Crime
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Illinois Supreme Court OKs elimination of cash bail; 5-2 decision sets Sept. 18 start date
Jul 18, 2023 1:00 am - A landmark criminal justice reform that eliminates cash bail in Illinois is constitutional, the state's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, paving the way for the change to tak...
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DNA hit leads to charges in 2001 sexual assault in West ChicagoJul 18, 2023 1:00 am - An Arizona man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in her West Chicago apartment more than two decades ago. Alberto Gomez, 51, faces three felony counts of...
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Elation, dismay from suburban leaders over state Supreme Court's landmark bail rulingJul 18, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court's landmark decision Tuesday upholding the constitutionality of cashless bail sparked elation from some suburban leaders and dismay among other...
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Agency: No migrants have come forward as police sex assault victims
Jul 18, 2023 1:00 am - The head of the city's police oversight agency announced Tuesday that investigators so far haven't identified any immigrants as victims of "sexual misconduct" at the han...
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Georgia mass shooting suspect is killed during intense search and 3 officers are wounded, police say
Jul 17, 2023 1:00 am - HAMPTON, Ga. - Officers on Sunday shot and killed a man wanted in four weekend killings near Atlanta during an exchange of gunfire, with a sheriff's deputy and two polic...
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Elton John lends celebrity support to Kevin Spacey at the actor's sexual assault trial
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Federal judge dismisses Madigan-related bribery charge against ComEd
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Forest Preserves of Cook County raises fines for fly dumpingJul 16, 2023 11:00 pm - Piles of crumbling asphalt, disassembled and busted furniture, and mini mountains of used tires; these are scenes one might expect to see at a landfill. But for some Fo...
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Illinois Supreme Court expected to rule on elimination of cash bail TuesdayJul 16, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court is scheduled to issue an opinion Tuesday deciding whether cashless bail for criminal defendants will be implemented in the state. Illinois Sup...
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Fueled by social media, trespassing has risen at Arlington Park since Bears took over, police sayJul 15, 2023 1:00 am - The shuttered Arlington Park property has seen an uptick in trespassing and related incidents - fueled by social media - since the Bears took possession of the sprawling...