Crime
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Police: Buffalo Grove man, 83, charged in $2.35 million fraud schemeJan 25, 2026 11:01 am - An 83-year-old Buffalo Grove man has been arrested in connection with a Florida investigation into a multimillion fraud case whose victims included the City of Tallahassee.
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Elgin woman charged in shots fired investigationJan 25, 2026 9:38 am - A 22-year-old Elgin woman faces felony charges stemming from an investigation into shots fired last week on the city’s east side, police announced Saturday.
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Former Olympic snowboarder on FBI’s most-wanted list is arrested in Mexico, faces drug charges
Jan 23, 2026 7:46 pm - Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, a top FBI fugitive accused of moving some 60 tons of cocaine from Latin America into the United States annually and orchestrating several killings, was arrested in Mexico and then flown to California, officials said Friday.
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Woman charged with stealing from Itasca schoolJan 23, 2026 4:57 pm - An Itasca woman has been charged with stealing from a school for which she worked.
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Huntley man charged in child sex abuse case with North Carolina ties, ‘other potential victims,’ police say
Jan 23, 2026 1:31 pm - In a case involving authorities both locally and in North Carolina, a Huntley man is accused of sexually abusing a child, and police said they have “identified other potential juvenile victims.”
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Lombard man charged with fatal neglect of womanJan 23, 2026 12:08 pm - A Lombard man has been accused of neglecting a woman, causing her death.
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Highwood man charged with possessing child sex abuse materialsJan 23, 2026 9:54 am - A Highwood man is facing seven felony counts of possessing child sex abuse materials after authorities seized electronics Thursday from his home.
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Mount Prospect police arrest homeless man on sexual assault chargesJan 23, 2026 7:52 am - A 35-year-old homeless man is facing sexual assault and battery charges stemming from an attack on a Mount Prospect woman Jan. 17.
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US crime has dropped sharply since the pandemic. Here’s where it stands.
Jan 22, 2026 9:17 pm - The United States remains in a multiyear trend of falling rates of homicides and other crimes in cities nationwide, ushering in a period of relative safety that rivals the years before the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis of data from more than 100 police departments.
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Police: Roselle man accused of sex assault of minor arrested by Fox Lake policeJan 22, 2026 8:20 pm - A Roselle man is facing charges of sexual assault and possession of child sexual abuse materials.