Crime
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Tentative December trial set for Andrew Freund as attorneys anticipate September resolution
Aug 28, 2020 1:00 am - The criminal case against the father of slain Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund could reach a conclusion Sept. 16, when attorneys anticipate a potential plea deal. During a bri...
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Owner of closed Elgin restaurant charged with fraudulent use of COVID-19 relief fundsAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - A Lake in the Hills woman whose Elgin restaurant closed in early March has been indicted on federal fraud charges for applying for and receiving more than $175,000 throu...
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Arlington Heights parking lot death ruled a suicideAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Authorities confirmed Friday the death of a 41-year-old Buffalo Grove man found in an Arlington Heights office complex parking lot Thursday was a suicide. The Cook Count...
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Bond denied for Aurora man charged in Westmont car theft, Woodridge shootingAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - An Aurora man arrested early Friday after he stole, then wrecked a BMW from Westmont was wanted on a warrant for a Woodridge shooting in which two people were shot in a ...
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Casten calls for ban on assault weapons, stronger gun control lawsAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - With violence on our streets a growing concern for many Americans, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten remains an advocate of stronger gun control laws. When he successfully ran for t...
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'True guardian of children' Kane County abuse prosecutor mournedAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Debra Bree was passionate about protecting the children of Kane County, and prosecuting those who hurt them. She spent most of her 20 years as a Kane County prosecutor d...
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3 arrested after Lake County police dog finds 5 pounds of meth during traffic stopAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County Sheriff's Police have arrested three people on multiple drug charges after a police dog helped find a large cache of drugs in the trunk of a vehicle followin...
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Court documents detail fatal shootings Antioch teenager is charged with
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$500,000 bail set for Carol Stream man charged with kidnappingAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - A Carol Stream man charged with trying to kidnap a 13-year-old girl off the street has a pattern of engaging "in what seems to be very depraved behavior," a prosecutor t...
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Curfew, National Guard after unrest in downtown Minneapolis
Aug 27, 2020 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minneapolis mayor imposed a curfew Wednesday night and requested National Guard help after unrest that included violence and store looting broke o...