Crime
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Police: Standoff resolved peacefully after man strikes mom with pipe in GurneeSep 28, 2025 1:53 pm - Officers from eight police agencies safely resolved a barricade situation in a Gurnee apartment following a domestic disturbance there Saturday night, authorities said Sunday.
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Batavia man reports $34K stolen from bank account
Sep 28, 2025 1:01 pm - A Batavia man told authorities that $34,000 was transferred from his money market account without his permission or knowledge.
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Scammer sold stolen SUV in Des Plaines for $15,000: policeSep 27, 2025 3:07 pm - A Chicago man is facing charges after selling a stolen, inoperative SUV to someone in Des Plaines, police said.
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Police: Pistol-wielding Villa Park man threatened Elmhurst residentSep 27, 2025 3:00 pm - A Villa Park man was in custody Saturday after pointing a loaded pistol at an Elmhurst resident outside the victim’s home, prosecutors announced.
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SWAT team finds $300K in cocaine in tow truck at Marengo ranch, prosecutors say; Elgin man charged
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Jewelry worth $30,000 stolen in Des PlainesSep 27, 2025 11:07 am - Jewelry valued at approximately $30,000 was reported stolen at a Des Plaines house last week.
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Police: Chicago man raped Ingleside teen, extorted her with nude photosSep 27, 2025 9:34 am - A Chicago man repeatedly sexually assaulted an Ingleside girl and threatened to release nude photos of her if she didn’t continue submitting to him, police said.
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Former Arlington Heights teacher convicted of child sex offenses in 1980s faces new charges, police saySep 26, 2025 7:43 pm - An 85-year-old former teacher from Arlington Heights now living in Arizona was arrested and extradited on charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, authorities said Friday.
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Two juvenile suspects arrested on charges of August armed robbery in Park RidgeSep 26, 2025 3:59 pm - Two juvenile suspects were arrested Monday in connection with an armed robbery at a Park Ridge gas station in August.
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Ex-FBI Director James Comey charged with making false statement, obstruction, AP source says
Sep 25, 2025 6:16 pm - James Comey was charged Thursday with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies.