Crime
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Murder charges dropped for Naperville woman who killed boyfriend after 'chronic domestic abuse'Oct 27, 2022 1:00 am - A Naperville woman who shot a man to death is free after DuPage County prosecutors dropped all charges against her Thursday. State's Attorney Robert Berlin made the deci...
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Elk Grove driver charged with reckless homicide in death of Septemberfest workerOct 27, 2022 1:00 am - The driver who authorities say was behind the wheel of the car that struck a 58-year-old security worker at Schaumburg's Septemberfest last month, causing fatal injuries...
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Ex-Kane sergeant dodges 7 felony charges, gets 180 days in jail in plea deal
Oct 27, 2022 1:00 am - In an agreement with prosecutors, a former Kane County corrections officer, initially charged with seven felonies - one related to attempted sexual assault and six of of...
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Man pleads guilty in Aurora carjacking that left woman paralyzedOct 27, 2022 1:00 am - One of the men accused of a 2021 carjacking in Aurora that left a woman paralyzed pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated vehicular hijacking. Edward J. McGee, 27, of Harv...
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Putin opponent loses complaint about prison confinement
Oct 26, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's most prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, lost another court battle Wednesday in his effort to push back against the Kremlin's widening cr...
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Meta fined $24.7M for campaign finance disclosure violations
Oct 26, 2022 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - A Washington state judge on Wednesday fined Facebook parent company Meta nearly $25 million for repeatedly and intentionally violating campaign finance di...
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Los Angeles council censures members amid racism scandal
Oct 26, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles City Council formally rebuked two members and its former president Wednesday for their involvement in a racism scandal that has led to...
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Spanish man trekking to World Cup believed arrested in Iran
Oct 26, 2022 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - A Spanish man trekking from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup is believed to be under arrest in Iran where he went missing more than three weeks a...
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Nevada county set for conspiracy-inspired ballot hand count
Oct 26, 2022 7:00 am - PAHRUMP, Nev. (AP) - A county in Nevada is scheduled to start an unprecedented hand count of its midterm ballots Wednesday, a process fueled by voting machine conspiracy...
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Crime, Trump center stage in sole New York governor's debate
Oct 26, 2022 7:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Sparring over crime, abortion and the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection took center stage Tuesday as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul faced her Republican c...