Crime
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Charged with DUI, Des Plaines alderman's court appearance delayed until after electionMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - A court appearance for a Des Plaines alderman charged with driving under the influence has been delayed one month - to a date after the April 6 local election. First War...
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Police investigating after shots fired in ElginMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - Elgin police are investigating after shots were fired at the intersection of DuPage Street and Warwick Place about 4:23 p.m. Monday, officials said. Officers found evid...
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Aurora man pleads guilty to trying to hire someone, via Snapchat, for murderMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - An Aurora man who authorities say posted a Snapchat message seeking to have someone harmed has pleaded guilty to attempted solicitation of murder. Andy Lopez, 24, entere...
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British-Iranian woman ends 5-year sentence, but not free yet
Mar 07, 2021 6:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A British-Iranian woman held in an Iranian prison for five years on widely refuted spying charges ended her sentence on Sunday, her lawyer said, alth...
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Casting a wide intrusion net: Dozens burned with single hack
Mar 07, 2021 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - The SolarWinds hacking campaign blamed on Russian spies and the 'œgrave threat'ť it poses to U.S. national security are widely known. A very different - an...
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Italian prosecutor seeks life for US men charged with murder
Mar 06, 2021 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - An Italian prosecutor on Saturday requested life in prison for two young American men charged with slaying an Italian police officer in central Rome. Prosec...
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Police: Texas rapper dead in interstate shooting in Georgia
Mar 06, 2021 6:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - A shooting on Interstate 85 in suburban Atlanta has claimed the life of a rising Texas rap artist, one of two interstate shootings in the metro area withi...
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As violence surges, some question Portland axing police unit
Mar 06, 2021 6:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Elmer Yarborough got a terrifying call from his sister: She wept as she told him two of his nephews may have been shot in broad daylight as they le...
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Dozens rally before ex-officer put on trial in Floyd's death
Mar 06, 2021 6:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Dozens of people gathered in front of the Minnesota governor's mansion on Saturday to demand accountability for police officers, days before a for...
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Officer's trial could reopen intersection where Floyd died
Mar 06, 2021 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - During a group's recent meeting at the now-vacant Speedway gas station near where George Floyd died, children roasted marshmallows on a fire pit while...