Carol Stream Crime
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Why dangerous TikTok challenge has schools, police all fired upMay 16, 2025 6:00 am - What do you get when you cross the worst elements of social media with the most reckless instincts of kids? These days it’s the “Chromebook Challenge,” a TikTok-fueled fad that has students across the country intentionally setting fire to their school-issued laptop computers.
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‘Education and enforcement’: Why you can expect to see more police on Route 59 todayMay 09, 2025 5:30 am - Police departments across the suburbs — from Wauconda up north to Naperville down south and nearly everywhere in between — are teaming up for a regional traffic safety initiative all day Friday along the Route 59 corridor.
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Did ‘stalker’ label keep Barrington murder suspect from getting a fair trial?May 02, 2025 5:30 am - Did testimony describing him as a “stalker” keep a Barrington man from getting a fair trial in the New Year’s Day 2021 killing of a woman he hoped to marry? A state appeals court has answered that with an emphatic “no.”
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Bloomingdale police warn about cryptocurrency scammers targeting senior citizensApr 30, 2025 1:46 pm - Bloomingdale police are warning people to beware, after thieves stole almost $100,000 in cryptocurrency scams in the last two weeks.
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Man charged with murder in stabbing death of Glendale Heights woman in ChicagoApr 28, 2025 4:08 pm - A 54-year-old Chicago man is charged with first-degree murder after authorities said he spat on a Glendale Heights woman and stabbed her in the back Thursday near a CTA green line stop in Chicago.
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Cyberattack affects DuPage courts, sheriff officesApr 28, 2025 12:54 pm - DuPage County offices, including the court clerk, sheriff and courts, were the victims of a ransomware attack.
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Prosecutors: Lombard man crashed into teens while fleeing policeApr 27, 2025 3:21 pm - A DuPage County judge denied pre-trial release Sunday to a Lombard man authorities said led police on a high-speed chase before crashing into a vehicle occupied by three teenage girls.
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Glendale Heights woman dies after being stabbed near green line stop in ChicagoApr 25, 2025 9:10 pm - Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner are reporting a 25-year-old Glendale Heights woman died after being stabbed Thursday afternoon in Chicago near a CTA green line stop.
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Niece of man killed by Carol Stream police gets pretrial diversion for threatApr 21, 2025 11:14 am - The niece of a man killed by Carol Stream police has pleaded guilty to threatening a police officer during a protest.
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Driver cited after vehicle crashes into Bartlett houseApr 19, 2025 2:45 pm - A Streamwood man was cited for improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed after police say his vehicle veered off the road, crashed through fences, and struck a house in Bartlett.