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CRIME & SAFETY
Man accused of kidnapping and killing missing Crystal Lake 57-year-old
A Pingree Grove man has been accused of kidnapping and murdering 57-year-old James Cromwell, of Crystal Lake, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Officials charged 61-year-old Douglas Ottesen in the killing.
Schaumburg man handed 8-year prison sentence for jewelry heist at northwest suburban department store
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — A Schaumburg man who burglarized a department store in late 2022 will spend more than eight years in prison for the heist. McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally announced that 49-year-old John Signorile, who was convicted of burglary on Tuesday, entered into a negotiated plea and was handed an eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence. Prosecutors say Signorile shattered the front glass […]
Deer Park armed robbery: Gas station clerk pushed into bathroom before suspect stole cigarettes
LAKE COUNTY, Ill. - A gas station was robbed at gunpoint in Deer Park early Monday morning. Around 4:45 a.m., Lake County sheriff's deputies responded to an armed robbery at a gas station located in the 20000 block of North Rand Road. When officers arrived at the scene, police were...
Property damaged after shots fired in Streamwood: police
STREAMWOOD, Ill. - Shots were fired in suburban Streamwood Monday afternoon. At about 1:14 p.m., the Streamwood Police Department responded to the area of Kingston Court and Club Tree Drive for a report of gunshots being fired. When officers arrived, they located evidence of gunfire and property damage. Police then...
Ransomware attack forces Ascension hospitals to turn away some ambulances
A ransomware attack has forced hospital group Ascension’s computer systems offline and diverted ambulances away from some of its emergency departments, including one in the Chicago area. The hospital group that operates Ascension Resurrection in Chicago, St. Alexius in Hoffman Estates and Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village said...
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