Crime
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Aurora police release video of fatal shootingMar 24, 2025 6:30 pm - Aurora police have released some video of last week’s fatal police shooting of a 19-year-old man.
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Des Plaines restaurant received threatening call, police sayMar 24, 2025 12:53 pm - Someone called a Des Plaines restaurant and threatened to harm the business and its occupants during an event scheduled for this past Saturday, police said in a news release.
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Release denied for man accused of fleeing police on I-88 at speeds up to 116 mphMar 24, 2025 12:31 pm - A man from Chicago will be detained pretrial on charges he fled police in a high-speed chase.
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Man gets 27 years in prison for sexual assault, abuse of childMar 21, 2025 4:42 pm - An Elgin man was sentenced Friday to 27 years in prison for sexually assaulting and abusing an 11-year-old girl.
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Authorities: Man tried to run over pedestrians, flee police
Mar 21, 2025 2:27 pm - Kane County sheriff’s deputies assisted Lombard police in stopping a driver who was suspected of attempting to run over three pedestrians and was trying to elude police, according to sheriff’s reports.
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Man convicted of attempted murder for shooting stranger in the face in West ChicagoMar 21, 2025 11:02 am - A man who shot a stranger in the face in West Chicago has been found guilty of attempted murder.
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Elgin man charged with murder in ‘domestic-related’ stabbing deathMar 21, 2025 8:33 am - Elgin man charged with murder in stabbing death police are labeling “domestic-related.”
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Images show driver leaving car with weapon moments before he was shot and killed by policeMar 21, 2025 8:15 am - Aurora police released still images from officers’ body-worn cameras that show the moments before they opened fire on a 19-year-old driver who was exiting the vehicle with a weapon.
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‘Turn that weapon into a paperweight’: Can a suburban tech company’s drone stop mass shootings?Mar 21, 2025 5:30 am - If the answer to a bad guy with a gun isn’t a good guy with a gun, how about a good guy with a drone that disables the gun? That’s the idea behind the Close Quarter Drone, the brainchild of a pair of suburban business owners who say their high-tech device could end a mass shooting long before law enforcement has a chance to respond.
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Second person accused of stealing from Lake Zurich High SchoolMar 20, 2025 5:25 pm - A second person accused of being involved in the theft of $38,000 from Lake Zurich Unit District 95 turned herself in Thursday.