Crime
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Prosecutors: Woman drove 109 mph trying to flee policeAug 26, 2025 6:55 pm - A woman accused of fleeing Villa Park police in a stolen vehicle Tuesday told officers she “knows how DuPage County is” and would rather be in Chicago, prosecutors said.
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More personnel changes in Wheeling Police Department as new deputy chief namedAug 26, 2025 11:15 am - Just months after Wheeling’s police chief was deposed and replaced, a new deputy chief has been named to help lead the department.
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License plate camera company halts cooperation with federal agencies among investigation concernsAug 26, 2025 8:32 am - One of the nation's leading operators of automated license-plate reading systems announced Monday it has paused its operations with federal agencies because of confusion and concern — including in Illinois — about the purpose of their investigations.
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Police: No injuries reported when drunken driver hits Palatine squad carAug 25, 2025 7:02 pm - There were no injuries reported after a man crashed into a Palatine police squad car engaged in an unrelated traffic stop on Thursday night, officials said. James C. Argi...
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‘I shouldn’t have to live in fear like this’: 2 dogs killed, owner injured, in attack by neighboring dogsAug 25, 2025 5:59 pm - Streamwood police have filed a request for a dangerous dog investigation by Cook County Animal Control following an attack by a pair of dogs last Wednesday that killed two neighboring Yorkshire Terriers and injured their 74-year-old owner.
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Was man insane when he stabbed mother to death? Judge to announce decision Sept. 25Aug 25, 2025 4:41 pm - A Kane County judge will decide Sept. 25 whether a South Elgin man was insane when he stabbed his mother to death.
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Des Plaines man scammed out of $6,300Aug 25, 2025 4:07 pm - A Des Plaines man was scammed out of $6,300 over the weekend, police said Monday.
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Streamwood teen facing firearm charges after shooting last weekAug 25, 2025 10:52 am - An 18-year-old Streamwood man was arrested Friday in connection to a report of gunshots in the village.
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Police: Des Plaines shooting that left teen wounded was drug-relatedAug 25, 2025 10:21 am - A shooting in Des Plaines last week that left a teenager with a minor wound appears to have been drug-related, police said Monday.
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Learn how to prevent identity theft and other scams Sept. 3Aug 25, 2025 10:20 am - Learn how to protect yourself and others from identity theft and other scams Sept. 3 in Park Ridge.