Crime Stories from June 25, 2021 (Change date)
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EXPLAINER: Will Chauvin's prison experience remain unusual?Jun 25, 2021 8:05 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. But it's not clear yet...
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Rolling Meadows police dog Scar is ready for his close-upJul 02, 2021 10:33 am - Everyone around the Rolling Meadows Police Department already knows Scar is a good boy. Beginning Tuesday night, the rest of the country will find out just how good. Sca...
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Wheaton woman charged with election-related perjury, forgeryJun 26, 2021 5:36 pm - A Wheaton woman who ran unsuccessfully this spring for Milton Township trustee has been charged with election-related forgery and perjury. Susan Cain, 64, of the 1600 bl...
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Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22 1/2 years for killing George FloydJun 27, 2021 9:38 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvi...
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Wheeling police expanding social worker programJun 27, 2021 8:49 pm - As activists across the U.S. call for police budgets to be slashed and more funding for social services, the Wheeling Police Department is set to expand its social worke...
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Two charged with shooting defaced gun near HinsdaleJun 27, 2021 8:50 pm - Two men are facing firearm charges after a nearly eight-hour standoff Thursday near Hinsdale, authorities say. Channty Keo, 44, of the 5000 block of North Mason Avenue i...
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Island Lake woman sentenced to probation in 2016 revenge porn caseJun 27, 2021 8:49 pm - An Island Lake woman was sentenced Thursday to conditional discharge for printing and distributing sexually explicit photos that her fiancé received from another woman. ...
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Bartlett man pleads guilty to drug-induced homicideJun 26, 2021 8:20 am - A Bartlett man has agreed to a 12-year prison sentence in exchange for pleading guilty to the drug-induced homicide of a woman in July 2018. Joseph P. Pryor, 44, of the ...
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Elgin fireworks crackdown showing early resultsJun 29, 2021 5:13 pm - Editor's note: This story has been changed to correct the number of illegal fireworks citations Elgin police handed out the week of June 18 to 24. The correct number...
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Ring video captures road rage, hit-and-run in StreamwoodJun 27, 2021 9:34 pm - A Ring video camera on a home in a Streamwood cul-de-sac recorded footage of an apparent road rage incident that turned into a hit-and-run in which a baby appeared to be...