Articles filed under Crime
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Lawyers for man charged with killing Charlie Kirk question reliability of evidenceJul 10, 2026 12:47 pm - Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk planned to call a final witness Friday as they try to raise doubts about the prosecution's case before it can go to trial.
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Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing said ‘he wishes he hadn’t done it,’ roommate says in videoJul 09, 2026 7:41 pm - The defendant in Charlie Kirk’s killing told his roommate “he wishes he hadn’t done it” the day after the conservative activist was shot in the neck while speaking to a crowd at Utah Valley University, a recording played in court revealed Thursday.
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‘You saved him’: Police commander back on the job thanks to his teenage son’s heroicsJul 09, 2026 1:03 pm - Rolling Meadows police Cmdr. Sam Mollenhauer is back on the job this week, almost three months after suffering near-fatal cardiac arrest. He can thank his teenage son and an unlikely confluence of events for that.
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Person of interest in Wheeling death released without chargesJul 08, 2026 2:39 pm - A man detained in the weekend death of a Wheeling resident has been released without charges.
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Suburban man charged with murder in Mundelein shootingJul 08, 2026 9:25 am - A South suburban man has been charged in a double shooting in Mundelein that left a man dead and a woman wounded.
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DNA evidence from Charlie Kirk assassination disputed by defendant's lawyersJul 08, 2026 7:59 am - Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk are expected to keep questioning the reliability of DNA testing used to link the defendant to the suspected murder weapon when a weeklong hearing resumes Wednesday.
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Two arrested after man killed, girlfriend wounded in Mundelein shootingJul 07, 2026 2:40 pm - Two people were in custody Tuesday night following a shooting in Mundelein that left a local man dead and his girlfriend wounded, police said.
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Prosecutors argue the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk should stand trialJul 06, 2026 10:10 am - A key hearing kicks off Monday in Charlie Kirk's murder case in Utah, where prosecutors aim to convince a judge they have enough evidence to try the man accused of killing him and seek the death penalty.
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Sweeping review of grand jury presentations underway in Chicago following misconduct revelationsJul 01, 2026 3:55 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department officials are conducting a sweeping review of more than 1,000 grand jury presentations made by Illinois prosecutors following the dis...
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Contractor fraud surging amid record storms — here’s what to watch out forJun 25, 2026 5:24 pm - Just as suburbanites clean up after another round of powerful storms left behind downed trees and damaged homes, a national association is warning about surging instances of contractor fraud, particularly here in Illinois