Crime
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‘Senseless violence’: Charlie Kirk remembered by suburban leadersSep 11, 2025 9:16 pm - Charlie Kirk, a Wheeling High graduate, had been involved in politics from a young age, volunteering for campaigns and founding Turning Point in 2012 while a teenager.
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Federal suit alleges harassment, inappropriate practices in St. Charles Police DepartmentSep 11, 2025 5:28 pm - A federal lawsuit claims former St. Charles Police Chief James Keegan, who resigned in March, ran a department where discrimination, sexual harassment and questionable practices took place in the months leading up to his exit.
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‘One of a kind’: Young suburbanites remember Charlie Kirk as mentor, friendSep 11, 2025 5:01 pm - Suburbanites with ties to the Turning Point USA organization are mourning Charlie Kirk the day after his assassination.
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Aurora man faces gun chargesSep 11, 2025 1:52 pm - Aurora police confiscated drum-style ammunition magazines and a handgun in an arrest late Tuesday afternoon.
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Gunman robs Des Plaines convenience storeSep 11, 2025 11:46 am - A gunman held up a Des Plaines convenience store early Tuesday, making off with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.
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FBI releases photos of person of interest in Charlie Kirk's Utah university campus killing
Sep 11, 2025 7:10 am - The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot and has not been identified, authorities said Thursday in disclosing they have recovered a bolt-action rifle they believe was used in the attack and are reviewing video footage of the person they believe was responsible.
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Student in custody after Rolling Meadows police say gun brought to middle schoolSep 10, 2025 10:56 am - A student who allegedly brought a firearm into Plum Grove Middle School was arrested Tuesday, Rolling Meadows police said.
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Trial begins for man accused of kicking wife to deathSep 09, 2025 4:24 pm - A murder trial began Tuesday for a Naperville man accused of kicking his wife to death. But his defense attorneys argue other factors may be responsible for her dying.
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Man charged with organized retail crime, connected to ring that conducted 115 burglariesSep 09, 2025 4:21 pm - A Chicago man is accused of being part of a crime ring tied to115 burglaries throughout the suburbs.
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Wauconda man pleads guilty to having 11 pounds of pot on bus in LITH; gets 6 years
Sep 09, 2025 1:37 pm - A Wauconda man pleaded guilty Friday to possessing 11 pounds of marijuana, which was found by police in a suitcase on a bus parked in a Lake in the Hills industrial park.