Crime
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'It seemed so surreal': Former mayor recalls how Palatine responded to Brown's tragedyJan 08, 2023 5:30 am - It was a 3 a.m. phone call from her top administrator that informed former Palatine Mayor Rita Mullins that her community had been changed forever. "He said there has be...
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Brown's Chicken murders 30 years later: Seven murders and finally justiceJan 08, 2023 5:30 am - On Friday, Jan. 8, 1993, two killers armed with a handgun, their pockets filled with bullets, walked into a Palatine Brown's Chicken & Pasta around closing time. They ha...
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Nine unlocked vehicles burglarized on Batavia's west sideJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - Nine unlocked vehicles on Batavia's west side were reported burglarized Jan. 2, with items stolen from some while others were rifled through, according to police reports...
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Wisconsin kidnapping suspect caught after high-speed chase from Wadsworth to Spring GroveJan 07, 2023 12:00 am - A Twin Lakes, Wisconsin man sought on a warrant for kidnapping was taken into custody at his father's home Thursday evening, hours after fleeing his vehicle following a ...
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Lake County top prosecutor lobbies state legislators to pass assault weapon banJan 06, 2023 4:00 am - Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart added his voice Thursday to those urging state legislators to pass a ban on so-called assault weapons before the legislative s...
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Illinois House passes new ban on high-powered weapons, large-capacity magazines
Jan 06, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would ban the sale and manufacture of certain high-powered weapons in Illinois advanced out of the state House early Friday and now awaits acti...
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The white sedan: How police found suspect in Idaho slayings
Jan 06, 2023 12:00 am - The white sedan cruised past the gray, three-story rental home on a dead-end street in Moscow, Idaho. Then again. And again. It was unusual behavior in the residential, ...
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2 years after Jan. 6, speaker scrap paralyzes Congress again
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One injured in Des Plaines shooting, three young men in custodyJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - Three young men, including two minors, are being held in connection to a gang-related shooting that left one person injured Thursday night in Des Plaines, police announc...
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Algonquin man pleads not guilty in second drug case within six months
Jan 06, 2023 12:00 am - A 36-year-old Algonquin man pleaded not guilty Friday to possessing and trafficking thousands of grams of marijuana, the second felony case in which he's been charged in...