Crime
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Former West Chicago elementary school teacher charged with sexually abusing studentsAug 07, 2026 1:05 pm - A former West Chicago elementary school teacher is facing 11 felonies after being accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with multiple students, authorities announced Friday.
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More than 50 decomposing bodies found in Southeast Side funeral home, officials say
Aug 07, 2026 7:37 am - The remains of 57 people were recovered Thursday at a South Deering funeral home on the city’s Southeast Side, according to multiple law enforcement sources with knowledg...
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Man accused of home invasion in DarienAug 06, 2026 2:07 pm - A Homer Glen man is being detained pretrial on charges he broke into a Darien house and attacked a man, then fled from police in a high-speed chase.
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‘We’d like to see justice’: Fox River boat crash victim’s fiance recalls crash, lossAug 06, 2026 2:02 pm - The fiance of a Des Plaines woman killed in a July 25 boat crash on the Fox River discusses the collision and his loss, as he and the woman’s family file a lawsuit against the boater blamed for the deadly crash.
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Waukegan man charged with distributing child abuse materialAug 06, 2026 10:40 am - After a more than yearlong investigation, a Waukegan man now faces charges of possessing and distributing child sex abuse materials.
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‘Reckless and dangerous’: Suit filed in deadly Fox River boat crashAug 05, 2026 7:48 pm - A Lisle man was intoxicated and driving “in a reckless and dangerous manner” July 25 when he caused a Fox River boat crash that took the life of a former U.S. Marine from Des Plaines, according to a wrongful-death lawsuit filed Wednesday.
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Three people charged with threatening judge, witness and officials tied to Nolan Wells investigation
Aug 05, 2026 4:54 pm - Three people have been charged with threatening a judge, a witness and local officials connected to the investigation into the death of Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dead after a July Fourth boat trip with friends to an island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.
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Naperville woman gets 38 years in prison for murdering fianceAug 05, 2026 4:25 pm - A Naperville woman was sentenced Tuesday to 38 years in prison for killing her fiance in a dispute about whether he was dating another woman.
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Man arrested at Trump’s California golf course faces illegal weapons charges
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South Barrington police nab 36 drivers for speedingAug 05, 2026 3:38 pm - The South Barrington Police Department’s July traffic safety enforcement campaign resulted in 36 speeding tickets, police announced Wednesday.