Woodstock Crime
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Coroner: Man shot to death in WoodstockJun 16, 2017 1:00 am - A man killed early Friday morning in Woodstock died from a gunshot wound, officials said. Woodstock police responded to a report of gunshots just after 1 a.m. at a muni...
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State's attorney: Marengo cop justified in shooting juvenileJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - The McHenry County state's attorney's office said Thursday that a Marengo police officer who shot a juvenile May 13 was justified in his use of force and no criminal cha...
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Schaumburg mother ordered back to prison for disabled daughter's deathMay 19, 2017 5:00 am - Bonnie Liltz, the Schaumburg mother convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the 2015 death of her severely disabled daughter, soon could be headed back to prison to ser...
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Driver in crash that killed Barrington High student was doing 93, authorities sayMay 16, 2017 1:00 am - A Rolling Meadows man was driving 93 mph in a 25 mph zone when he lost control of his car and crashed into a tree earlier this year, killing an 18-year-old Barrington Hi...
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Innocence organizations applaud Illinois Senate for passage of legislation to regulate use of jailhouse informantsMay 07, 2017 11:00 pm - (Springfield, IL - May 5, 2017) - Today, the Illinois Senate unanimously passed legislation in a 49-0 vote that would protect the innocent from wrongful convictions thro...
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Two Crystal Lake men charged in separate heroin bustsMay 04, 2017 1:00 am - Two Crystal Lake men face drug charges related to separate investigations that turned up more than 7.6 pounds of heroin and other narcotics, authorities said. Roman Cast...
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Coroners warn of latest 'terrifying' opioid: Gray deathMay 04, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County Coroner Rob Russell is warning of a new opioid combination drug so potent it's got death for a name: Gray death. The drug is a combination of heroin, fentany...
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Murder suspect cleared by court sues, saying police, prosecutors framed himApr 07, 2017 5:00 am - For the better part of a decade, Mario Casciaro found himself on the defensive against authorities who said he played a central role in the 2002 disappearance and presum...
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Woodstock man pleads guilty in series of bank robberiesMar 10, 2017 12:00 am - A 47-year-old Woodstock man has admitted to robbing three banks and a payday loan shop in a variety of towns throughout northern Illinois last year. Shawn M. Rank pleade...
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Wheeling cop opens new battlefront in war on scammersMar 03, 2017 4:00 am - As regular readers of this column know, there's no shortage of warnings and tips from police and consumer advocates about how to avoid getting scammed. And yet people -...