Crime
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Lake in the Hills man pleads guilty to using Instagram and OnlyFans to solicit lewd images from children
Jun 12, 2025 12:37 pm - A Lake in the Hills man has admitted to soliciting and sharing images of child sex abuse and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
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Authorities: Teen shot relative in the faceJun 12, 2025 8:26 am - A Lake County teenager is charged with attempted murder and other felonies after Lake County sheriff’s officials say he intentionally shot a 61-year-old relative in the face with a revolver Wednesday night at their home near Gurnee.
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Crystal Lake man pleads guilty to secretly filming child in bathroom
Jun 11, 2025 8:53 am - A Crystal Lake man who was accused of secretly filming a girl in the bathroom of her home entered a guilty plea in the case Tuesday.
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Police detain more than 20 people on first night of curfew aimed at protests in downtown Los Angeles
Jun 11, 2025 6:51 am - Police detained more than 20 people, mostly on curfew violations, on the first night of restrictions in downtown Los Angeles and used crowd-control projectiles to break up hundreds of protesters demonstrating against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, officials said Wednesday.
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Des Plaines woman loses $108,000 in crypto scam, police sayJun 10, 2025 10:27 pm - A Des Plaines woman was scammed out of an estimated $108,000 by someone she met on a dating app, police said Monday.
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Why Rosemont is cracking down on fake weapons at fan festsJun 10, 2025 6:39 pm - A new Rosemont ordinance will let officers confiscate realistic-looking fake weapons at conventions and issue fines, prompted by cosplaying attendees who have carried imitation firearms and led to police calls in the past.
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Aurora chiropractor accused of sexually abusing young patients faces more chargesJun 10, 2025 3:56 pm - An Aurora chiropractor charged last month with sexually abusing two teenage patients is now facing 13 more charges of sexual abuse and assault of three additional victims.
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Three men charged with grooming, traveling to meet a minor for sex in Downers Grove stingJun 10, 2025 12:02 pm - Three men have been charged with traveling to meet a minor for sexual purposes following a sting operation in Downers Grove.
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Hoffman Estates doctor gets 10-year prison sentence for performing unnecessary medical proceduresJun 10, 2025 11:13 am - A former Hoffman Estates doctor was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty last year to health care fraud.
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Here's what we know about a school shooting in Austria
Jun 10, 2025 10:06 am - A shooter opened fire inside a school in Austria’s second-biggest city Tuesday, killing nine people, authorities said.