Crime
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Murderer of Elgin toddler moves to Crystal Lake area
Feb 27, 2021 12:00 am - The man who on Thursday moved to unincorporated Crystal Lake after completing his prison term for the 1997 murder of an Elgin toddler said he was wrongfully accus...
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Constable: Retiring chief went from victim to mall cop to lead investigator on Gliniewicz caseFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - Born on the West German side of the Iron Curtain to parents who met after their time at Nazi labor camps during World War II, George Filenko honed his police instincts g...
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Marengo gas station robbers linked to three Aurora robberiesFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - Authorities say two men wanted in the shooting of a Marengo gas station clerk during an armed robbery Wednesday are also being linked to three convenience store robberie...
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US implicates Saudi crown prince in journalist's killing
Feb 26, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Saudi Arabia's crown prince likely approved an operation to kill or capture a U.S.-based journalist inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according t...
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Oath Keeper charged in Capitol riot renounces militia group
Feb 26, 2021 6:00 am - A member of the Oath Keepers militia group charged with plotting with other extremists in the attack on the U.S. Capitol disavowed the anti-government group in a court h...
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Durham remains special counsel overseeing Trump-Russia probe
Feb 26, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Attorney John Durham said Friday that he will resign from his position as the top federal prosecutor in Connecticut but is remaining as a special ...
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Human trafficking charges novel approach in gymnastics case
Feb 26, 2021 6:00 am - The human trafficking case brought against a former U.S. Olympics women's gymnastics coach hours before he killed himself could signal a new approach to policing a sport...
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Berlin man convicted over threat to blow up British hospital
Feb 26, 2021 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A 33-year-old Italian man was convicted Friday of attempted extortion for threatening to blow up a British National Health Service hospital unless he was p...
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Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump call urges patience
Feb 26, 2021 6:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia prosecutor investigating potential efforts by Donald Trump and others to influence last year's general election has a message for people who a...
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Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls taken in mass abduction
Feb 26, 2021 6:00 am - LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said, the latest in a series of mass kidnappings of students...