Crime
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Trump plans to federalize 300 troops in Illinois, as judge blocks a similar mobilization in Oregon
Oct 05, 2025 4:16 pm - President Donald Trump authorized the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago on Saturday, marking the latest escalation of his use of federal intervention in cities.
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Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago
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Elgin man gets six years in prison for sixth DUIOct 05, 2025 1:50 pm - An Elgin man arrested last year on allegations he was driving with a blood-alcohol level nearly four times the legal limit was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to his sixth DUI offense.
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Sheriff: Lake County teen found with gun after high-speed chaseOct 05, 2025 10:34 am - A pair of 17-year-old Lake County boys face felony charges after authorities say they led police on a high-speed chase Saturday night in Beach Park.
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Man charged with video recording in Addison church’s restroomOct 03, 2025 4:39 pm - A Chicago man has been accused of secretly video recording a woman while she used a restroom at a church in Addison.
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Former Prospect High employee charged with $37,000 school credit card theft for Home Depot purchasesOct 03, 2025 4:31 pm - The former building and grounds supervisor at Prospect High School was charged with theft of government property on allegations of using a school district credit card to make more than $37,000 worth of purchases at Home Depot, authorities said.
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Aurora man sentenced to 25 years in prison for 2023 stabbingOct 03, 2025 1:23 pm - Duka M. Smith of Aurora was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday for a 2023 stabbing.
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South Elgin man not guilty by reason of insanity of murdering his motherOct 03, 2025 10:43 am - A South Elgin man who stabbed his mother to death in 2023 has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of first-degree murder.
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Laughing gas a resurging high? Suburban chief worried youth are being targetedOct 02, 2025 7:29 pm - Sugar Grove Police Chief Patrick Rollins is worried about a resurgence in the use of laughing gas to get high. And the latest versions, he said, may be targeting youths.
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Man gets 16 years for carjacking person in drive-throughOct 02, 2025 2:26 pm - A man has pleaded guilty to carjacking a person in the drive-through of a Dunkin’ restaurant in Aurora.