Crime
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Palatine man pleads not guilty to aggravated criminal sexual assault of underage victimAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - A 32-year-old Palatine man pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning in Lake County to aggravated criminal sexual assault of a minor. Antioch police opened an investigation in...
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Lake Villa man charged in vehicle theft spreeAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake Villa man arrested Tuesday after a golf cart theft in Wauconda admitted to stealing at least three carts and a 1962 Porsche that day, Wauconda police said. Police...
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Leaders condemn bomb threats directed at suburban librariesAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - Bomb threats made to some suburban libraries in the past week have forced buildings to close and drawn condemnation from state officials and the local American Civil Lib...
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Defense rests without Mapes taking stand
Aug 22, 2023 1:00 am - Lawyers are set to give closing arguments Wednesday in Tim Mapes' trial. A jury could begin deliberating the fate of Michael Madigan's former chief of staff as soon as W...
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How Trump's attacks on prosecutors build on history of using racist language and stereotypes
Aug 22, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Donald Trump's aggressive response to his fourth criminal indictment in five months follows a strategy he has long used against legal and political opponents:...
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Man charged with fleeing police after West Chicago traffic stopAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - A man from Algonquin has been accused of trying to flee West Chicago police in a car chase. Germaine Sharpe, 48, of the 2300 block of Dawson Lane, is charged with aggrav...
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British nurse Lucy Letby imprisoned for life in murders of 7 babies and attempted murders of 6
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Des Plaines woman loses $45,000 to cyber scammersAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - A Des Plaines woman lost $45,000 to scammers who said her computer had been hacked, police said Monday. The 73-year-old victim first heard from the scammers Aug. 16. The...
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Juvenile injured in Hoffman Estates shooting Aug. 9 now facing chargesAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - A 17-year-old boy hospitalized after an Aug. 9 shooting in Hoffman Estates now faces multiple charges in juvenile court, police said Monday. The teen is charged with agg...
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False 911 call about man with gun clears Schaumburg office buildingAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - Schaumburg police are investigating a Monday morning "swatting" incident in which officers responded to a 911 call falsely reporting a man with a gun at an office buildi...