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St. Charles • Eva Hernandez, 45, of the 500 block of Fremont Street in West Chicago, was arrested July 9 on charges of retail theft, police said. Kohl's department store security observed Hernandez take a pair of black, plastic Vera Wang sunglasses ...

Barrington • Burglars stole a GPS unit out of a 2000 Lexus on the 600 block of Bent Ridge Lane overnight Aug. 2-3. • Andrzej Saldyka, 22, of the 2700 block of North Oak Park Avenue, Chicago, was arrested around 7 a.m. July 25 at Lake-Cook Road and E...

Family members of Elk Grove Township murder victim Patrick Cregan say they've been led to believe their relative was delivering pizzas when he was shot and killed early Sunday. Jim Cregan, the uncle of Patrick Cregan, said he understands that his 35...

Authorities say an 86-year-old woman charged with shoplifting wrinkle cream and other items from a Chicago grocery store has been arrested 61 times since 1956. Ella Orko was arrested Sunday afternoon on the North Side after she allegedly stuffed $25...

Several Lake County communities will participate today in the 26th Annual National Night Out. The event focuses on the prevention of crime and drug activity and is held the first Tuesday of August in the United States and Canada. It is sponsored by ...

Chicago police are looking for clues in the death of 35-year-old suburban man found shot in the head early Sunday morning. The Cook County medical examiner's office has identified the victim as Patrick Cregan, giving his address as on the first bloc...

Arlington Heights • Around 11 a.m. July 27, a man drove into the Speedway gas station at Palatine and Arlington Heights roads, approached a 54-year-old female customer, told her he was an off-duty police officer and asked for money. She refused and ...