Sleepy Hollow Crime
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Algonquin teen guilty but mentally ill in dad’s deathMar 13, 2013 12:00 pm - An Algonquin teen was sentenced to 18 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty but mentally ill to second-degree murder in his father’s death. David W. Szalonek, ...
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Child abuse prevention a year-round effort in KaneMar 12, 2013 3:57 pm - April is National Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month, though helping abused and neglected children is a year-round mission for Bob Runke, a volunteer for CASA Ka...
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Man sues Aurora police over wrongful convictionMar 06, 2013 4:06 pm - A man who spent 11 years behind bars before his conviction in a 2000 murder was thrown out has sued Aurora police, alleging conspiracy, infliction of emotional distress ...
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Two years later, tables turned in Bianchi misconduct caseMar 06, 2013 4:15 am - Two years ago, McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi was acquitted in the first of two misconduct trials. Now, Bianchi defense attorney Terry Ekl has been appoin...
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Guilty plea in 2010 North Aurora drunk hit and run deathMar 01, 2013 12:21 pm - An Aurora man faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to driving drunk and killing a woman in North Aurora in October 2010. Lee Roy Patterson III, 33, of th...
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Moylan's tougher hazing penalty wins committee backingFeb 27, 2013 1:00 pm - Recent hazing scandals at Maine West and Hoffman Estates high schools have prompted one state official to call for a tougher penalty for school officials and employees w...
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Kane prosecutors want to seize cash, coins after $2.7M pot bustFeb 26, 2013 4:30 pm - Kane County prosecutors want two suspects in a $2.7 million marijuana bust in late 2012 to forfeit nearly $28,000 in cash, along with cashiers checks, silver bars and co...
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Man receives 2 years probation after pleading to lesser chargeFeb 26, 2013 3:55 pm - A South Elgin man who was charged with felonies in threatening his 18-year-old daughter with a gun after she moved out, recently pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and wa...
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More honors for Aurora officers who helped free wrongly convicted manFeb 24, 2013 8:12 am - Aurora Police Investigators John Munn and Darrell Moore recently were named Co-Employees of the Year for their work to free a man serving 70-year prison term after being...
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Man convicted in 2003 Elgin drug murder seeks new trialFeb 23, 2013 4:36 pm - A 41-year-old man convicted a decade ago of murdering of an Elgin drug dealer made his case for a new trial Wednesday, arguing that hearsay statements from others involv...