Crime
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Crystal Lake man convicted in $8M Ponzi scheme wants to take back plea to defrauding American Legion group
Aug 27, 2025 6:38 pm - A Crystal Lake man due to be sentenced next week in connection with an $8 million Ponzi scheme is trying to take back a guilty plea in which he admitted to defrauding a local veterans’ organization.
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Police: Des Plaines man robbed delivery driver over missing sandwichAug 27, 2025 3:47 pm - A Des Plaines man was in custody Wednesday after police said he held a restaurant delivery driver against his will and robbed him because he was upset about a missing sandwich.
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A shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2 children, injures 17 people
Aug 27, 2025 10:20 am - A shooter opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.”
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Prosecutors: Woman drove 109 mph trying to flee policeAug 26, 2025 6:55 pm - A woman accused of fleeing Villa Park police in a stolen vehicle Tuesday told officers she “knows how DuPage County is” and would rather be in Chicago, prosecutors said.
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More personnel changes in Wheeling Police Department as new deputy chief namedAug 26, 2025 11:15 am - Just months after Wheeling’s police chief was deposed and replaced, a new deputy chief has been named to help lead the department.
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License plate camera company halts cooperation with federal agencies among investigation concernsAug 26, 2025 8:32 am - One of the nation's leading operators of automated license-plate reading systems announced Monday it has paused its operations with federal agencies because of confusion and concern — including in Illinois — about the purpose of their investigations.
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Police: No injuries reported when drunken driver hits Palatine squad carAug 25, 2025 7:02 pm - There were no injuries reported after a man crashed into a Palatine police squad car engaged in an unrelated traffic stop on Thursday night, officials said. James C. Argi...
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‘I shouldn’t have to live in fear like this’: 2 dogs killed, owner injured, in attack by neighboring dogsAug 25, 2025 5:59 pm - Streamwood police have filed a request for a dangerous dog investigation by Cook County Animal Control following an attack by a pair of dogs last Wednesday that killed two neighboring Yorkshire Terriers and injured their 74-year-old owner.
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Was man insane when he stabbed mother to death? Judge to announce decision Sept. 25Aug 25, 2025 4:41 pm - A Kane County judge will decide Sept. 25 whether a South Elgin man was insane when he stabbed his mother to death.
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Des Plaines man scammed out of $6,300Aug 25, 2025 4:07 pm - A Des Plaines man was scammed out of $6,300 over the weekend, police said Monday.