Articles filed under Crime
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Elmhurst police, FBI hunting bank robbery suspectDec 17, 2023 12:33 pm - Police and the FBI are a searching for a man who robbed an Elmhurst bank Saturday morning. Authorities said the masked man entered the U.S. Bank at York and Vallette stre...
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Police: Prospect Heights officer, second person struck by fleeing vehicleDec 17, 2023 12:31 pm - A Prospect Heights police officer and second person were struck by a vehicle early Sunday as its driver fled the scene of a brawl outside a bar, authorities said. A 22-y...
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Highland Park shooting suspect lands in maximum-security jail podDec 16, 2023 1:18 pm - Sheriff says he violated jail rules by threatening a guard
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Prospect Heights man pleads guilty to sexually abusing teenage boysDec 16, 2023 12:11 am - One half of a Prospect Heights couple accused of sexually abusing teenage boys has pleaded guilty, court records show. Anthony Wheeler, 31, was sentenced Wednesday to 45 ...
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Schaumburg adding more crime-spotting cameras to retail districtDec 15, 2023 3:53 pm - Schaumburg police will add more cameras for their Real-Time Information Center to monitor this winter, through a $290,000 Organized Retail Crime Grant approved by the Ill...
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Father pleads guilty to killing his 3 children last year in Round Lake BeachDec 15, 2023 2:31 pm - A Round Lake Beach man is pleading guilty, but mentally ill, in the murders of his three young children last year. Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said Friday ...
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One in custody after police chase ‘caravan’ of stolen vehiclesDec 15, 2023 1:44 pm - A teenager is in custody following a police chase involving what authorities called a “caravan” of stolen vehicles early Friday morning. Authorities said the 18-year-old ...
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Unrelated medical issue delays charges against Schaumburg shooting suspectDec 15, 2023 9:36 am - The suspect in custody for a shooting in Schaumburg early Wednesday isn’t expected to be charged immediately due to an unrelated medical issue, police said Thursday. A p...
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‘Like doing brain surgery on yourself’: Why lawyers say acting as your own attorney is a bad ideaDec 15, 2023 5:30 am - There’s an oft-repeated saying in legal circles that goes: “He who represents himself in court has a fool for a client.” Which brings us to Monday’s startling revelation ...
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Shots fired between two cars in Des Plaines, police sayDec 14, 2023 1:32 pm - No one was hurt Thursday morning when gunshots were fired between moving cars in Des Plaines, police said. The violence began about 8 a.m. in a residential area on the 20...