Articles filed under Crime
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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 ...
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Man charged with DUI after crashing vehicle onto Metra train line in BartlettDec 18, 2023 2:18 pm - A Carol Stream man was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after his vehicle crashed onto the Metra Milwaukee District West railroad tracks Saturday night...
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Palatine man charged with running down police officer in Prospect HeightsDec 18, 2023 11:07 am - A 22-year-old Palatine man faces multiple felony charges stemming from allegations he ran down a Prospect Heights police officer and a second person while fleeing the sce...
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A suspected cyberattack paralyzes the majority of gas stations across IranDec 18, 2023 7:02 am - TEHRAN, Iran — Nearly 70% of Iran’s gas stations went out of service on Monday following possible sabotage — a reference to cyberattacks, Iranian state TV reported. The r...
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Elmhurst police, FBI hunting bank robbery suspectDec 17, 2023 12:33 pm - Police and the FBI are a searching for a man who robbed an Elmhurst bank Saturday morning. Authorities said the masked man entered the U.S. Bank at York and Vallette stre...