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Nick Fuentes handed an apology letter to the Berwyn woman he was accused of pepper‑spraying; she read it privately in court but was not allowed to keep it.
Chicago police released surveillance images after a Feb. 13 beating and robbery on a Blue Line train near Jackson station. Detectives are asking riders to submit tips referencing RD JK148561.
A 44-year-old man was critically wounded in a midday shooting Friday on Chicago’s South Side; police say the suspect fired multiple rounds inside a residence.
A Chicago man was convicted of sex trafficking a 15-year-old at a Lansing motel; prosecutors say he posted explicit photos and faces federal sentencing in September.
A cyber tip prompted a multi‑agency probe in Lake County that led to new child‑exploitation and molesting charges against a Cedar Lake man.
A Chicago man was arrested in Huntley after police say officers found more than 275 grams of meth in a car reported stolen from Schaumburg.
Police arrested 21-year-old Dylan Longstreet after an alleged Jan. 31 gunpoint robbery in Roseland; he now faces several felony counts. Authorities say the arrest came after an Area South investigation.
Lake County’s ICAC team says it rescued five children and arrested 13 people in 2025 after following more than 90 cyber tips. Officials say cases involved CSAM, enticement and sextortion.
A Chicago man extradited from St. Louis now faces nine felony counts, including two murder charges, in the November Little Village jewelry‑store killing of a father and son.
A 22-year-old Joliet man has been charged with reckless homicide in the October Morton Grove hit-and-run that killed 89-year-old Boris Nudelman.
Levi Pitchford, 25, was arrested in Blue Island after investigators say a social‑media tip led detectives to roughly 20 illicit files on his phone. He faces charges of dissemination and possession, authorities say.
A 23‑year‑old Shelbyville man faces child‑solicitation charges in Porter County after a tip from NWI Predator Catchers said he drove to Portage to meet who he believed was a 13‑year‑old.
Masked crews shattered storefronts across Chicago's North and Northwest sides in a coordinated string of overnight smash-and-grabs. Detectives are reviewing video and asking for tips.
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