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PARK RIDGE, Ill. — A 17-year-old was arrested following a suburban armed home invasion last month. On Jan. 5 at around 8:45 p.m., Park Ridge police responded on the report of a home invasion to the 1100 block of North Lincoln. Read more...

Police are investigating four separate incidents where a suspect or suspects forced entry to businesses in Highland Park and stole property or cash. The Highland Park Police Department responded around 4:27 a.m. Sunday to the Mobil gas station, 2590 Skokie Valley Road in Highland Park, for a report of a burglary. Read more...

A mother of a student was arrested after prosecutors say she threatened to shoot a teacher and shoot up a middle school in Waukegan. Ronesha M. Rogers, 33, of Waukegan, was charged with threat to school building, a Class 4 felony. Read more...

The sheriff’s office is warning Lake County residents about an increase in vehicle thefts and burglaries to vehicles in the northeastern Illinois area. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office issued the warning on social media Wednesday. Most of the thefts occur during the overnight hours. Thieves move up and down streets pulling on door handles. The [...]

A Rockford man has been arrested on a $1 million warrant for allegedly selling fentanyl to a 30-year-old woman, causing her overdose death in Woodstock. RJ T. Marinas, 33, of Rockford, was charged with one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. Read more...

Two Lake County residents have been charged after police say they recovered stolen mail and packages that belonged to over 40 victims throughout the Chicagoland area. Mount Prospect Police Department Gang Unit officers conducted a traffic stop on a Kia Spectra around 7:50 p.m. on January 26 in the 1800 block of West Palm Drive. [...]

The Chinese “police station” in New York City’s Chinatown that was raided last fall by the FBI has shut down, according to the State Department. The office tucked away on the third floor of a six-story building was reportedly part of a network of Chinese police outposts around the world that officials say China could [...]

Police are warning residents in Lake and McHenry counties about multiple recent ruse burglaries where the suspect entered or attempted to enter homes while pretending to be a worker. The Lindenhurst Police Department responded around 4:10 p.m. Friday to a residence on Old Farm Court in Lindenhurst for a report of a suspicious incident. Read [...]

SPRINGFIELD – Exemptions from Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s gun law favor public employee unions according to Bryan Drew of Benton, who represents gun owners suing to overturn the law. He connected exemptions to unions in a complaint at White County circuit court alleging violation of equal protection, among other constitutional violations. Read more...

“Baltimore Police say [a] dispute between neighbors ended in one killed, and a family member arrested,” The Baltimore Sun reported back in October, 2021. “Alejandro Gonzalez of Georgia is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly fatally shooting Travis Ben-Watkins in the 5000 block of Corley Road in Southwest Baltimore on Sept. 4.” “Gonzalez had retrieved [...]