Crime
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Shelter: Dog taken from foster family in AntiochFeb 29, 2024 9:58 pm - A puppy being fostered for Heartland Animal Shelter was stolen from his foster family’s backyard in Antioch Wednesday.
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Former Arlington Heights police officer pleads guilty to domestic batteryFeb 29, 2024 2:39 pm - A former Arlington Heights police officer was sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation after pleading guilty to domestic battery. Michael Cowsert, 52, of Inverness, ...
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Woman charged after son brings gun to elementary schoolFeb 28, 2024 5:05 pm - A Carol Stream woman whose child brought a gun to school is being detained pretrial. Betty Hughes, 27, was not supposed to have a handgun, according to the DuPage County ...
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Batavia man charged with sexual exploitation of childFeb 28, 2024 4:49 pm - A Batavia man has been accused of sexually exploiting a child over the last six years, including daring them to send sexual photographs, according to a news release from the Batavia Police Department.
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Family of man killed by Carol Stream police files lawsuitFeb 28, 2024 1:45 pm - The sisters of the man Carol Stream police shot to death earlier this month are suing the officers, saying they used excessive force and murdered him. The lawsuit - filed...
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Ex-Lake in the Hills woman sentenced to 10 days in prison in Jan. 6 Capitol breach
Feb 28, 2024 12:45 pm - A former resident of Lake in the Hills has been sentenced to 10 days in prison and fined $1,000 for charges connected with the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, a...
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Appellate judge refuses to halt Trump's $454 million fraud penalty while he appeals
Feb 28, 2024 12:26 pm - NEW YORK — A New York appellate judge on Wednesday refused to halt collection of Donald Trump’s $454 million civil fraud penalty while he appeals, rejecting the former pr...
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Ex-McHenry Co. sheriff’s detective charged with official misconduct, solicitationFeb 27, 2024 7:02 pm - A former detective in the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office has been charged with official misconduct and other offenses, the sheriff’s office announced Tuesday. Christophe...
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Mundelein woman charged with murder in fatal stabbingFeb 27, 2024 5:28 pm - A 44-year-old Mundelein woman faces murder charges in the fatal stabbing of a 53-year-old man early Monday in what police are calling a domestic altercation. Jeanette Cre...
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Man faces gun charges after shot fired through floor of Wood Dale residenceFeb 27, 2024 1:42 pm - A DuPage County judge has denied pretrial release for a man accused of illegally possessing a gun. Charles Starnes, 50, of the 0-100 block of North Avenue in Northlake, i...