Crime
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Pretrial release denied for men accused of stealing gaming console, cellphone at gunpointAug 14, 2025 4:55 pm - Two men were denied pretrial release Thursday in DuPage County court after being charged with robbing a man of his gaming console and cellphone at gunpoint.
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Buffalo Grove man facing murder charges after botched home invasion robberyAug 14, 2025 4:12 pm - A Buffalo Grove man is charged with first-degree murder after Chicago police say he and an accomplice shot an acquaintance during a home invasion robbery in March.
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A car accident in small-town Tennessee leads to US charges against a major Mexican drug operation
Aug 14, 2025 10:40 am - Justice Department indictments have been unsealed against three leaders and two high-ranking enforcers of Mexico's United Cartels. It's the latest U.S. move against major Mexican drug operations.
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3 people injured in Carpentersville shooting; two released from hospital
Aug 14, 2025 7:43 am - A shooting in Carpentersville wounded three people Wednesday night, police said.
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Prosecutors won't charge Chicago officers who fired nearly 100 times during a deadly traffic stop
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.
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Man in custody, no injuries reported, after 4-hour standoff at Schaumburg condominium buildingAug 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.
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'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant jail could halt construction over environmental concerns
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.
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Man charged with two counts of indecent exposure in LibertyvilleAug 12, 2025 6:09 pm - A man has been charged with two counts of indecent exposure following an arrest in Libertyville Tuesday morning.
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Pretrial release denied for man in Aurora shootingAug 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.
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Florida boat captain faces federal charge in Elk Grove woman’s 2022 parasailing deathAug 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.