Crime
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District 70 board expected to fire middle school teacher facing child pornography chargesJul 10, 2026 10:24 am - Libertyville Elementary District 70’s school board is expected to vote Tuesday to fire a middle school social studies teacher charged with using artificial intelligence to create sexually explicit images of current and former students.
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Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing said ‘he wishes he hadn’t done it,’ roommate says in video
Jul 09, 2026 7:41 pm - The defendant in Charlie Kirk’s killing told his roommate “he wishes he hadn’t done it” the day after the conservative activist was shot in the neck while speaking to a crowd at Utah Valley University, a recording played in court revealed Thursday.
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Carol Stream man pleads guilty to setting fire to his homeJul 09, 2026 7:05 pm - A Carol Stream man who set his and his estranged wife’s house on fire last year has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
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Grayslake man gets life sentence for 2022 slaying
Jul 09, 2026 6:27 pm - Jesus Vargas, a Grayslake man found guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a Round Lake Beach man in 2022, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Thursday.
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Defendant in fatal Mundelein shooting to remain in jailJul 09, 2026 3:25 pm - The 21-year-old South Holland man charged with Monday’s fatal shooting in Mundelein will remain in the Lake County jail while his case is pending.
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South Barrington police release data from road safety crackdownJul 09, 2026 2:49 pm - South Barrington police arrested three people and ticketed dozens of others during an Independence Day safey campaign that ran June 19 through July 6.
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Chicago man pleads guilty to Wheaton robbery, gets 28 yearsJul 08, 2026 8:39 pm - A Chicago man was sentenced on Wednesday to 28 years in prison for his role in a May 2022 T-Mobile store robbery, officials said.
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Downstate lawmaker indicted over allegations of kickbacks, misusing campaign funds
Jul 08, 2026 7:07 pm - Downstate state Rep. Carol Ammons, an 11-year veteran of the Illinois House, has been charged with orchestrating a scheme to receive cash kickbacks through illegal payments from her campaign account and local nonprofits for which she helped secure state grants.
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Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of Mexican immigrant
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Person of interest in Wheeling death released without chargesJul 08, 2026 2:39 pm - A man detained in the weekend death of a Wheeling resident has been released without charges.