Articles filed under Crime
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Prosecutors: Man killed over dispute about pizza and bar tabDec 23, 2023 12:08 pm - Pre-trial release was denied Saturday for an Aurora man accused of shooting another man after a dispute over pizza and a bar tab at a Wheaton bar. Michael Freund, 49, of...
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Naperville man gets 10-year sentence for attempting to kill his wifeDec 22, 2023 7:49 pm - Patrick O’Brien, 63, of Naperville, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for the attempted murder of his wife. Will County Circuit Judge John Connor handed down t...
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Boy’s slaying, police dog killed, Juneteenth tragedy: The year in suburban crime newsDec 22, 2023 5:15 am - A little boy is killed just for being Palestinian. A man dies at a party celebrating freedom. And hundreds of people attend a funeral for a police dog fatally shot in a s...
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Schaumburg police searching for shooting suspect released from hospitalDec 21, 2023 8:57 pm - Schaumburg police are searching for a shooting suspect they say was improperly released from a medical facility without any notification. Dion T. Rodgers, 23, is wanted i...
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Forged check in Des Plaines leads to arrest seven years laterDec 21, 2023 1:18 pm - More than seven years after a woman tried to cash an altered check at a Des Plaines bank, an arrest has been made, police announced Thursday. Chikyta Williams, 29, of the...
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Lake County auxiliary deputy injured when suspected drunk driver crashes into squadDec 21, 2023 8:31 am - An auxiliary Lake County sheriff’s deputy was injured late Wednesday when a suspected drunk driver crashed into his squad car near Lake Forest. A sheriff’s office spokesm...
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Aurora man sentenced to 44 years for stabbing girlfriend’s teen sisterDec 21, 2023 6:26 am - An Aurora man pleaded guilty Wednesday to the 2022 stabbing assault of a 17-year-old girl in exchange for a 44-year prison term, authorities said. Jose J. Gonzalez, 27, w...
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Federal resolution honors Plainfield Township boy killed in hateful attackDec 20, 2023 8:13 pm - Federal lawmakers are proposing a resolution honoring Wadee AlFayoumi, a 6-year-old Plainfield Township boy stabbed to death earlier this year in what authorities have ch...
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Bloomingdale doctor receives 2-year prison sentence in opioid fraud caseDec 20, 2023 3:52 pm - A Bloomingdale doctor, who had previously surrendered his federal license to dispense narcotics, was sentenced to two years in prison for illegally prescribing opioids. F...
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Sheriff: Driver was under influence of cocaine at time of deadly crashDec 20, 2023 12:40 pm - A 74-year-old McHenry County man was driving under the influence of cocaine in February when his SUV struck another vehicle head-on, killing its driver, authorities said ...