Carol Stream Crime
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How to avoid becoming a victim of a carjacking: First, put away the phoneJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - News of recent carjackings - especially the one Saturday in Aurora where a woman was shot - may have drivers on edge. While there is no indication of an unusual increase...
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Police: Man armed with a hatchet robs Walgreens in WheatonJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - A man armed with a hatchet robbed a Walgreens store in Wheaton Saturday night, police said Monday. Wheaton police were called at 8:54 p.m. for the report of an armed rob...
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Local authorities keep plans for pre-inauguration security close to the vestJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - While local authorities are taking seriously FBI warnings about armed protests that may occur nationwide in advance of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, most dec...
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Police investigating Wheaton CVS armed robberyJan 14, 2021 12:00 am - Police are investigating an armed robbery Wednesday evening at a Wheaton CVS. Wheaton police responded to the CVS, at 1400 E. Roosevelt Road, at 7:37 p.m. after a man e...
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Ives to return donations from Inverness businessman charged in Capitol riotsJan 10, 2021 12:00 am - Former Republican congressional candidate Jeanne Ives confirmed Sunday she is returning campaign contributions from an Inverness businessman charged in Wednesday's riots...
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Ex-Joliet Central teacher pleads guilty to sex assault of studentJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - A former Joliet Central High School physics teacher pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting a student at a Naperville hotel in May 2017. Thomas Connelly, 34, was...
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Despite security concerns, Schneider and Foster still plan to attend inaugurationJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Despite concerns about U.S. Capitol security after Wednesday's incursion by a violent mob, at least two suburban congressional representatives still plan to attend Presi...
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The heartbreaking story of the short, tragic life of AJ Freund, the Crystal Lake 5-year-old beaten to death in 2019 then buried in a shallow grave in Woodstock, conclude...
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Round Lake Beach man charged in deadly fight over stolen vehicleJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - An earlier version of this report identified Anthony Awad's hometown as Hanover Park. That was based on information from the Lake County Coroner's Office which the o...
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Fight over stolen vehicle leaves Carol Stream teen dead, two others injuredJan 03, 2021 12:00 am - A fight over a stolen vehicle early Sunday left a Carol Stream teen shot dead in Volo and another seriously wounded, Lake County sheriff's police said. Sheriff's Sgt. Ch...