Crime
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Two men face gun, drug charges in Wood Dale, ElmhurstSep 04, 2024 2:55 pm - Two men are being detained pretrial on separate gun and drugs cases in DuPage County.
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Six-year prison sentence for Burr Ridge man involved in COVID testing swindleSep 04, 2024 1:18 pm - The former chief operating officer of a Willowbrook-based business that sold COVID-19 test kits has been sentenced to six years in prison for swindling nearly $2 million in company funds.
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State panel denies parole for suburban serial killerSep 04, 2024 11:35 am - The Illinois Prisoner Review Board has denied parole for a serial killer linked to at least 12 murders of young women and teens, including three in the suburbs, authorities announced Wednesday.
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Gurnee police help defuse man’s mental health crisisSep 03, 2024 11:22 pm - Gurnee police officers were able to safely and successfully resolve a situation involving a 19-year-old man experiencing a mental health crisis on Tuesday at a local mall, officials said.
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Driver who ‘never hit the brakes’ convicted in deadly Des Plaines crashSep 03, 2024 7:01 pm - A jury took only about 50 minutes Tuesday to return a guilty verdict in the case of Florida man accused of driving drunk and more than 50 mph over the speed limit when he caused a crash that killed a father of four from Des Plaines.
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Men steal $9,000 in fragrances from Geneva beauty storeSep 03, 2024 4:35 pm - Two men stole more than $9,000 worth of fragrances Saturday afternoon from the Ulta Beauty store in Geneva, police report.
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Charges filed in ‘chilling’ slayings as CTA rolls out AI to detect guns, reassure ridersSep 03, 2024 12:22 pm - CTA Blue Line shootings occur as agency battles concerns about safety on the system.
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Man charged with hate crime at Lombard parkSep 03, 2024 11:46 am - A Lombard man faces a hate crime charge alleging he screamed racial slurs, gave a Nazi salute and waved a gun at a park Sunday.
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Horse killed by hit-and-run truck in Lake CountySep 03, 2024 9:34 am - A horse was killed in a hit-and-run traffic crash Monday night in northern Lake County, authorities said.
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Man charged in Plainfield college student’s death near UW-Whitewater
Sep 02, 2024 5:21 pm - A Plainfield woman who was a student and standout gymnast at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater was shot to death Friday, officials said.