Crime
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False 'swatting' call leads to police response at Wheaton North High SchoolFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - Wheaton police are investigating an apparent "swatting" hoax that drew a large law enforcement presence on Monday to Wheaton North High School. Classes were not in sessi...
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Mardi Gras parade shooting in New Orleans kills 1, hurts 4
Feb 20, 2023 12:00 am - NEW ORLEANS - A shooting during a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans killed one person, wounded four and sent panicked families running for cover, police said Monday. One ...
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Man charged with aggravated DUI after crash into Lombard houseFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - A Lombard man is facing multiple criminal and traffic charges after a Sunday police chase that ended with him driving a pickup truck into a house in Lombard. Thomas E. W...
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Des Plaines likely to install cameras that read license plates of passing vehiclesFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - Automated cameras that record license plates and images of vehicles soon could be installed in Des Plaines to help police fight crime. The city council on Tuesday is exp...
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Eight-year-old needs surgery to remove bullet fragmentsFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - An 8-year-old child who was injured in a shooting Saturday night in Round Lake Beach has been released from the hospital but will need surgery to remove bullet fragments...
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Two teens and a baby killed in Chicago highway shooting
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Police: Man injured, individuals in custody after Elgin shootingFeb 19, 2023 12:00 am - Elgin police say individuals are in custody in connection with an early morning shooting Sunday that left a man injured. Officers responding to reports of a shooting at ...
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Eight-year-old child, adult injured in Round Lake Beach shootingFeb 19, 2023 12:00 am - An 8-year-old child is recovering after suffering what police are calling nonlife-threatening injuries in a shooting Saturday night in Round Lake Beach, authorities said...
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North Chicago man found shot in Waukegan parking lot; police investigatingFeb 17, 2023 10:00 pm - The Waukegan Police Department is investigating a shooting of a man late Friday afternoon in a parking lot. At approximately 5:40 p.m., officers from the Waukegan Police...
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How Mount Prospect candidates would address crimeFeb 17, 2023 4:30 am - Hiring more police officers, boosting neighborhood watch programs, adding police social workers and buying license plate readers are among the ideas Mount Prospect villa...