Articles filed under Crime
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‘He would have killed me’: Defendant testifies in Elmhurst bar murder caseJan 25, 2024 6:50 pm - Despite being scared, he wanted to make sure victim was caught for doing damage to bar
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Buyer beware: Online shopping fraud first on list of top 10 scamsJan 25, 2024 6:16 pm - There’s nothing new about con artists taking people’s hard-earned money, but their methods change all the time. The Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinoi...
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Palatine police seek help locating SUV tied to November slayingJan 25, 2024 1:48 pm - Palatine police are asking for the public’s help locating a vehicle believed to be tied to the November slaying of a 30-year-old man. Jun Zhang was found shot to death ab...
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Round Lake man charged with fraud, theft in online puppy scamJan 24, 2024 6:32 pm - A Lake County man was charged with multiple felonies related to a puppy-selling Internet scam. Mondum Hycenth, 41, of Round Lake was charged with one count of theft, one ...
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‘I thought I could die’: Bartender testifies in Elmhurst murder trial, says he was scared of being hurt by victimJan 24, 2024 6:31 pm - Editor’s note: An earlier version had an incorrect first name for Evan Wilcek and an incorrect age for Dunbar. A bartender who threw two brothers out of an Elmhurst ...
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Six people charged in Oak Brook Macy’s theftsJan 24, 2024 4:43 pm - Six people have been charged with stealing merchandise in a pair of burglaries -- one netting more than $10,000 in goods — at the Oak Brook Macy’s store. In one incident,...
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Des Plaines man facing sex-crime chargesJan 24, 2024 3:41 pm - A Des Plaines man is facing sex-crimes charges following his arrest in that suburb, police said Wednesday. Jonathan Hernandez, 30, of the 2900 block of Curtis Street, is ...
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Glenview sex offender gets 5-year prison sentence for stalking, threatening Indiana coupleJan 24, 2024 11:11 am - A registered sex offender from Glenview was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to stalking, threatening and harassing an Indiana couple. Acco...
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Police: Man attempted to lure children in Round LakeJan 24, 2024 8:55 am - Round Lake police will be conducting extra patrols during school bus drop off times after reports Tuesday morning that a man was attempting to lure children along MacGill...
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Round Lake man convicted in killing of 77-year-old Fox Lake residentJan 23, 2024 1:24 pm - A 38-year-old Round Lake man faces a minimum 45 years in prison after a Lake County jury convicted him Monday of first-degree murder in the 2022 slaying of a Fox Lake man...