Crime
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Former teacher sentenced to sex offender probation for abusing students at Elgin preschoolFeb 23, 2024 3:26 pm - A former teacher at an Elgin preschool was sentenced Thursday to four years of sex offender probation for sexually abusing two students at the school. Frank Walaitis, 58,...
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Defendant charged in 19-year-old Elk Grove Village murder case ordered held at Cook County jailFeb 23, 2024 1:21 pm - A former Elk Grove Village man charged with the 2005 shooting death of a man he suspected was having an affair with his wife was ordered held at Cook County jail Friday f...
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Batavia police seek info on suspicious incidentFeb 23, 2024 12:50 pm - Batavia police are asking the public for information about a suspicious incident that occurred around 8:32 p.m. Thursday on the 900 block of Gosselin Circle. A suspicious...
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Man gets 13 years in prison for selling fentanyl that killed Addison womanFeb 23, 2024 12:29 pm - A man was sentenced Thursday to 13 years in prison for supplying the narcotic fentanyl that killed an Addison woman. Courvoisier Thomas, 40, of the 1300 block of Modaff D...
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A Michigan toddler's shooting highlights new gun storage law and other states' strategies
Feb 23, 2024 9:36 am - A Michigan man is the first person to face charges under the state's new law requiring gun owners to keep weapons in locked storage containers around minors. The case is...
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Police: Man accused of driving 120 mph through Bensenville, downtown ElmhurstFeb 22, 2024 5:38 pm - An Oak Park man is being detained pretrial in connection with charges he drove up to 120 mph while trying to get away from police in Bensenville and Elmhurst, officials s...
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Man charged with reckless driving for crash that critically injured Kane County deputyFeb 22, 2024 1:00 pm - The driver who crashed into a Kane County deputy’s squad SUV, severely injuring him, has been charged with aggravated reckless driving and driving a commercial vehicle wi...
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Three charged with stealing truck, trailer, other vehicles, in 3 suburbs and ChicagoFeb 21, 2024 6:39 pm - Vehicles taken in Elmhurst, Bensenville, Northlake, police say
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Highland Park shooting suspect’s trial date set for 2025Feb 21, 2024 5:10 pm - The man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more during Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade will have his day in court next February. Lake County...
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Man charged with arson in fire at Glendale Heights 7-ElevenFeb 21, 2024 4:42 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.