Crime
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Villa Park man charged with armed violence, marijuana possession and child endangerment in Hoffman EstatesAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - A 29-year-old Villa Park man whom prosecutors described as a gang member was ordered held on $100,000 bail Wednesday on charges that include armed violence, marijuana po...
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Geneva woman who caused fatal crash sentenced to probation, community serviceAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - A Geneva woman who was high on marijuana and Xanax when she caused a 2017 downstate crash that killed her passenger, a Geneva High School graduate, was sentenced Wednesd...
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Prosecutors charge 3 with threatening women in R. Kelly case
Aug 12, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against three men accused of threatening and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R. Kelly of abuse,...
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Former Des Plaines principal charged with stealing from school accountAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - A former principal of St. Zachary Catholic School in Des Plaines is charged with stealing more than $39,000 from its bank account. Caroline Forestor, 43, is free on a $...
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Defense: Victim in fatal 2017 Naperville crash at fault, not driver who had taken stimulantAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - The Sept. 9, 2017, crash that killed motorcyclist Calabria Taber was a tragedy, defense attorney Adam Harris said Wednesday. But, he told a DuPage County court, "it is a...
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Suit: LA officer fondled dead woman, showed video to others
Aug 11, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles police officer accused of fondling a dead woman was sued Tuesday by her family, court documents show. The lawsuit accuses Officer David ...
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Protester dies in clashes after disputed Belarus vote
Aug 11, 2020 7:00 am - MINSK, Belarus (AP) - A protester died amid clashes between police and thousands of people gathered for a second straight night Monday in Belarus after official results ...
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Nigeria singer sentenced to death in north for blasphemy
Aug 11, 2020 7:00 am - LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - A young musician in northern Nigeria's Kano state has been sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. An Upper Shariah C...
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Cosby sex assault appeal takes on non-prosecution deal
Aug 11, 2020 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bill Cosby's lawyers argued in an appeals filing Tuesday that it was 'œfundamentally unfair'ť to let prosecutors use Cosby's damaging deposition from...
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Activist's arrest in Portland galvanizes Black Lives Matter
Aug 11, 2020 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The arrest during a Portland, Oregon protest of a Black woman who became a leading activist in the racial justice movement after she was assaulted ...