Crime
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Do long prison sentences prevent crime? New study questions conventional wisdomApr 07, 2023 5:00 am - A new report from a bipartisan panel of criminal justice experts questions whether sending people to prison for 10 years or more is necessary or cost-effective. "How...
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'Go forward with Ochoa': Madigan kept pressure on ComEd for key board appointment
Apr 07, 2023 1:00 am - When Juan Ochoa was appointed to the board of ComEd in April 2019, it was after a year and a half of delays and behind-the-scenes wrangling on his behalf by some of the ...
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Former worker charged with stealing more than $30,000 from Geneva innApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - A former Herrington Inn and Spa employee has been charged with stealing at least $30,000 from the business by making fake credit card returns. Vanessa R. Strass, 41, of ...
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Glendale Heights man found guilty in 2017 shooting death outside a Schaumburg WalgreensApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - Quentin Tillison's family has waited nearly six years for a verdict in the case of the man accused of fatally shooting him outside a Schaumburg Walgreens. On Friday, th...
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Woman gets probation for I-355 drunk-driving crash that killed her babyApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - A woman whose drunken driving caused a crash that killed her baby son was sentenced Friday to four years of probation. DuPage County Judge Michael Reidy pronounced the s...
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Former governor candidate gets 4 years in prison for threatening Lake County judgesApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - A man who ran for governor in 2018 was sentenced to four years in prison for threatening two Lake County judges. Grayson K. Jackson, also known as Kash Jackson and Benja...
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Naperville man gets 9 years for leading credit-card mail theft ringApr 06, 2023 1:00 am - A Naperville man who was the ringleader of a mail and identity-theft conspiracy was sentenced Monday to nine years in federal prison for stealing people's credit cards o...
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Man charged with murder in 2015 Aurora shootingApr 06, 2023 1:00 am - A man has been charged with first- and second-degree murder in a 2015 shooting in Aurora. Robert T. McBride, 44, of the 2200 block of Mulberry Court in Aurora, is accuse...
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Two arrested on charges of trespassing at Michael Jordan's Highland Park home TuesdayApr 06, 2023 1:00 am - An 18-year-old Mundelein man and a juvenile were caught trespassing late Tuesday night at Michael Jordan's 56,000-square-foot Highland Park home, police said. Raiden K. ...
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Police: Antioch teen was selling fentanyl-laced pillsApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - Antioch police captured a 19-year-old resident they said had been selling fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills intended to resemble legitimate prescription medications. Robe...