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A suburban Chicago man charged in the drowning deaths of his three young children left a note for his estranged wife saying, “If I can’t have them neither can you,” prosecutors said Wednesday.
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The Naperville Police Department released bodycam and dashcam footage yesterday of an officer involved shooting earlier this month in which an officer fatally shot a man who came at the officer with a hatchet during an unrelated traffic stop.
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Whitley Temple, 34, of the West Garfield Park neighborhood faces several felony counts, including aggravated battery of a peace officer and attempted murder. She was due for an initial court appearance Wednesday.
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The bodies of Bryant Karels, 5, Cassidy Karels, 3, and Gideon Karels, 2, were found by their mother in a north suburban Round Lake Beach residence. Their father, Jason E. Karels, 35, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder.
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Authorities said the person arrested is being called a person of interest in the case and was taken into custody following a police chase that ended on Interstate 80 in Joliet.
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Officer Erik Moreno was greeted by fellow officers, who cheered as he left a Chicago hospital in a wheelchair.
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A man was killed and three more were wounded Saturday afternoon in a drive-by shooting on the city's south side.
Chicagoland News
A U.S. District Judge dismissed a charge of wire fraud on Friday against Debra Fazio as part of an alleged $700,000 kickback scheme with the highway commissioner of Bloomingdale Township, near Chicago.
Chicago Journal
A Gary woman has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for providing two teenagers with guns and later hiding a gun her boyfriend used to kill them in 2020.
Chicago Journal
In advance of his sentencing later this month, prosecutors said in a memo filed Wednesday that R. Kelly deserves 25 years in prison. Kelly’s lawyers have argued that he deserves only a maximum of about 17 years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines.
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In a press conference, Police Superintendent David Brown said the crime spree began May 27, and Brown indicated that he expects more charges to be forthcoming as more victims are interviewed.
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Coroners on Tuesday identified a Naperville man who was fatally shot after he charged a police officer with a hatchet during a traffic stop.