Articles filed under Crime
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Authorities release name of Lindenhurst shooting victimNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - Authorities have identified the man who died after a shooting Nov. 24 in a Lindenhurst home's garage. Charles Holmes, 44, of Lindenhurst died from a gunshot wound to the...
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Here's how you can avoid holiday scamsNov 28, 2022 4:30 am - The Better Business Bureau has received reports of nearly $380 million in online retail fraud losses in 2022 so far, but 'tis the season when scammers really up their ga...
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Man who was killed in Waukegan strip mall shooting ID'd as North Chicago residentNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - Authorities have released the name of the person who was killed in a shooting at a Waukegan strip mall that also injured two others. Tarren Gibson, 20, of North Chicago ...
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Police seek driver who rammed squad car while fleeing traffic stopNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - Lake County authorities are searching for the driver of a stolen pickup truck who rammed a Spring Grove police patrol vehicle Saturday while fleeing a traffic stop. Acco...
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Zion woman shot to death early Sunday in WaukeganNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - Waukegan police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old Zion woman found lying in the road early Sunday morning on the 500 block of May Street. Siedah Mick...
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Teacher charged with sexually abusing kids at Elgin child care centerNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - A teacher at an Elgin child care center has been charged with sexually abusing students over the past 14 years. Frank R. Walaitis, 57, is being held on $200,000 bail at ...
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Indicted Chicago Alderman Edward Burke won't run againNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - An extraordinary era in Chicago politics ended quietly on Monday - and not in the way the city council dean once predicted. Indicted Alderman Edward Burke chose not to s...
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Tow-truck driver sentenced to 50 years for fatal I-88 shootingNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - A tow-truck driver who shot another motorist on I-88 near Oak Brook five years ago in a "road rage" attack was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison for murder. Anthony...
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Police searching for two men after Elmhurst bank robberyNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - Elmhurst police are seeking the public's help to find two men they say robbed the Wintrust Bank at 115 W. Third St. on Monday afternoon. Police officers arrived at the b...
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State police's simulator lets cops practice responses to danger. We tried it, and it's hard.Nov 25, 2022 4:30 am - Police officers often say the public doesn't understand that sometimes situations go sideways in seconds. The Illinois State Police on Wednesday gave members of the medi...