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A naked suspect is jailed after police say three women were assaulted near the DeKalb Public Library and farmers market; two were treated at a hospital and charges are pending.
A Palatine narcotics probe on Monday turned up firearms, body armor and a range of drugs. Two residents were arrested and now face multiple felony and misdemeanor charges.
U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros announced Operation New Dawn’s results: 179 people charged and hundreds of fugitives arrested after a roughly 60‑day multi‑agency sweep in Chicago and Rockford.
A Chicago man drew a 151-month federal sentence after spraying tellers with pepper spray and discharging a fire extinguisher during a Northbrook bank robbery.
Two men linked to a Chicago-based ring pleaded guilty in Missoula to obtaining oxycodone with forged prescriptions; sentencing is set for Nov. 10, 2026.
A fight at a West Side home left a 25-year-old woman hospitalized and a 33-year-old man in custody on July 2. Police say the argument turned physical and charges are pending.
Thieves drove an SUV into a Loop Circle K around 4:19 a.m. and made off with the store’s ATM; police say no one was hurt. Surveillance clips circulated online show masked suspects loading a waiting vehicle.
A Chicago woman is accused of driving the wrong way on I‑88, pointing a handgun and trying to carjack motorists before an Amboy officer tackled her in rural Lee County.
Court filings say former Knox County jail administrator Louis Glossip siphoned more than $200,000 from commissary kiosks over six years. He has pleaded not guilty and hearings are pending.
A Chicago man admitted guilt to a Huntley ATM theft and a separate attempt to steal three vehicles from a Woodstock dealership; records show concurrent six-year terms.
A 56‑year‑old Chicago man was arrested in Evergreen Park after police say he shot a 28‑year‑old driver during a South Side road‑rage dispute; the victim is in good condition.
A stove explosion on North Lincoln Avenue left one person critically injured Wednesday night, and investigators are probing the cause.
Police responded to reports of a shooting at a gas station at 76th and Halsted in Auburn Gresham; early reports say multiple people were shot and detectives are investigating.
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