Crime
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‘The gay community was not protected’: Mount Prospect resident critical over handling of attacksJan 07, 2025 9:33 pm - Mount Prospect officials were questioned at Tuesday’s meeting about the delay in getting information out to the community about an attack on two men by teenagers who had lured them using the LGBTQ dating app Grindr.
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Michael Madigan takes the stand: ‘When people asked me for help … I tried to help them’
Jan 07, 2025 8:54 pm - Once the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, Michael Madigan took the stand Tuesday at his own corruption trial, a shocking move for a man once considered the most powerful politician in Illinois.
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Palatine man charged in girlfriend’s Nov. 29 slayingJan 07, 2025 5:36 pm - A 43-year-old Palatine man is behind bars facing accusations he fatally shot his girlfriend late last year, police said Tuesday.
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McHenry woman charged in fatal hit-and-run crash near Island LakeJan 07, 2025 1:51 pm - A 50-year-old McHenry woman is facing charges in connection with a hit-and-run crash near Island Lake last year that killed a pedestrian.
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Appeals court rejects Trump's latest attempt to get Friday's hush money sentencing called off
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Batavia police searching for man who robbed gas station at gunpoint MondayJan 07, 2025 12:05 pm - A Batavia gas station was robbed at gunpoint by masked man demanding money and lottery tickets Monday.
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Judge temporarily blocks report on Trump classified-documents probe
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New Orleans attack came at a time of political heat, and transition, for the FBI
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Driver charged in double-fatal crash sent to jail for violating pretrial releaseJan 06, 2025 9:29 pm - A man charged with reckless homicide in a crash that killed two of his friends has been jailed for violating the terms of his pretrial release.
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Des Plaines resident scammed out of cryptocurrency investment, police sayJan 06, 2025 2:43 pm - A Des Plaines resident lost a cryptocurrency investment worth about $5,000 to a scammer, police said Monday.