Crime
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Police say attackers called her a slur. Why aren’t the suspects charged with a hate crime?May 23, 2025 5:15 am - A young woman was badly beaten May 13 at a Carpentersville restaurant, after police said her attackers called her a derogatory name based on her sexual orientation. The suspects have not been charged with a hate crime.
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Police: Aurora teen shot to death MondayMay 22, 2025 10:49 pm - A 17-year-old Aurora boy died Monday after being shot on the city’s east side, officials said.
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Second teen charged in Downers Grove attackMay 22, 2025 8:22 pm - A second juvenile has been charged with robbing a woman in Downers Grove.
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Court papers say suspect in Jewish museum killings declared ‘I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza’
May 22, 2025 6:48 am - Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, police said.
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Suspect in Gurnee road-rage killing ordered detainedMay 21, 2025 8:01 pm - A Chicago man accused of killing a college student in a 2021 road-rage shooting in Gurnee was ordered held in jail Wednesday while awaiting trial.
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Judge allows former Neuqua Valley teacher facing sexual abuse charges to travelMay 21, 2025 2:31 pm - A former Neuqua Valley High School teacher will be allowed to travel to Wisconsin while he awaits trial on charges alleging he inappropriately touched a 16-year-old student.
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Authorities say man threatened people at Island Lake bar, hit patron with shotgunMay 21, 2025 1:07 pm - A man threatened patrons in an Island Lake bar, left to load a gun inside his truck and used the weapon to hit a man who tried to stop him from returning, authorities allege.
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Former cop gets 5-year sentence in crash that killed Antioch man
May 21, 2025 10:57 am - A former Chicago police officer was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for driving drunk and causing a 2021 crash that killed an Antioch man.
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North Aurora police investigating shootingMay 21, 2025 10:56 am - North Aurora police are investigating a shooting that happened around 5 a.m. Wednesday near a business in the 100 block of Grant Street. Nobody was injured.
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Man who hit pedestrian and fled scene pleads guilty, gets prison time