Inverness Crime
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Bartlett woman’s shaken baby conviction further challengedDec 11, 2012 2:40 pm - A Bartlett day-care provider whose 13-year-old shaken baby death conviction is under scrutiny has drawn additional support from a group of Northwestern University studen...
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Preckwinkle criticizes Emanuel on crimeDec 06, 2012 5:30 pm - Persistent violent crime prompted a leading Chicago-area politician to criticize Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his police chief Thursday, accusing them of putting too much emph...
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Former county commissioner convicted of vandalismDec 04, 2012 8:57 pm - A judge has found a former Cook County commissioner guilty of a misdemeanor charge of destroying a campaign sign belonging to his opponent days before the 2010 election....
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Lawsuit claims Boy Scouts failed to stop pedophileDec 04, 2012 4:26 pm - The Boy Scouts of America and Chicago-area scouting officials failed to protect children from a convicted pedophile, even though he had been banned from Scouting in Indi...
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State’s attorney to conduct review of Maine West hazing allegationsDec 04, 2012 4:15 pm - Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez has ordered a “complete top-to-bottom review” of the ongoing hazing scandal at Maine West High School, Alvarez spokeswoman Sal...
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Just as it began, Beavers’ tax trial delayedDec 04, 2012 8:03 am - The trial of an influential Chicago-area politician is being pushed back into next month. Jury selection was set to continue Tuesday in the tax evasion case against Cook...
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Kaneland graduate was caring friend, talented welderDec 03, 2012 1:58 pm - Classmates and a teacher of Zachary Bingham, a 2012 Kaneland High School graduate killed in a crash last weekend when he was hit and killed by a woman driving a stolen c...
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Beavers says he’ll testify in tax trialDec 03, 2012 1:05 pm - A Cook County commissioner has vowed to testify at his federal tax-evasion trial. William Beavers spoke to reporters Monday after appearing in federal court for the fir...
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Beavers can say he repaid money if he testifiesNov 30, 2012 4:03 pm - An influential Chicago politician can tell jurors he put cash back into his campaign coffers and amended his tax returns as part of his defense at his upcoming tax-evasi...
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Arrest made in rash of Elgin car burglariesNov 29, 2012 9:33 pm - A 23-year-old Elgin resident has been arrested in connection with a rash of burglaries in the Blackhawk neighborhood on the city’s far northeast side over the past two m...