Crime
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Chicago man charged with breaking into Downers Grove North High School, battering janitorDec 13, 2025 4:52 pm - A 56-year-old Chicago man was charged with burglary, attempted robbery and aggravated battery for breaking into Downers Grove North High School and accosting a janitor, prosecutors said.
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Arrest made in death of infant found in Lake County woods five years agoDec 12, 2025 2:05 pm - Five years after Riverwoods police began investigating the death of an infant whose remains were found in a wooded area near Riverwoods, an arrest has been made.
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Vernon Hills man convicted in 2005 fatal DUI crash faces new drunk driving charges in McHenry County
Dec 12, 2025 12:09 pm - A man convicted in a New Year’s Day 2005 drunken-driving crash in Chicago that killed a taxi driver and passenger has been charged with DUI and causing a crash near McHenry.
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Cases against Campton Hills ex-chief, officers continuedDec 12, 2025 11:02 am - The Campton Hills police officers accused of official misconduct, money laundering and illegally selling guns appeared in court Friday morning.
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How a cellphone number led police to Elmhurst murder suspectDec 11, 2025 7:13 pm - A young woman goes missing in the dead of night, after an acquaintance gets a call from her and hears a struggle, then a hang-up. Less than a day later, Elmhurst police have a murder suspect in custody.
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Des Plaines man loses $1,500 in sale gone wrongDec 11, 2025 4:09 pm - A Des Plaines man sent a stranger $1,500 for vehicle parts but didn’t get everything he ordered, police said Thursday.
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Man guilty in 2021 shooting at indoor amusement parkDec 11, 2025 4:08 pm - A man who shot a person a a birthday party at an indoor amusement park in Villa Park has been found guilty of aggravated battery with a firearm.
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Man sought in robbery at Downers North high schoolDec 11, 2025 2:23 pm - Downers Grove police are seeking a man who tried to rob a worker at Downers Grove North High School early Wednesday morning.
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Streamwood police take suspect into custody after hourslong standoff at homeDec 11, 2025 9:53 am - Streamwood police took a suspect into custody just before midnight Wednesday after an hourslong standoff at a residence near the intersection of Yellowstone and Kings Canyon drives.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention, his attorney’s office says
Dec 11, 2025 9:47 am - PHILIPSBURG, Pa. — Kilmar Abrego Garcia was freed from immigration detention on a judge's order Thursday while he fights to stay in the U.S., handing a major victory to t...