty of beating her mother, breaking the woman's eye socket. A Kane County jury found Rebecca L. Wise, 38, guilty of aggravated domest...
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Man accused of breaking in, beating woman in her Willowbrook-area apartmentNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - A Willowbrook-area man has been accused of breaking into a woman's apartment and beating her. Pretrial release was denied Tuesday for Abelardo Zapata Jr., 33, of the 16W...
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Porsche stolen while owner pumping gas in Des Plaines, police sayNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - A thief stole a black 2023 Porsche Macan while the driver was filling it with gasoline at a service station in Des Plaines on Tuesday, police said. The theft occurred ab...
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Coroner IDs man shot to death Saturday in ElginNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - A man shot to death in Elgin Saturday has been identified. The Kane County Coroner's Office said Tuesday the victim is Juan Carlos Ambriz, 26, of St. Charles. He died of...
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Woman lost $8,800 in lottery ticket scam in Des Plaines, police sayNov 13, 2023 12:00 am - Scammers who wanted a Des Plaines woman's help cashing what they claimed was a $1 million winning lottery ticket bilked her out of $8,800, police said Monday. The crime ...