Crime
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Man charged with murder in AuroraJun 30, 2025 5:21 pm - A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a man in Aurora.
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Des Plaines man’s identity stolen for unemployment scamJun 30, 2025 2:16 pm - Someone stole a Des Plaines man’s identity and filed for unemployment benefits, police said Monday.
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Police: Chicago man redeemed stranger’s lost voucher at Rivers CasinoJun 30, 2025 2:15 pm - A Rivers Casino patron was arrested over the weekend after he redeemed a voucher worth about $1,000 even though it didn’t belong to him, Des Plaines police said.
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West Chicago man faces gun chargesJun 30, 2025 1:08 pm - A man is accused of several gun crimes after people reported he ran toward their car and displayed a handgun in West Chicago Saturday night.
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Huntley police: 77-year-old man had explicit video chat with child
Jun 28, 2025 11:59 am - Huntley police say a 77-year-old Port Barrington man asked a child to perform a sex act over a video chat, initiated sexually explicit texts and tried to arrange meetings with the child.
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Lake County undercover sting leads to 27 arrests for soliciting sexJun 28, 2025 11:59 am - Lake County sheriff’s officers arrested 27 men in a two-day sting targeting sex buyers at a Gurnee-area hotel.
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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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Addison man facing gun, fleeing chargesJun 27, 2025 2:34 pm - An Addison man is being detained pretrial on charges he illegally possessed a handgun and led police on a high-speed chase.
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Woman used bad check to purchase SUV in Des Plaines, police sayJun 27, 2025 2:31 pm - A suburban woman is facing charges after she used a bad cashier’s check to purchase a Land Rover Range Rover at a Des Plaines auto dealership, police said Friday.
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Pardon applications are being carefully crafted with one man in mind: Donald Trump
Jun 27, 2025 8:35 am - Pounding away on a prison typewriter, Chad Scott seemed worlds apart from President Donald Trump.