Will County Crime
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The suburban prosecutors taking the lead in the legal battle to topple the SAFE-T ActNov 11, 2022 4:30 am - When more than half of Illinois' state's attorneys go to court in Kankakee County next month in a last-ditch effort to block the controversial SAFE-T Act, the proceeding...
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Prosecutors challenge SAFE-T Act eliminating cash bail as thousands sign petitionSep 21, 2022 5:00 am - As questions linger over what the end of cash bail will mean in Illinois, three county state's attorneys are turning to the courts for help, and one state senator has la...
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Twin brothers get 4 years in prison for thefts, ordered to repay $933K to Home DepotAug 29, 2022 1:00 am - Two brothers were sentenced Monday to four years in prison for stealing from Home Depot stores throughout the suburbs, in many cases by making fraudulent returns of item...
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Suburban counties sue pharmacy chains, alleging they contributed to opioid crisisAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - Nineteen Illinois counties, including Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry, are suing CVS, Walgreens, Meijer, Walmart, Jewel-Osco and other major pharmacies, claiming they con...
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New judge to handle Drew Peterson's bid for new trial following murder convictionAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - A new judge will handle the post-conviction proceedings for former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson, who's seeking a new trial following his conviction for the ...
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Parents of Christopher Vaughn sue Will County prosecutorAug 08, 2022 1:00 am - • For the full story, visit chicago.suntimes.com. ...
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Authorities seek three gunmen who took cash, Rolex, car titles in home invasionJul 18, 2022 1:00 am - Three people working on a home in an unincorporated area near Naperville were robbed at gunpoint Saturday afternoon. Three armed masked gunmen entered the home in the 10...
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Peterson's former lawyer appeals gag orderMay 20, 2022 1:00 am - A former attorney for Drew Peterson is appealing a judge's gag order that was imposed on him after he spoke with WGN-TV about possibly revealing what happened to Peterso...
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Lawyers seek to suppress statements made by suspect in 1972 Naperville murderMay 04, 2022 1:00 am - Unable to get a confession out of a Minnesota man for a decades-old Naperville murder, police left their body cameras on a patio table, hoping he would confess to his wi...
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Attorneys to argue if statements made by suspect in 1972 Naperville murder can be used at trialMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - A Will County judge who blocked the release of police reports in a decades-old Naperville murder case will hear arguments Wednesday to determine if statements the defend...