Crime
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'The human spirit is so resilient': How local groups help trafficking victims find hopeJul 29, 2023 1:00 am - Though she once walked the streets selling her body, Becky Zeller today hits the streets to help trafficking victims. Not long ago, she found herself in the same spot as...
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New Kane DUI problem-solving court aims to help defendants get on the straight and narrowJul 28, 2023 5:00 am - The Kane County circuit court is building on the success of its drug, veteran and mental health courts by adding an option for people who have problems with alcohol use....
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Pritzker signs bill overhauling mandatory supervised release
Jul 28, 2023 1:00 am - A new law in Illinois aims to give former inmates a better chance to succeed outside prison and reduce the likelihood that they'll be sent back. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Fr...
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Cary man accused of battering newbornJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - Tristan Johnson, 22, has been charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a child, the Cary Police Department said. The Department of Children and Family Services ...
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Indiana man convicted on gun charges in Kane CountyJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - An Indiana man has been found guilty of being an armed habitual criminal. A Kane County jury also convicted Lorenzo J. Garcia on July 19 of unlawful use of a machine gun...
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Woman charged with bringing gun to DuPage courthouseJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - A woman has been accused of bringing a loaded gun into the DuPage County courthouse Thursday. Authorities allege Suheir Barham, 47, of the 9100 block of Melvina Avenue i...
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'It's in its very infancy right now': Kane County sets up its own forensic crime lab
Jul 28, 2023 1:00 am - Kane County's first forensic crime lab is now open, and the new facility has already taken on several cases. "We do everything from blood testing to rapid DNA ... to exp...
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Arizona mom never stopped looking for her daughter. Alicia Navarro appeared 4 years later in Montana
Jul 28, 2023 1:00 am - HAVRE, Mont. - When Alicia Navarro disappeared in 2019 from her home in a Phoenix suburb days before her 15th birthday, she left a signed note for her family promising s...
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Metea Valley choir teacher pleads guilty to sexually assaulting studentJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - A former Metea Valley High School choir teacher pleaded guilty Friday to sexually assaulting a student. Nathan Bramstedt, 43, of the 600 block of Pimlico Street in Osweg...
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Portugal is starting the atoning process for clergy sex abuse. Here's what other countries have done