Crime
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Suspect in fatal hit-and-run crash found dead in McHenry County homeJul 07, 2025 4:14 pm - The suspect in a hit-and-run crash last week that killed a 15-year-old Crystal Lake boy was found dead in a Woodstock home July 4, authorities said Monday.
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Epstein ‘client list’ doesn’t exist, Justice Department says, walking back theory Bondi had promoted
Jul 07, 2025 2:39 pm - Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a “client list,” the Justice Department acknowledged Monday as it said no more files related to the wealthy financier's sex trafficking investigation would be made public despite promises from Attorney General Pam Bondi that had raised the expectations of conservative influencers and conspiracy theorists.
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Colorado teen admits to robbing Downers Grove woman at gunpointJul 07, 2025 2:11 pm - A Colorado teen has been sentenced to an indefinite term in juvenile detention after pleading guilty Monday to robbing a Downers Grove woman at gunpoint.
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Man killed after shooting at a US Border Patrol facility in southern Texas
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Man charged with attempted murder in Aurora stabbingJul 07, 2025 10:40 am - An Aurora man faces an attempted murder charge in connection with a stabbing Tuesday.
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Round Lake Beach police looking for hit-and-run driverJul 07, 2025 8:29 am - Round Lake Beach police are seeking the public’s assistance locating the driver of a pickup truck wanted in connection with a hit-and-run Saturday evening.
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One treated for multiple gunshot wounds in Prospect Heights shootingJul 07, 2025 6:55 am - One person found with multiple gunshot wounds Sunday is being treated at an area hospital, while police are looking for a suspect, Prospect Heights police said.
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‘A hole in our family’: Hit-and-run victim remembered as polite and outgoing
Jul 06, 2025 1:16 pm - Nicholas Laureys, the 15-year-old killed in a hit-and-run crash last week near Crystal Lake, is being remembered as an outgoing and polite young man who liked to play video games and ride ATVs.
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One killed, five injured in Lake County crashJul 06, 2025 11:58 am - One person was killed and five others injured in a three-vehicle crash late Saturday in northern Lake County that authorities are blaming on alcohol and speeding.
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Theft suspect fleeing Elmhurst police fatally struck on I-294Jul 05, 2025 9:59 am - A suspect in a vehicle Elmhurst police were pursuing late Wednesday, fled the vehicle on foot and was fatally struck by another vehicle traveling northbound on I-294.