Crimes Notebook

Homero Sotero-Ocampo, charged with Indecent Solicitation of a Minor (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Suspect of Unincorporated Mundelein for Attempt to Solicit Sex Act from Child

Sat Apr 25, 2026 09:36 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a male suspect of Mundelein after he allegedly attempted to solicit a child to engage in a sexual act. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 3:00 p.m. Friday, April 24, […]

John Abendshien, former owner of "Home Alone" house, found dead in Lake Forest Open Lands: Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve one week after he was arrested for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials (SOURCE: Lake Forest Police Department)

“Home Alone” House Owner During 1990 Filming, Dead After Suicide in Lake Forest Open Lands, Faced Charges of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials

Fri Apr 24, 2026 07:54 am Cardinal News

The body of John Abendshien, who was charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material on Wednesday, April 16, 2026, was discovered in the Lake Forest Open Lands: Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve in Lake Forest […]

Jaime Quijano, sentenced for shooting woman in the head at an Ale House in Roselle, Illinois (SOURCE: DuPage County State's Attorney's Office)

Defendant Armed with Pistol with 31-Round Magazine; Shot Woman in the Head at a Roselle Ale House, Sentenced 45 Years

Thu Apr 23, 2026 09:53 am Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin announced Wednesday, April 22, 2026 that Judge Brian Telander has sentenced a Roselle man to forty-five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for shooting an innocent woman in […]

John C. Alvarez-Vera, charged with unlawful restraint, domestic battery and other charges (SOURCE: Cook County Sheriff's Office)

Mount Prospect Male Suspect Charged with Domestic Battery, Unlawful Restraint in Attack of Woman in Des Plaines Apartment

Sun Apr 19, 2026 07:32 pm Cardinal News

Des Plaines police responded about 10:59 p.m. Sunday, April 12, 2026 to a report of a domestic disturbance in the block of 1700 East Oakton Street in Des Plaines. The disturbance involved a male from […]

Nicholas M. Caban, involved in a violent confrontation, accused of possessing a defaced firearm not used at the fatal confrontation at the Lake Michigan shoreline Saturday, September 17, 2022 (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Nicholas M. Caban and Jacob Firestone Convicted of the Murder of Matthew Ascaridis of Highland Park

Sun Apr 19, 2026 04:01 pm Cardinal News

Nicholas Caban, 23, and Jacob Firestone, 22, have each been convicted on Saturday April 18, 2026 of Second-Degree murder in the killing of Matthew Ascaridis on September 17, 2022, after Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office […]

Brian Rafferty, charged with Indecent Solicitation/Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse and Grooming (SOURCE: Woodford County Sheriff' Office)

Woodford County Sex Sting: Male from Schaumburg Attempted to Meet Teen Girl in Germantown Hills Near Peoria

Fri Apr 17, 2026 05:55 pm Cardinal News

A male defendant allegedly traveled from Schaumburg to Central Illinois to try to meet a fifteen year-old girl in Germantown Hills (pop. 3,500), but actually he wasn’t communicating with a teen girl before he left; […]

The greatest chance of tornadoes are located in norther Illinois, especially from northwest McHenry County into northwest Illinois on Tuesday afternoon and evening, April 14, 2026 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center).

CARDINAL NEWS Northwest Chicagoland Headlines: TUE APR 14, 2026 2:44 PM

Tue Apr 14, 2026 02:59 pm Cardinal News

Headlines with links have confirmed Google search results on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Article may be updated with new headlines for this date. Search results may expire at significant time after article date. Tornado Watch […]

CARDINAL NEWS Northwest Chicagoland Headlines: SAT APR 11, 2026 11:59 PM

Sat Apr 11, 2026 11:59 pm Cardinal News

Headlines with links have confirmed Google search results on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Article may be updated with new headlines for this date. Search results may expire at significant time after article date. Hersey High […]

CARDINAL NEWS Northwest Chicagoland Headlines: FRI APR 10, 2026 11:29 PM

Fri Apr 10, 2026 11:29 pm Cardinal News

Headlines with links have confirmed Google search results on Friday, April 10, 2026. Article may be updated with new headlines for this date. Search results may expire at significant time after article date. Police involved […]

Car burglary suspects on Camp McDonald Road in Mount Prospect about 7:05 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2026 (SOURCE: Resident's security camera/Mount Prospect Police Department)

Armed Offenders at Vehicle Burglary Reported on Driveway on East Camp McDonald Rd East of Wolf Rd Mount Prospect

Fri Apr 10, 2026 02:13 pm Cardinal News

The Mount Prospect Police Department responded about 7:05 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2026 to a home in the block of 1700 East Camp McDonald Road for a delayed report of an attempted burglary to motor […]

Products Worth Over $100,000 Taken from Semi-Truck Trailer on CDW Property

Thu Apr 9, 2026 06:52 pm Cardinal News

One of several suspects that burglarized a semi-trailer truck at CDW on Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills was captured in Chicago after several suspects fled in three vehicles from the Vernon Hills scene. Vernon Hills […]

CARDINAL NEWS Northwest Chicagoland Headlines: WED APR 08, 2026 9:05 PM

Wed Apr 8, 2026 09:08 pm Cardinal News

Headlines with links have confirmed Google search results on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Article may be updated with new headlines for this date. Search results may expire at significant time after article date. Round Lake […]

Suspected driver of a red 2015 Ford Explorer that hit and killed a bicyclist at Kedzie Avenue and 63rd Street in Chicagoand fled the scene Sunday, April 5, 2026 at about 1:08 a.m. (SOURCE: Surveillance Video Martroy Electronics)

Chicago PD Seeks Help Locating the Driver Involved in a Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash at Kedzie Ave and 63rd St Chicago Lawn

Wed Apr 8, 2026 01:30 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: New video shows driver flee after hit-and-run crash that killed Chicago 18-year-old on bicycle (YouTube MARTROY ELECTRONICS/@ABC7Chicago) An 18-year-old male victim was killed after the driver of a 2015 Ford Explorer struck his bicycle, […]

Four person of interest in homicide that in the block of 3900 West Belmont Avenue near Milwaukee Avenue on March 24, 2026 about 3:19 a.m. (SOURCE: Chicago PD)

Chicago PD Seeking to Identify 4 Persons of Interest after Beating Homicide on Belmont Ave Near Milwaukee Ave March 24, 2026

Wed Apr 8, 2026 11:18 am Cardinal News

VIDEO Homicide | 17th District | March 24, 2026 | JK192078 (Chicago PD on YouTube @ChicagoPoliceNews/official) Chicago Police Department Community Alert released Tuesday, April 7, 2026: Area Five Detectives are seeking to identify and speak […]

CARDINAL NEWS City of Chicago, South Metro, & Illinois Headlines: TUE APR 07, 2026 11:55 PM

Tue Apr 7, 2026 11:55 am Cardinal News

City of Chicago, South Metro, and Illinois headlines with links have confirmed Google search results on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Article may be updated with new headlines for this date. Search results may expire at […]

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