Crime
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Gurnee police make arrests in string of commercial burglariesMay 02, 2026 6:30 pm - Three juveniles have been arrested in connection with a stolen vehicle investigation that tied them to a string of commercial burglaries across Lake County, authorities s...
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Prosecutors: Defendant in Arlington Heights stabbing smoked marijuana before attackMay 02, 2026 12:31 pm - More details emerge in the case of an early morning stabbing April 30 in Arlington Heights.
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‘Fear rippled through the community’: 50 years later, Columbo murders still haunt Elk GroveMay 02, 2026 11:45 am - On May 7, 1976, Elk Grove Village police Detective Raymond J. Rose stepped into a Brantwood Avenue home and encountered one of the most shocking crimes in suburban Cook County history. Frank Columbo, 52, his wife Mary, 50, and their 13-year-old son, Michael, were dead. Each had been shot, bludgeoned and stabbed. “It was so horrific and out of the ordinary,” Rose said.
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Hoffman Estates man charged with stabbing two in Arlington Heights apartment meleeMay 01, 2026 5:12 pm - Two people suffered stab wounds and a Hoffman Estates man is charged with attempted murder following an attack inside an Arlington Heights apartment Thursday morning.
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FBI investigating Naperville bank robberyMay 01, 2026 4:52 pm - A Bank of America branch in Naperville was robbed on Friday morning.
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Florida sheriff identifies body found in Tampa Bay as 2nd missing student from Bangladesh
May 01, 2026 4:14 pm - A body found in Tampa Bay has been identified as the second missing University of South Florida doctoral student from Bangladesh, a sheriff said Friday. He described their killings as “a monstrous crime” and said a motive was still unknown.
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Vernon Hills man charged in Buffalo Grove motel attackMay 01, 2026 2:45 pm - A Vernon Hills man wanted on felony battery charges in Buffalo Grove was arrested in Palatine Thursday.
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Schaumburg police: Woman dead, man in custody after well-being checkMay 01, 2026 1:37 pm - Schaumburg police say they found a woman dead and took a man into custody following a well-being check late Thursday.
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Des Plaines woman’s check altered and cashedMay 01, 2026 1:17 pm - A Des Plaines woman reported that a check she’d written was altered and cashed for a larger amount, police said this week.
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Man faces drugged driving charge in crash that severely injured pedestrianMay 01, 2026 1:09 pm - A man has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs in connection with a February crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Downers Grove.