Crime
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Former Vernon Hills deputy police chief charged in fake-tickets schemeMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - Former Vernon Hills Deputy Police Chief Patrick Zimmerman is charged with two felony counts of official misconduct after officials say an internal review found he'd fals...
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Aurora man charged with armed violence, attempted gunrunningMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - A statewide grand jury has indicted a 25-year-old Aurora man on a variety of charges, including armed violence and attempted gunrunning. Tommy Murphy, of the 1000 block ...
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Settlement permits release of up to 1,200 state prisonersMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Corrections and a number of elderly and medically vulnerable prisoners seeking early release from state prisons due to COVID-19 ...
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'I am heartbroken': Daughter writes about ex-Crystal Lake man killed in Boulder shootingMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - To his daughter, Kevin Mahoney represented all things love. Mahoney, 61, was one of 10 people killed Monday in a shooting at King Sooper's grocery store in Boulder, Colo...
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St. Charles Twp. man gets probation for sending customer's nude photos to himselfMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - A St. Charles Township man has been sentenced to 18 months of probation for sending himself nude photographs he found on a customer's cellphone while he was working at a...
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Dealer gets 10 years for supplying narcotics that killed Batavia manMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man pleaded guilty Wednesday to supplying the fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a Batavia man in May 2018. In exchange, Alejandro J. Junco, 30, of the 9100 blo...
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'It's beyond sad': Barrington High School alum among Boulder shooting victimsMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - One of the people killed in this week's mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, was a Barrington High School alum. Jody Waters, a member of the Class of 1973, is being mourn...
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Ethiopia's leader says atrocities reported in Tigray war
Mar 23, 2021 7:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Ethiopia's leader on Tuesday said atrocities have been reported in Tigray, his first public acknowledgment of possible war crimes in the country's...
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EXPLAINER: How states are seeking to loosen controls on guns
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Asian Americans seek greater political power after shootings