Itasca Crime
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Guns in peanut butter and a whole chicken: What TSA agents found during a record-breaking 2022
Jan 20, 2023 5:00 AM - A record 6,542 firearms were seized at airport checkpoints across the country last year, and you won't believe where some of them were found.
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Sheriffs draw lines at what they will -- and will not -- enforce with new weapons law
Jan 13, 2023 8:14 PM - Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg had a message for gun owners concerned about Illinois' new ban on the purchase, sale and manufacture of some high-powered weapons and large capacity magazines: Read the law and "take a deep breath." -
Suburban cold cases solved and unsolved: How DNA has played a role so far
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Top crime stories of 2022: Mayhem and heartbreak defined the year in suburban crime
Jan 12, 2023 6:00 AM - The mass shoting in Highland Park on July 4 that claimed the lives of seven parade spectators was among the most wrenching crime stories of a year marked by mayhem and heartbreak. -
State Supreme Court halts abolition of cash bail
Dec 31, 2022 6:42 PM - The Illinois Supreme Court halted the abolition of the cash bail system in the state on Saturday, just a day before that landmark criminal justice reform was poised to take effect.
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Chicago trio charged in Green Oaks burglary after Glencoe arrest
Dec 30, 2022 4:00 PM - A Chicago man and two juvenile accomplices were charged Friday in Lake County in connection with a Green Oaks burglary in November. The trio were arrested by a different agency in connection with a December burglary in Glencoe, and they're suspected of a Long Grove burglary, too. -
Tragedies and some triumphs: The top suburban stories of 2022
Jan 4, 2023 10:29 AM - Two horrific crimes, a deadly car crash and threats against the LGBTQ community and their supporters were among the top suburban news stories of 2022. But not all the news was grim. -
Effect of judge's ruling regarding end of cash bail differs across the suburbs
Dec 30, 2022 9:39 AM - A Kankakee County judge's ruling late Wednesday that ending cash bail in Illinois is unconstitutional does not apply to courts in Cook, Lake, DuPage or Kane counties, but could throw a wrench into how cases will be handled in other parts of the state. -
13-year-old charged with stealing car, leading police on high-speed chaseDec 27, 2022 9:52 PM - A 13-year-old stole a car from a dealership in Elmhurst early Monday morning and led police on a high-speed chase before being arrested and charged, authorities said Tuesday.
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Tow-truck driver sentenced to 50 years for fatal I-88 shooting
Nov 28, 2022 11:41 PM - A tow-truck driver who shot another motorist on I-88 near Oak Brook five years ago in a "road rage" attack was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison for murder.
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