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Hoffman Estates police warn of scam calls and texts claiming to be from officersJul 31, 2026 1:42 pm - The Hoffman Estates Police Department is seeing an increase in reports of phone and text scams where people are contacted by scammers impersonating real officers or detectives.
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Teen gets life without parole for killing 4 at Georgia’s Apalachee High SchoolJul 28, 2026 6:16 pm - A judge on Tuesday sentenced a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole, calling his crimes “deliberate, contemplated evil.”
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Busiest US death chamber: Florida executes 2 men in a day, including an octogenarianJul 28, 2026 3:26 pm - Florida on Tuesday became the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day, including putting to death an 80-year-old man who was the second-oldest inmate known to receive a lethal injection in modern U.S. history.
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Seattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with festival shooting had a ghost gunJul 28, 2026 3:13 pm - The 15-year-old arrested after a shootout at food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle over the weekend was armed with a ghost gun with an extended magazine, police said Tuesday.
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The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with policeJul 26, 2026 5:20 pm - The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said.
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Man gets 40 years on drug, gun charges in Kane CountyJul 20, 2026 4:58 pm - A Chicago man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison in a Kane County drug and gun case.
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Aurora teenager guilty of murder in 2023 shooting deathJul 16, 2026 5:33 pm - An Aurora teen has been found guilty of first-degree murder, for an August 2023 shooting.
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Arlington Heights man charged with firing gun in Buffalo Grove parking lotJul 15, 2026 2:30 pm - An Arlington Heights man faces felony charges alleging he fired a gunshot that struck a vehicle in the parking lot of a Buffalo Grove apartment complex over the weekend, authorities said.
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Family targeted in mass shooting that left 5 dead in Illinois, police sayJul 13, 2026 11:44 am - Five people were killed in a “targeted mass shooting” against a family in southwestern Illinois, police said.
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Defense tries to sow doubt about evidence in Charlie Kirk's killingJul 10, 2026 4:38 pm - Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk tried to sow doubt about the case Friday, while a prosecutor countered that authorities have “overwhelming” evidence that includes DNA tests and apparent confessions by defendant Tyler Robinson.
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