Crime
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Wheeling Walmart store evacuated after bogus bomb threatMar 17, 2026 1:55 pm - A Walmart store at 1455 Lake-Cook Road in Wheeling was temporarily evacuated Monday night after police in a neighboring town received a bomb threat.
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Cary man charged in hit-and-run near BarringtonMar 17, 2026 11:47 am - A Cary man is charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian near Barrington Monday night.
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Tax scams are on the rise. Here’s what to know
Mar 17, 2026 8:05 am - Robocalls, texts, and phishing emails from scammers are up this tax season compared to previous years, with artificial intelligence likely increasing fraud attempts, according to the consumer protection bureau of the Federal Trade Commission.
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Palatine police: Man found dead in car with gunshot woundMar 17, 2026 6:14 am - A 20-year-old man died of an apparent gunshot wound Monday night after police found him in a car that reportedly struck several parked vehicles and a dumpster, Palatine police said.
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‘Selfless dedication’: Seven Arlington Heights police officers earn top honors for rescuing couple from armed intruderMar 16, 2026 9:42 pm - Seven Arlington Heights police officers received the department’s highest honor Monday for rescuing two homeowners trapped during an armed home invasion on Feb. 19.
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Arlington Heights man charged with sexually assaulting teenage girl last summerMar 16, 2026 6:25 pm - An 18-year-old Arlington Heights man is accused of plying a 16-year-old girl with alcohol and sexually assaulting her at his home last summer.
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Afghan man who worked with US military dies after taken into ICE custodyMar 16, 2026 3:39 pm - HOUSTON (AP) — An Afghan immigrant whose family said had worked with U.S. forces in his home country died at a Texas hospital after having been detained by immigration au...
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Utah mom who wrote children's book on grief after husband died killed him for money, prosecutors sayMar 16, 2026 3:24 pm - PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors aimed to drive home their argument that a Utah woman who published a children’s book about grief after the death of her husband killed ...
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Judge denies pretrial release for teen charged in graduation party sexual assaultMar 16, 2026 3:17 pm - A 19-year-old Prospect Heights man accused of sexually assaulting a former classmate during a graduation party in June should stay behind bars in the DuPage County jail while awaiting trial, a judge ruled Monday.
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Lombard man charged with hate crime after attack at bakeryMar 15, 2026 10:51 am - Justin Ward, 34, of Lombard, was charged with a hate crime and aggravated battery after attacking a man at Crave Cookies on Roosevelt Road last Friday night, prosecutors said.