Crime
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Former Bloomingdale Twp. road boss admits taking kickbacks
Mar 24, 2022 1:00 am - A former suburban highway commissioner admitted Thursday that he took more than $281,000 in kickbacks and sought to hide the money from his wife, but he temporarily paus...
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Jury deliberating whether Round Lake Beach man shot twin boys in self-defenseMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - Jurors deliberated late into the night Thursday on whether a Round Lake Beach man acted in self-defense when he shot 17-year-old twin brothers, killing one, during a con...
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BBB warns of 'dramatic' spike in cryptocurrency fraudMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - No regulation and a lack of consumer education have led to a "dramatic increase" in cryptocurrency fraud resulting in significant monetary losses, according to a newly r...
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State Supreme Court: Officials sometimes can use campaign funds for defense
Mar 24, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that elected public officials and their campaign committees may, in limited circumstances, use campaign funds to ...
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3 men invade Aurora-area home, steal 2 gunsMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - The Kane County sheriff's office is investigating a home invasion that happened Wednesday night near Aurora. A resident of a home on the 1600 block of Solifsburg Avenue ...
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New York man guilty of sexual assault of Aurora childMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - A New York man faces a minimum of 15 years in prison after a Kane County jury convicted him Tuesday of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Rene Cuanetl, 36, of...
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Lisle Junior High worker charged with stealing student meds from nurse's officeMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - A maintenance worker at Lisle Junior High School has been charged with stealing students' medicine. Bail was set at $75,000 Thursday for 26-year-old Daniel Westerhoff, o...
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Mental fitness exam ordered for Algonquin double murder suspect
Mar 24, 2022 1:00 am - An Algonquin man accused of killing his mother and stepfather in November will receive an evaluation to determine his mental fitness at the time of the murders. Maxim Pa...
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FBI searching for man who robbed US Bank in LisleMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - The FBI is looking for a man who robbed a bank in Lisle Thursday morning. Around 10 a.m., a man presented a note to a teller at the US Bank located at 1026 Ogden Ave. d...
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Live updates: Zelenskyy addresses French parliament
Mar 23, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for his 'œtrue leadership'ť over the war during a virtual address from Kyiv to t...