Crime
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Handguns found at Evanston Twp. High SchoolDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - The school day was just beginning Thursday when Nene Shelton got a troubling text from her 14-year-old son. "Mom I'm scared. They have us barricaded," read the text from...
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Roselle man killed, second person injured in Streamwood shootingDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - A 21-year-old Roselle man was killed and a second person wounded when they were shot in a vehicle late Tuesday afternoon in Streamwood, authorities said Thursday. Stream...
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FBI investigating Bartlett bank robberyDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - A bank in Bartlett was robbed by three people Thursday morning. Officers arrived at the BMO Harris branch at 335 S. Main St. around 9:20 a.m. and learned the three had ...
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Three vehicles stolen from Batavia car dealershipDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Four Batavia businesses' windows were smashed early Thursday morning and a car dealership was robbed, authorities said. Batavia police arrived on the 1400 block of Loui...
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Bail set for Elgin man accused of wrestling Elmhurst cop for gunDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Bail was set at $200,000 for an Elgin man who wrestled with a police officer and tried to take his gun, authorities said. Alexander Speweik, 34, of the 3100 block of He...
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Man shoots dog to save woman from attack near St. CharlesDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - A woman sustained serious injuries Tuesday morning when she was attacked by two large dogs near St. Charles, the Kane County sheriff's office reported. She was saved whe...
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Naperville police investigate Dollar Tree armed robberyDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place Thursday morning at a Dollar Tree store in Naperville. Officers arrived at the Dollar Tree at 1550 N. Route 59...
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Suburban school districts respond to unspecified social media threatDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Area school districts are responding to a nationwide social media post about an unspecified threat, a TikTok post referencing "school shootings and bomb threats for ever...
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Judge sentences Naperville pimp to 30 years
Dec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Following his 2018 conviction on federal sex-crime charges, prosecutors say a violent, manipulative Naperville pimp declared, "The streets haven't seen the last of me." ...
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San Francisco mayor pledges more police, safety measures
Dec 15, 2021 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The mayor of San Francisco on Tuesday announced even more initiatives aimed at curbing open drug use, brazen home break-ins and other criminal behav...