Prospect Heights Crime
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Traffic safety checkpoint set for Aug. 22 in Elk Grove VillageAug 12, 2025 10:31 am - Cook County sheriff’s deputies will team with police in Elk Grove Village and Mount Prospect to conduct a traffic safety checkpoint Friday, Aug. 22.
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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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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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One treated for multiple gunshot wounds in Prospect Heights shootingJul 07, 2025 6:55 am - One person found with multiple gunshot wounds Sunday is being treated at an area hospital, while police are looking for a suspect, Prospect Heights police said.
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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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Fraudster altered check to steal $4,998, Des Plaines police sayJul 03, 2025 1:41 pm - Someone altered a check mailed by a Des Plaines woman to steal $4,998, police said Thursday.
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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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Cook County’s new top prosecutor continues to target retail theftJun 13, 2025 4:30 am - The renewed focus on retail theft from Cook County’s top prosecutor has gone national. State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced this week that a nationwide campaign, spearheaded by her office to target organized retail theft crews, has led to more than 500 arrests since May 30.
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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.