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Man detained pretrial after Oak Brook car chase connected to robbery

By Susan Sarkauskas
Dec 10, 2025 5:01 pm - A man is being held in jail on charges that he led police on a high-speed chase in connection with a theft from a store at Oakbrook Center mall in Oak Brook. Dwaun Blaloc...
Second federal judge in New York orders release of Epstein files

By Shayna Jacobs
Dec 10, 2025 4:15 pm - A second federal district judge in New York has ordered the release of grand jury material and other investigative records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, ruling that public access is required by a law Congress passed last month.
Judge grants Justice Department request to unseal records from Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case

By Associated Press
Dec 10, 2025 9:08 am - Secret grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case can be made public, a judge ruled Wednesday, joining two other judges in granting the Justice Department’s requests to unseal material from investigations into the late financier’s sexual abuse.
Man gets 33 years for shooting Lombard police officer

By Susan Sarkauskas
Dec 09, 2025 5:14 pm - A man was sentenced to 33 years in prison Tuesday in connection with the robbery of a Lombard store and the subsequent shooting of a police officer three years ago.
Man accused of murdering woman in Elmhurst

By Susan Sarkauskas
Dec 09, 2025 4:05 pm - An Elmhurst man has been accused of beating and stabbing to death a woman he lured to his home.
Border Patrol agent from Pingree Grove accused of sexual assaults, robbery in federal indictment

By Jake Griffin
Dec 09, 2025 3:56 pm - A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent from Pingree Grove is accused of sexual assault and robbery dating back to 2022 in a federal indictment released Tuesday.
Elgin man twice accused of violating woman’s order of protection is ordered held in McHenry County jail

By Amanda Marrazzo
Dec 09, 2025 2:07 pm - An Elgin man accused of posting an “explicit photo” of a Marengo woman on Snapchat, printing the photo onto a T-shirt and twice violating an order of protection has been detained in McHenry County jail, court records show.
Palatine man accused of pointing gun during altercation

By Holden Green
Dec 09, 2025 2:00 pm - A Palatine man is accused of pointing a gun at a person during an altercation in October, authorities said.
Aurora man pleads guilty to murdering his mother

By Susan Sarkauskas
Dec 09, 2025 1:13 pm - An Aurora man with a history of mental-health behavioral issues pleaded guilty Tuesday to murdering his mother
Justice Department can unseal Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case records, judge says

By MICHAEL R. SISAK
Dec 09, 2025 11:01 am - A federal judge on Tuesday granted the Justice Department’s request to publicly release grand jury transcripts and other material from Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking case, citing a new law that requires the government to open its files on Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime confidant, but he cautioned that people shouldn’t expect to learn much new information from them.

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