Crime
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Woman charged with DUI in crash that injured childrenJan 02, 2024 4:54 pm - A woman has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with a crash that injured two children in her car. Lisa Tegeler, 39, of the ...
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Shots fired at home in Des PlainesJan 02, 2024 1:13 pm - No one was hurt last week when someone shot at a mobile home on the 2900 block of Curtis Street in Des Plaines, breaking a window, police said. The shooting was reported ...
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Elgin man charged with sexually assaulting womanJan 02, 2024 11:28 am - A Kane County man accused of attacking a woman on Saturday in Algonquin has been charged with sexual assault, officials said. Patricio J. Salas, 32, of Elgin, is charged ...
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South Korean opposition leader is stabbed in the neck. Police say attacker approached for autograph
Jan 02, 2024 7:59 am - SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s tough-speaking liberal opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, was stabbed in the neck by an unidentified knife-wielding man who attempted to...
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Maine state official who removed Trump from ballot was targeted in swatting call at her home
Dec 31, 2023 8:45 am - A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she removed former Pr...
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Paula Abdul accuses 'American Idol' producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit
Dec 31, 2023 8:42 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paula Abdul has accused former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the reality...
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Authorities: Man led police on chase from Wisconsin to GurneeDec 30, 2023 2:09 pm - A Waukegan man faces multiple charges after authorities said he rammed into a police squad car in Wisconsin and led law enforcement on a high-speed chase ending in Gurnee...
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Crystal Lake medical office closes following doctor’s guilty plea to battery, loss of licenseDec 30, 2023 2:00 pm - After a Crystal Lake doctor was convicted on battery charges and his medical license was revoked, a sign on his practice’s door reads, “The office is temporarily closed u...
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How recent 'swatting' calls targeting officials may prompt heavier penalties for hoax police calls
Dec 29, 2023 11:49 am - ATLANTA — A spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials in recent days could be setting the stage for stricter penalties against so-called swatti...
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Woman pleads guilty to robbing man lured via FacebookDec 29, 2023 9:42 am - A woman who lured a man to a robbery via Facebook has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Breanna Gardea, 23, pleaded guilty Dec. 14 to one count of aggravated robbe...