Crime
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Prosecutors argue text messages implicate woman in drug-induced homicide trialSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - Prosecutors on Tuesday dove into text messages they said were between 25-year-old Paige Hoover and Peter Fonte, a 45-year-old Cary man killed by an overdose caused by dr...
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AJ's father could accept plea deal Friday, attorney says
Sep 15, 2020 1:00 am - The father of AJ Freund, the 5-year-old boy who was killed last year in Crystal Lake, could accept a plea deal Friday on charges related to the boy's death, his attorney...
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Madigan probe paused pending U.S. attorney's guidanceSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Democratic chairman and ranking Republican on a special legislative committee investigating House Speaker Michael Madigan both said Tuesday that they a...
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Cook County homicides in 2020 now exceed total for 2019Sep 15, 2020 1:00 am - With 677 homicides in 2020, Cook County has exceeded 2019's total for the entire year, the Cook County medical examiner's office reported. The medical examiner's office ...
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Democrat leader on Link's resignation: 'This is not the timing I would have chosen'Sep 15, 2020 1:00 am - Now that the responsibility of choosing former state Sen. Terry Link's replacement largely falls on her shoulders, the leader of Lake County's Democratic Party said she ...
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Driver with suspended license charged with DUI in Wheeling crashSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - A 61-year-old man with three DUI-related convictions was ordered held on $35,000 bail Tuesday on charges stemming from a crash Monday in Wheeling. James May, whose addr...
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Daimler AG to pay $1.5B to settle emissions cheating probes
Sep 14, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Automaker Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to the U.S. government and California state regulators to resolve...
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T.I. settles federal claim he pushed bogus cryptocurrency
Sep 14, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Rapper and actor T.I. has settled civil charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that he helped promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency. T.I.,...
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Texas officer charged with assault in fatal 2019 shooting
Sep 14, 2020 7:00 am - BAYTOWN, Texas (AP) - A Texas police officer has been charged with assault for fatally shooting a woman after a struggle over the officer's stun gun last year, prosecuto...
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AP: Feds probing in-custody death of Black man in Louisiana
Sep 14, 2020 7:00 am - Federal authorities are investigating the death of a Black man during what Louisiana State Police described as a struggle to take him into custody following a rural poli...