Crime
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‘We want our state back’: Why DuPage sheriff says he’s running for governor in 2026Feb 27, 2025 3:58 pm - Prompted by what he calls “radical” changes in Illinois’ criminal justice system, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick is skipping a potential third term as the county’s top cop and setting his sights instead on the governor’s mansion.
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Former Navy sailor admits plotting 2022 terrorist attack against Naval Station Great LakesFeb 27, 2025 3:49 pm - A former sailor admitted Thursday to plotting an attack on Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago, purportedly to avenge the 2020 death of Qasem Soleimani, a commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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84-year-old man charged with sexually assaulting five minorsFeb 27, 2025 2:39 pm - An 84-year-old Montgomery man has been accused of sexually assaulting five minors between the ages of 13 and 17 over a 15-year period.
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Des Plaines man lost $500 in gift card scam, police sayFeb 27, 2025 11:10 am - A Des Plaines man lost $500 in a gift card scam Tuesday, police said.
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St. Charles man charged after Wednesday morning stabbingFeb 27, 2025 9:50 am - A St. Charles man is facing criminal charges after a stabbing inside his home early Wednesday, according to a news release from the St. Charles Police Department.
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North Aurora man faces child pornography chargesFeb 27, 2025 9:49 am - A North Aurora-area man has been charged with possession and dissemination of child pornography, including one video compilation that was two hours long.
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Bloody crime scene photos play key role in trial of man accused in Palestinian American boy’s death
Feb 26, 2025 7:08 pm - Photos of a child's bloody body, a black knife holder and other crime scene evidence took center stage Wednesday at the murder and hate crime trial for an Illinois landlord accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy in 2023.
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Two charged in Lincolnshire gold bar scamFeb 26, 2025 6:26 pm - Two people were arrested in Lincolnshire Tuesday after attempting to scam an elderly woman out of roughly $750,000 in gold bars. The complainant bought the bars on Monday...
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Two accused sex traffickers from 2023 St. Charles sweep plead guilty
Feb 26, 2025 1:00 pm - Two of five people charged with sex trafficking in St. Charles both pleaded guilty and agreed to serve five years in prison in deals negotiated with prosecutors.
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Cary man pleads guilty to injuring infant son, gets 4-year prison sentence