Articles filed under Crime
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Des Plaines authorizes new Tasers for policeFeb 22, 2023 4:00 am - Des Plaines police are getting new Taser electroshock weapons to replace the ones they now carry. The city council on Tuesday approved purchasing the black-and-yellow, p...
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Man charged with trespassing at Aurora schoolFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - An Aurora man has been charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing at a middle school Wednesday morning. Aurora police say that around 8 a.m., workers at Granger Mid...
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How social media posts helped lead to brothers' arrests in Streamwood slayingFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - Two Hoffman Estates men, described by prosecutors as street gang members and siblings, were ordered held without bail Wednesday in connection with a fatal 2021 shooting ...
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License plate readers won't be used for traffic enforcement, Des Plaines chief saysFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - Cameras that will record images of passing cars and their license plates in Des Plaines won't be used for speed control or other types of traffic enforcement, the city's...
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Glenview arrests three; Northbrook holds road safety campaign over Super Bowl weekendFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - Earlier this month, the Glenview Police Department made three arrests pertaining to cases that in one instance dated to March 2022. A 27-year-old Chicago man is charged ...
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Murder charge dropped in West Dundee road rage case, but man's found guilty of batteryFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - A Huntley man was sentenced to probation and jail Wednesday for his involvement in a 2021 road rage attack in West Dundee that left a Carpentersville man dead. Ryan Barr...
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Des Plaines residents left 3 young kids home alone, police sayFeb 21, 2023 12:00 am - Two Des Plaines residents were arrested Feb. 17 after police discovered they'd left three young children home alone, authorities said Tuesday in a news release. Rufina G...
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'We have to figure out what that looks like': Naperville police chief talks about enforcing ban on gun salesFeb 21, 2023 12:00 am - Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres said his department is still figuring out what enforcement will look like for the city's ordinance banning the sale of certain high-p...
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Video shows crew burglarizing cars in AntiochFeb 21, 2023 12:00 am - A security camera recorded a crew burglarizing cars in Antioch over the weekend. The police department released the video on social media Tuesday as a warning to residen...
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St. Charles man sentenced to 9 months in prison for tax fraudFeb 21, 2023 12:00 am - A St. Charles man was sentenced to nine months in prison and ordered to pay more than $3.3 million in restitution after pleading guilty to federal tax fraud charges. Edw...