Palatine Crime
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‘A chilling effect on justice’? ICE argues courthouse immigration arrests make sense, but local opponents fear impactAug 02, 2025 5:58 pm - As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents descend on courthouses around the country to detain individuals they say are undocumented immigrants, prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges cope with the impact federal detentions and deportations have on the pursuit of justice.
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Police: Man shot in face in unincorporated area near Arlington HeightsJul 25, 2025 10:57 am - A man was shot in the face early Friday in an unincorporated area north of Arlington Heights, authorities said.
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Palatine man arrested after burglary at Park Ridge storeJul 22, 2025 7:21 pm - A Palatine man was arrested Tuesday following a burglary at Prestige Tobacco and Vape, 149 N. Northwest Highway, Park Ridge.
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Palatine police arrest multiple DUI offender in traffic stopJul 18, 2025 4:41 pm - A Chicago man whose driver’s license was suspended for multiple prior offenses of driving under the influence of alcohol was charged with it again after a traffic stop in Palatine early Tuesday.
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Palatine man held on drug, weapons chargesJul 18, 2025 12:16 pm - A 27-year-old Palatine man awaits trial on drug and weapons charges after police found cocaine and a loaded handgun, reportedly stolen out of Indiana, in a vehicle during a traffic stop.
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Police: Chicago man concealed handgun near Palatine apartmentsJul 15, 2025 6:39 am - A Chicago man is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday after Palatine police took him into custody on outstanding warrants and weapons charges.
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Police chief ‘not going anywhere,’ despite vote of no-confidenceJul 11, 2025 4:30 am - There’s a big rift in small-town Gilberts’s police department. At least that’s according to a letter sent to the town’s village board last month outlining the reasons why the rank-and-file passed a vote of no confidence in Chief Todd Block.
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Political payback? Deputy’s lawsuit alleges he was demoted for backing candidateJul 04, 2025 4:30 am - A decorated Lake County sheriff’s deputy is suing his boss and the county’s top lawyer in federal court, alleging he was demoted for backing a candidate they opposed in last year’s election.
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Six Chicago men indicted in commercial burglariesJun 27, 2025 7:32 pm - Six men from the Chicago area have been indicted on 98 charges related to a string of commercial burglaries across Cook and Lake counties, officials announced Friday. Acc...
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From the murders to manhunt: New book examines ‘human elements’ of Brown’s Chicken killingsJun 20, 2025 4:30 am - A suburban native who was just a kid when the Brown's Chicken murders in Palatine shocked the nation has written a new book he hopes offers new insight into the killings. “It’s focused more on the human elements of the case, and not the gore of the crime itself,” said author Patrick Wohl.