Crime
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Trump trial: Why can't Americans see or hear what is going on inside the courtroom?
Apr 16, 2024 8:15 am - NEW YORK — It's a moment in history — the first U.S. president facing criminal charges in an American courtroom. Yet only a handful of observers are able to see or even h...
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Only 1 in 3 U.S. adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, AP-NORC poll shows
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First six jurors are chosen for Trump’s hush money criminal trial
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Man charged with fatal DUI in West ChicagoApr 15, 2024 11:28 pm - A man has been charged with killing someone in a DUI crash early Monday in West Chicago. James H. Vaughn, 43, of the 600 block of West Forest Avenue, West Chicago, is cha...
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Des Plaines moves to ban sale of unregulated hemp productsApr 15, 2024 8:39 pm - The Des Plaines City Council on Monday took a big step toward outlawing the local sale of potentially intoxicating products made from hemp or kratom plants. Without oppos...
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Man shoots himself after domestic-related shooting in AuroraApr 15, 2024 8:18 pm - A man killed himself Monday after a woman was shot in a domestic disturbance in Aurora, according to police. Aurora police say they responded at 7:31 a.m. to the 700 bloc...
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Officials: Felon fled McHenry County Sheriff’s deputy, crashed his vehicle, then ran
Apr 15, 2024 8:12 pm - Authorities say a Hampshire man drove 90 mph in a 55 mph zone, disobeyed a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy’s signals to pull over, crashed his vehicle and then ran from t...
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Lake County sheriff’s deputy escapes injury as passing car strikes squadApr 15, 2024 8:02 pm - A Lake County sheriff’s deputy escaped injury Sunday night when a passing car struck the deputy’s stopped patrol vehicle, and nearly the deputy, in Deer Park, authorities...
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Man charged with home repair fraudApr 15, 2024 4:11 pm - A man has been charged with aggravated home repair fraud, accused of charging an elderly Wheaton resident four times the market rate for blacktopping a driveway. Richard ...
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Arguing heard in phone call before Wheeling murder-suicide, police sayApr 15, 2024 3:54 pm - The last time anyone heard from a Wheeling couple who were found dead last week in an apparent murder-suicide was the night before their bodies were discovered — and they...