Articles filed under Crime
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Des Plaines men facing gun, cannabis chargesJan 09, 2024 12:49 pm - Nearly two months after a Des Plaines house was hit by gunfire, someone has been charged with pulling the trigger, police said this week. Nathan Gibson, 27, of the 2800 b...
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Fox Lake man pleads guilty to ramming police car in stolen truck, gets 5 yearsJan 09, 2024 12:20 pm - A Fox Lake man was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges alleging he rammed a Spring Grove patrol vehicle while fleeing in a stolen pickup tr...
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Lake County Gun Violence Prevention Initiative to host two more town hallsJan 09, 2024 5:15 am - The Lake County Gun Violence Prevention Initiative, sponsored by the Lake County State's Attorney Office, will host town hall meetings in Highland Park and Vernon Hills t...
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Lisle man arrested on child porn chargesJan 07, 2024 10:54 am - A 21-year-old Lisle man faces five counts of child pornography following an investigation by Lisle police, authorities said Sunday. Garrett Kappel, of the 500 block of Hi...
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Correctional officer shortage putting crunch on jailsJan 05, 2024 5:15 am - The law enforcement officer shortage that’s plagued police departments across the country in recent years also is having serious consequences for jails and prisons. The p...
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Opioid death rates remain at record levels while homicides declineJan 04, 2024 9:30 am - Fatal opioid overdoses in Cook County in 2023 nearly matched the record-breaking levels in 2022, but homicides fell by 14% since 2022, according to preliminary data relea...
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Police: Suspect arrested after shooting at delivery driverJan 01, 2024 8:14 am - After a standoff of several hours, Antioch police arrested a man they say chased and fired gunshots at a delivery driver Saturday night outside an apartment complex. Trav...
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Mount Prospect man charged in killing at Des Plaines restaurantDec 31, 2023 1:47 pm - A 42-year-old Mount Prospect man faces a first-degree murder charge in connection with a fatal stabbing last week at a Burger King in Des Plaines, authorities said Sunday...
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South Barrington joins suburbs cracking down on migrant busesDec 29, 2023 12:39 pm - With unscheduled deliveries of busloads of migrants who crossed into the U.S. in Texas becoming more common in the suburbs, South Barrington officials Thursday night took...
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‘The cameras have been good for us’: Mandated police body cameras a positive, but not a panaceaDec 29, 2023 5:30 am - When they gear up for their first shift of 2024, police officers in 30 Illinois municipalities — 20 of them suburbs — will be strapping on body-worn cameras not only in l...