Crime
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Police: Suspect in Lombard domestic-related homicide found deadJun 07, 2026 11:13 am - The suspect in a weekend homicide in Lombard was found dead Sunday in another community, authorities said.
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Trump issues pardon to former Republican congressman convicted of insider trading
Jun 06, 2026 8:18 pm - President Donald Trump has issued a pardon to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana who served nearly two years in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information after he left office.
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Armed man taken into custody, transported for mental health evaluationJun 06, 2026 8:14 pm - Lake County Sheriff’s deputies safely took a 30-year-old man into custody Saturday, following a mental health-related incident that began early in the morning, police sa...
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At least 12 people shot at an Ohio festival and a search for suspects is still ongoing, police say
Jun 06, 2026 6:59 pm - A shooting near a community festival in Toledo, Ohio, wounded at least 12 people, and police said a search for the suspects was ongoing following an outbreak of gunfire that sent crowds scrambling for cover.
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Carpentersville police fatally shoot armed suspect; two people woundedJun 06, 2026 11:46 am - A gunman shot two people in Carpentersville about midnight Friday before being killed by police, authorities said.
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Man charged with murder in beating death outside Aurora churchJun 05, 2026 8:08 pm - An Aurora man is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the beating death of another man outside an Aurora church.
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Schaumburg man accused of longtime girlfriend’s murderJun 05, 2026 7:14 pm - Cook County prosecutors on Friday announced a murder indictment against a Schaumburg man charged in the assault and strangling death of his longtime girlfriend.
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Woodridge man accused of sexually abusing teenagerJun 05, 2026 5:58 pm - A Woodridge man is being detained pretrial on charges he sexually abused a 15-year-old boy he met on Snapchat.
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Des Plaines police officers getting pay raisesJun 05, 2026 1:41 pm - Des Plaines police officers will get pay raises under a new, four-year labor contract. The deal with the officers’ union, the Des Plaines chapter of the Metropolitan Alli...
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Elgin police make arson arrest after dumpster fireJun 04, 2026 7:04 pm - Elgin police arrested a suspect following an arson investigation Thursday.