Crime
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Advocates implore NITA to act on safety, paratransit as agency unveils crime prevention plansOct 15, 2026 6:11 pm - Northern Illinois Transportation Authority board directors outlined efforts Thursday to launch a systemwide safety app in November and deploy transit ambassadors in 2027.
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‘Let’s go!’: Aurora police officer rescues man from burning homeOct 15, 2026 5:06 pm - An Aurora police officer is being praised for saving a man from dying in his sleep in a house fire.
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West Chicago man found guilty of 2001 sexual assault after DNA matchOct 15, 2026 4:35 pm - A West Chicago man was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a woman 25 years ago, authorities said.
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Hindu community ‘horrified’ by attempted mass shooting at Aurora templeOct 15, 2026 11:52 am - When Aurora Alderwoman Shweta Baid heard of the attempted mass shooting at her hometown Hindu temple her reaction was utter disbelief. Stunned community leaders in the wake of the allegations are voicing concern over growing hate targeting South Asians.
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How authorities say a jammed gun and Taco Bell workers prevented a possible mass shooting at an Aurora templeOct 15, 2026 10:27 am - A jammed gun and workers at an Arlington Heights Taco Bell restaurant prevented a potentially devastating mass shooting Sunday at a Hindu temple in Aurora.
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Trump, after bipartisan backlash, says Pentagon won’t livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter
Oct 15, 2026 9:24 am - President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Pentagon will no longer livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, after the announcement faced bipartisan criticism and Vice President JD Vance said he wouldn’t watch it.
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Mount Prospect police looking for suspects in attempted car burglariesOct 15, 2026 6:43 am - Mount Prospect police are looking for suspects in connection with three attempted car burglaries on the east side of the village.
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Police: Palatine man was plotting mass shooting at Hindu templeOct 14, 2026 1:54 pm - A Palatine man is behind bars on allegations he was plotting a mass shooting at a Hindu house of worship near Aurora, police said Wednesday.
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Police: 79-year-old man stabbed blind resident at assisted living facilityOct 14, 2026 12:29 pm - A 79-year-old man faces an attempted murder charge after police say he stabbed a blind man at a Park Ridge assisted living facility Sunday.
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US hits Bank of America with $1.2 billion fine, saying it violated money laundering, sanctions laws