Crime
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Ex-officer MacDonald in Fort Bragg murders seeks release
Mar 12, 2021 6:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A former Army physician serving life prison sentences for the brutal murders of his wife and two young daughters more than 50 years ago should be re...
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Owner of boat that burned, killing 34, sells other vessels
Mar 12, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The owner of a scuba diving boat that burned and sank off the California coast, killing 34 people, has sold off his two remaining vessels. Glen Fritzl...
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Special delivery: How Barrington Hills cops helped with roadside birthMar 12, 2021 4:30 am - Two Barrington Hills police officers are credited with a huge assist for their help at the scene of the roadside delivery of a baby boy last week. Besides his parents, G...
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Glenview man among victims in Evanston shootingMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - A gunman shot and killed two men and wounded a third late Friday morning on the porch of a house in Evanston, authorities said. Police responded to reports of shots fire...
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St. Charles man gets 9 years in drug deathMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - A St. Charles man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a Sugar Grove Township woman in February 2017. Johnny L. Wil...
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South Elgin seeks driver of vehicle that hit toddlerMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - South Elgin police are looking for the driver who struck a 2-year-old child Thursday night near La Fox Street (Route 31) and Sundown Road. The child was treated at Amita...
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'I am deeply distraught': Lombard man gets 6 months in jail for fatal Oak Brook crashMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - A previous version reported prosecutors had agreed to a sentence-recommendation cap. A Lombard man was sentenced Friday to six months in jail for killing a woman in...
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Naperville police investigating attempted child luringMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - Naperville police say they are investigating the report of an unidentified man who attempted to lure a child into his van Thursday afternoon. The 11-year-old Naperville ...
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Streamwood man faces drug charges after calling cops about break-in to his homeMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - A Streamwood man's call to police about an apparent break-in to his home on Christmas Eve has led to his being charged in federal court with possession with intent to di...
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Minneapolis to pay $27 million to settle George Floyd family lawsuit
Mar 12, 2021 12:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS - The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit from George Floyd's family over the Black man's death in police custody, as...