Crime Stories from December 20, 2014 (Change date)
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US criminal probes nab 13; race questions raisedDec 20, 2014 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - In the past three years, U.S. Attorney James Lewis' office has dug up enough evidence of stolen taxpayer money to justify prison time for more than a dozen...
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JUST of DuPage brings holiday cheer to children of DuPage inmatesDec 20, 2014 12:01 am - Landon O'Brien propped his chin over the Christmas presents, one he picked out for his 6-year-old sister, and squealed. "Grandma, look which one I got!" the Lombard 8-ye...
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New York crime drops even as tactics draw criticismDec 20, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Even as New York's police department takes heat for its tactics in the outrage over the Eric Garner chokehold case, year-end crime statistics show two clear t...
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Mother speaks at slain Chicago teen's funeralDec 20, 2014 12:01 am - The mother of a slain Chicago teenager spoke at his funeral, urging other parents to stand up for their children. Delores Bailey made an emotional speech Saturday that b...
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Christmas celebration for families of Lake County inmatesDec 20, 2014 12:01 am - Mary Lacey has organized a holiday event at the Lake County jail for several years now to help families of those who are behind bars at Christmastime as well as other ne...
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Hoffman Estates teen pleads guilty to damaging mailboxesDec 20, 2014 12:01 am - A Hoffman Estates teen who police say smashed dozens of Schaumburg mailboxes last September pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charges on Thursday, according to court rec...
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Chicago mayor's teenage son mugged near homeDec 20, 2014 12:00 am - A spokeswoman for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the mayor's 17-year-old son was mugged near the family's home. Spokeswoman Kelley Quinn said Saturday that the mayor's ...
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AP sources: Cops' killer angry over Garner chokehold deathDec 20, 2014 12:00 am - NEW YORK — A gunman who announced online that he was planning to shoot two "pigs" in retaliation for the police chokehold death of Eric Garner ambushed two officers in ...
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