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Prosecutors won't charge Chicago officers who fired nearly 100 times during a deadly traffic stop

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Aug 13, 2025 2:58 pm - Five Chicago police officers from a tactical unit who fired their guns nearly 100 times during a 2024 traffic stop that killed a 26-year-old man won't face criminal charges, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Man in custody, no injuries reported, after 4-hour standoff at Schaumburg condominium building

By Eric Peterson
Aug 13, 2025 1:41 pm - A man is in custody and no injuries have been reported after a four-hour police response to the report of an armed person at a condominium building in Schaumburg.
'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant jail could halt construction over environmental concerns

By DAVID FISCHER
Aug 13, 2025 12:40 pm - Construction of a makeshift immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “ Alligator Alcatraz ” could be halted indefinitely as a federal judge considered Wednesday whether the hasty development on sensitive wetlands violates environmental laws.
Man charged with two counts of indecent exposure in Libertyville

By Holden Green
Aug 12, 2025 6:09 pm - A man has been charged with two counts of indecent exposure following an arrest in Libertyville Tuesday morning.
Pretrial release denied for man in Aurora shooting

By Susan Sarkauskas
Aug 12, 2025 5:11 pm - A man on pretrial release in a domestic battery case is now behind bars awaiting trial on charges he tried to murder two men Sunday, one of whom is his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend.
Florida boat captain faces federal charge in Elk Grove woman’s 2022 parasailing death

By Eric Peterson
Aug 12, 2025 4:11 pm - A federal grand jury indicted a Florida boat captain with one count of seaman’s manslaughter in the 2022 parasailing death of an Elk Grove Village woman.
Spate of e-bike thefts prompts Batavia police to warn riders to take precautions

By David Petesch
Aug 12, 2025 1:39 pm - Batavia police warned residents of an uptick in downtown e-bike thefts in recent weeks and advised owners to take added security measures.
Elgin cold case detectives nominated for 2025 ‘America’s Greatest Detective’ award by crime and trial network

By Rick West
Aug 12, 2025 12:50 pm - The Elgin Police Department detectives who located the body of a woman missing for 42 years have been nominated for the 2025 “America’s Greatest Detective” award by Law&Crime, a true crime and live trial network.
Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines

By CHARLOTTE KRAMON and JEFF MARTIN
Aug 12, 2025 11:49 am - The man who fired more than 180 shots with a long gun at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention broke into a locked safe to get his father's weapons and wanted to send a message against COVID-19 vaccines, authorities said Tuesday.
South Barrington police to target impaired driving

Daily Herald report
Aug 12, 2025 11:30 am - South Barrington police this week will launch a focused effort to stop drunken drivers and ticket drivers not wearing seatbelts.

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