Crime
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Expressway shootings are down, but road rage is on the riseMar 17, 2023 5:00 am - The number of shootings along Chicago-area expressways continues to fall this year after a record 310 in 2021, but within that nugget of good news is a worrying trend. ...
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Wiretaps show Madigan, through McClain, forced Lang out of legislature
Mar 17, 2023 1:00 am - In fall 2018, longtime state Rep. Lou Lang, a Skokie Democrat, received a phone call from Mike McClain, who had spent decades lobbying for electric utility ComEd after 1...
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As injuries from Fort Sheridan fight detailed, murder suspect's attorney suggests self-defenseMar 17, 2023 1:00 am - The lawyer for one of the two Highland Park men accused of second-degree murder in the death of a man at Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve in September said Friday his clien...
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Fatal Elgin shooting under investigationMar 17, 2023 1:00 am - A fatal shooting is under investigation but appears to be an isolated case, Elgin police said Friday. Police responded about 4 p.m. Thursday to the 1000 block of Fairwoo...
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Mount Prospect police giving out steering wheel locksMar 17, 2023 1:00 am - In response to a high number of vehicle thefts, the Mount Prospect Police Department is giving away steering wheel locks for Kia and Hyundai cars that are a 2021 model o...
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FBI looking for potental victims of Hoffman Estates doctor accused of health care fraudMar 17, 2023 1:00 am - The Chicago office of the FBI has created an online questionnaire to help identify potential victims of a Hoffman Estates doctor who recently was indicted on 13 counts o...
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Man charged in Lake County crash that killed 8-month-old boy and his motherMar 17, 2023 1:00 am - A Zion man was charged with felony reckless homicide this week after officials determined he was responsible for a fatal crash in October near Waukegan that killed an 8-...
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Bail denied for man charged in shooting in downtown NapervilleMar 17, 2023 1:00 am - Bail has been denied for an Aurora man accused of shooting a person outside a Naperville bar Saturday. James Barnett, 27, of the 0-100 block of Root Street, was arrested...
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Two charged in with second-degree murder in fatal confrontation at Fort SheridanMar 16, 2023 1:00 am - Two men have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the September 2022 death of a man at Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve, officials announced Thursday. ...
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Lisle university student charged with using Kik to disseminate child pornographyMar 16, 2023 1:00 am - A Benedictine University student has been charged with disseminating child pornography via the Kik messaging app. Joseph Wilke, 20, of the 5600 block of College Road in ...