Crime
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Authorities: Street race triggered crash that killed Judson StudentsMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - Updated 5/29 to reflect that Kahleel L. Steele has turned himself in to Elgin police. Two men were racing on Route 31 moments before the April crash that killed a p...
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Police: Chicago man charged after meeting minor in Algonquin parkMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man has been arrested and faces three charges, including aggravated criminal sexual abuse, after police say he used a phone app to meet a minor at Holder Park ...
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Justices signal they could limit Indian Country ruling
May 26, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted Oklahoma's request to retain custody of a man who has been on death row for killing three Native Americans, a si...
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AP-NORC poll: More Americans believe anti-Asian hate rising
May 26, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A majority of Americans across racial and ethnic groups believe discrimination has worsened in the last year against Asian Americans, who became the ta...
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Erdogan dismisses mob head's claims as 'plot' against Turkey
May 26, 2021 7:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said a series of severe allegations made against members of his entourage by a fugitive mafia b...
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8 dead in shooting at rail yard serving Silicon Valley
May 26, 2021 1:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - An employee opened fire Wednesday at a California rail yard serving Silicon Valley, killing eight people before ending his own life, authorities ...
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2 teens charged with murder in Aurora shootingMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - Two teenagers have been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a Monday night shooting in Aurora that left a North Aurora man dead, authorities said. Charge...
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Bill would provide terminally ill prisoners another path for release
May 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate advanced a bill Wednesday that would give the Prisoner Review Board additional authority to consider early release for prisoners who ha...
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12-year-old boy charged in Glendale Heights stabbingMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - A 12-year-old Glendale Heights boy is facing aggravated battery charges after authorities say he stabbed another 12-year-old boy in the abdomen. The boy was charged with...
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Republicans tie Democratic mapmaking effort to latest indictment
May 26, 2021 1:00 am - Capitol News Illinois rtroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Republicans on Wednesday tried to tie an indictment of a longtime lieutenant of former House Speake...