Crime
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Lake County’s gun violence initiative touts improved statsJul 02, 2026 7:36 am - June marked four years since the Lake County state’s attorney’s office announced the formation of its Gun Violence Prevention Initiative (GVPI), and officials are pointin...
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Libertyville man charged with hate crime detained pending future court dateJul 01, 2026 5:42 pm - A Libertyville man facing charges of a hate crime and disorderly conduct was ordered detained in the Lake County jail Wednesday pending a future court date.
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Two Palatine men arrested after investigation finds drugs, firearms, body armor, fireworksJul 01, 2026 5:12 pm - Two men face a series of felony charges after Palatine police and state and federal investigators recovered a cache of drugs, firearms, body armor and fireworks, authorities said.
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Police: Carpentersville man deliberately drove into 3 peopleJul 01, 2026 12:21 pm - A Carpentersville man has been charged with attempted murder after plowing his car into three pedestrians Saturday near Carpentersville Middle School, officials said.
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Two Aurora men facing child pornography chargesJul 01, 2026 10:14 am - Two Aurora men have been charged with possessing and distributing child sexual abuse materials in separate cases, police announced Wednesday.
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Hate crime charge filed in connection with ‘alarming and disturbing’ signJun 30, 2026 5:45 pm - Derek Webb of Libertyville faces hate crime and disorderly conduct charges involving threats made against Latinos and immigrants in Lake County.
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Man charged with recording boy in Woodfield Mall restroomJun 30, 2026 4:23 pm - A Rolling Meadows man was arrested Friday night after being accused of recording a boy urinating in a restroom at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg on his cell phone.
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Teen convicted of murder in Carpentersville shootingJun 30, 2026 3:23 pm - A Carpentersville teenager was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder for the shooting death of another teen.
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Man gets 20 years for attempted murder in NapervilleJun 29, 2026 5:24 pm - A Chicago man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for trying to kill a woman with whom he was romantically involved.
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Judge denies new trial for Marni Yang, convicted of killing former Bear’s girlfriendJun 29, 2026 10:24 am - A Lake County judge denied Marni Yang’s request for a new trial on charges she murdered a pregnant woman because she was jealous of her relationship with a former Chicago Bear.