Articles filed under Crime
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Authorities release body cam footage from police shooting in ElginFeb 10, 2024 6:00 am - Elgin police have released body-worn camera footage from a January shooting where an officer wounded a 29-year-old man. The shooting, which happened just before 2 a.m. on...
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Hinsdale train station bomber sentenced to 20 years by federal judgeFeb 09, 2024 6:30 pm - A federal judge sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for detonating a pipe bomb at the BNSF Railway station in Hinsdale in 2006. According to a release from the U.S. att...
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Man charged in 1972 Naperville murder case is deadFeb 09, 2024 4:46 pm - The Minnesota man charged in the 1972 killing of a Naperville teenager has died, his attorney said. Barry Lee Whelpley, 79, was found unresponsive early Friday morning in...
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Man arrested after barricading himself in Schaumburg during investigation into shots firedFeb 09, 2024 2:19 pm - Charges are pending against a man in custody after barricading himself in a Schaumburg apartment Thursday night while police investigated a report of gunshots, authoritie...
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Authorities charge Cook County man with gunrunning throughout suburbsFeb 09, 2024 11:00 am - A Cook County man who authorities say ran an illegal gunrunning operation in DuPage and Kane counties is now facing multiple firearm-related charges. Ravon K. Cherry, 29,...
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Des Plaines resident scammed out of $16,000Feb 09, 2024 6:22 am - A Des Plaines resident lost about $16,000 to someone who’d promised to sell him a classic car but never delivered the vehicle, police said this week. The victim had conta...
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Indiana man charged in smash-and-grab armed robbery of Arlington Heights jewelry storeFeb 08, 2024 6:21 pm - A 40-year-old Indiana man was charged with armed robbery Thursday in connection with last year’s smash-and-grab robbery of an Arlington Heights jewelry store.
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Bread knives and energy drinks with a bang: Here are the TSA’s most unusual findsFeb 08, 2024 5:54 pm - You’ve heard “the best thing since sliced bread?” This may be the worst thing done with sliced bread. A passenger at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport attempted to board a plane the day before Thanksgiving with a knife hidden deep inside a loaf of bread.
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Hoffman Estates man gets 6 days behind bars for grabbing police baton during Jan. 6 riotFeb 07, 2024 9:29 am - A federal judge Tuesday sentenced a Hoffman Estates man to six days in prison for grabbing a police baton as officers tried to clear the U.S. Capitol Rotunda during the J...
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Caregiver charged with stealing from elderly Naperville residentFeb 07, 2024 8:51 am - An Indiana man is facing multiple felonies after Naperville police say he defrauded an elderly Naperville resident under the man’s care. Zoran Tasevski, 43, of Chesterton...