Crime
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Man pleads guilty to aggravated DUI for crash that killed his passengerApr 18, 2024 8:12 pm - A Lake in the Hills man who was driving 124 mph just seconds before crashing his car on I-90, killing a passenger, has pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI ‒ accident causing...
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FBI seeking armed robber who targeted banks in Hanover Park, Schaumburg ThursdayApr 18, 2024 3:35 pm - The FBI’s Chicago Field Office is investigating the robbery of a Hanover Park bank and attempted robbery of a bank in Schaumburg, both believed to have been committed by ...
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Jury selection in Trump hush money trial faces pivotal stretch as former president returns to court
Apr 18, 2024 7:35 am - WASHINGTON — Jury selection in the hush money trial of Donald Trump enters a pivotal and potentially final stretch Thursday as lawyers look to round out the panel of New ...
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Juvenile charged in connection with Naperville shootingApr 17, 2024 12:56 pm - A 17-year-old man faces a charge of aggravated robbery in connection with a Tuesday afternoon shooting in Naperville that injured a 22-year-old man. The teen, who is not ...
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Marklund sexual abuse victim gives birthApr 17, 2024 12:27 pm - Agency, authorities investigating how pregnancy went undetected
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Police holding ‘juvenile person of interest’ in Naperville shootingApr 16, 2024 6:52 pm - Naperville police say they are holding a ‘juvenile person of interest’ as they continue to investigate a shooting that injured a 22-year-old man early Tuesday afternoon. ...
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How police, fire departments help first responders cope in the wake of tragediesApr 16, 2024 5:24 pm - Fifteen years ago today, Shelly Engelhardt, her daughter Amanda and son Jeff experienced an unimaginable tragedy when Amanda’s then-boyfriend - in a jealousy-fueled attack - stabbed to death three Engelhardt family members in their Hoffman Estates home. They weren’t the only ones traumatized. The heinous attack also affected first responders, including Kasia Cawley, one of the Hoffman Estates police detectives assigned to the case. “It always stays with you,” said Cawley, now Hoffman Estates chief of police. “You’re never going to forget it.”
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‘Working every day toward forgiveness’: 15 years later, loss remains for Engelhardt familyApr 16, 2024 5:13 pm - Jeff Engelhardt has lived two lives. The first ended 15 years ago when he lost his father, younger sister and maternal grandmother to an unprovoked attack by his older s...
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Better Business Bureau warns against prom-related scamsApr 16, 2024 12:55 pm - Prom, one of the biggest nights of the year for high school students, is just around the corner. From clothing to transportation to hair and makeup, the perfect prom nigh...
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Supreme Court seems divided over obstruction charge in Jan. 6 case that may impact Trump, rioters
Apr 16, 2024 12:09 pm - The Supreme Court seemed deeply divided Tuesday over a challenge to a federal law that prosecutors used to charge more than 350 people who were part of the pro-Donald Tru...