Crime
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Ex-state Sen. Terry Link avoids jail time after helping feds uncover bribery scheme
Mar 06, 2024 2:39 pm - Former state Sen. Terry Link was sentenced to three years probation Wednesday for dodging $82,000 in taxes, escaping jail time after he cooperated for years with the FBI ...
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How Putin's crackdown on dissent became the hallmark of the Russian leader’s 24 years in power
Mar 06, 2024 8:53 am - TALLINN, Estonia — When charismatic opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down on a bridge near the Kremlin in February 2015, more than 50,000 Muscovites expressed t...
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Jury takes just hours to convict man of killing Chicago Police Officer Ella French, wounding partnerMar 05, 2024 8:49 pm - A jury took only a few hours Tuesday to convict a man of killing Chicago Police Officer Ella French and seriously wounding her partner during a traffic stop in West Engle...
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Home repair scams, ID theft top list of consumer complaints, AG saysMar 05, 2024 5:00 pm - Was there something dubious about the amazing deal on hail damage repairs that fast-talking salesperson recently offered? Your suspicions could be justified, Illinois Att...
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Lisle man arrested in downstate sex-trafficking investigationMar 05, 2024 1:20 pm - A Lisle man has been arrested in a human-trafficking investigation downstate. Eric H. Schmidt, 46, of Lisle, was charged with indecent solicitation/aggravated criminal se...
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‘Please send positive thoughts’: Police dog Dax injured while apprehending fleeing suspectMar 05, 2024 11:51 am - Dax, a veteran Lake County Sheriff's Office police dog and among the top in the nation, remains under the care of a veterinarian after being injured Sunday during the app...
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Chicago man charged with attempted carjacking in Mount ProspectMar 04, 2024 8:49 pm - Mount Prospect police are charging a man with attempted carjacking after he entered a Mercedes-Benz SUV while the owner was pumping gas at a station, authorities said. On...
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Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to leaking military secrets
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Suspect arrested in Wheeling robbery may be tied to other heistsMar 04, 2024 10:21 am - A 26-year-old Chicago man was arrested over the weekend in connection with a strong-arm robbery last month in Wheeling, and more charges stemming from similar suburban he...
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Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in ex-president’s civil fraud trial