Crime
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America's small towns are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes
Sep 05, 2023 1:00 am - GOODHUE, Minnesota - As Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith struggled this summer to fill vacancies in his small department, he warned the town's City Council that unless pa...
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Police: Stevenson student who brought airsoft gun to school arrestedSep 05, 2023 1:00 am - A Stevenson High School student was arrested after bringing an airsoft gun to school Tuesday, Lincolnshire police said. Investigators said the boy had not made any threa...
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Driver gets 15-month prison term for crash that seriously injured state trooperSep 05, 2023 1:00 am - A 23-year-old Joliet man will serve half of a 15-month prison sentence for violating Scott's Law in connection with a 2021 crash that seriously injured state Trooper Bri...
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After postgame brawl, Warren sets limits who can go to football games, but other districts don'tSep 05, 2023 1:00 am - After a postgame melee Thursday night that resulted in the arrest of a 15-year-old Zion girl accused of pepper-spraying a Gurnee police officer, Warren High School Distr...
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Proud Boys' Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
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Expressway shootings are down sharply this year
Sep 05, 2023 1:00 am - Shootings on Chicago-area expressways have dropped sharply this year. As of Tuesday, there have been 82 shootings on Cook County expressways. That's down 25% from the 11...
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Details remain scarce on what led to killings of four family members near Crystal LakeSep 05, 2023 1:00 am - Ashlyn Nolan was in her Crystal Lake-area home watching the TV morning news Aug. 9 and getting ready for a nap before heading to work later in the day when her doorbell ...
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Teen charged with pepper spraying police officer at Warren Township football gameSep 03, 2023 1:00 am - A 15-year-old girl was arrested Thursday after authorities said she sprayed a Gurnee police officer with pepper spray during a fight at a Warren Township High School foo...
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Police: Batavia man accused of running over relative's cat faces animal torture, cruelty chargesSep 02, 2023 1:00 am - A Batavia man accused of running over a relative's cat several times and leaving the pet's body in a dumpster has been charged with animal torture and aggravated cruelty...
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'A passion project for us': Kane County jail's Recovery Pod makes Amazon Prime time in documentarySep 01, 2023 5:00 am - Fernando Marin, in a cocaine-fueled mania, once fired a gun over the head of Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain as Hain was trying to arrest him. It wasn't an ideal start to t...