Crime
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Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke convicted of racketeering and bribery, but his aide is acquittedDec 21, 2023 3:45 pm - Edward M. Burke, the longest-serving City Council member in Chicago history, was convicted Thursday of racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion. A federal jury f...
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Trump transformed the Supreme Court. Now the justices could decide his political and legal future
Dec 21, 2023 2:59 pm - WASHINGTON — Donald Trump touts his transformation of the U.S. Supreme Court as one of his presidency's greatest accomplishments. Now his legal and political future may l...
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Lake County auxiliary deputy injured when suspected drunk driver crashes into squadDec 21, 2023 8:31 am - An auxiliary Lake County sheriff’s deputy was injured late Wednesday when a suspected drunk driver crashed into his squad car near Lake Forest. A sheriff’s office spokesm...
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Were your holiday deliveries stolen? What to know about porch piracy and what you can do about it
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'Total systemic breakdown': Missteps over years allowed Detroit serial killer to roam freeDec 21, 2023 6:45 am - DETROIT — The serial killer lured women one by one into vacant homes to be murdered, posing their nude or partially clothed corpses amid cheap booze pints, crumbling shee...
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Four charged in August slayings of teenage brothers near GlenviewDec 20, 2023 6:16 pm - A pair of teenage brothers fatally shot outside their Glenview-area home in August were killed in revenge for an earlier altercation, authorities said Wednesday in announ...
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Campton Hills man faces child pornography chargesDec 20, 2023 5:30 pm - A Campton Hills man has been charged with child pornography crimes. Christopher L. Hinman, 44, of the 39W800 block of Deer Run Drive, is charged with four counts of dis...
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Aurora man charged with possession of child pornographyDec 20, 2023 5:30 pm - Aurora police have arrested a resident on charges of possession of child pornography. Jose Chavez-Valdez, 46, of the 700 block of East New York Street, was arrested Monda...
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Workers at Geneva smoke-vape shop charged with dealing potDec 20, 2023 5:29 pm - Two workers at a Geneva smoking-supplies shop were charged with dealing cannabis, Geneva police announced Wednesday. Daniel J. Velasquez, 28, and Kylie Housley, 20, both ...
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Prospect Heights man charged with sexually assaulting teens dies after jail attackDec 20, 2023 4:15 pm - A Prospect Heights man who had been facing charges of sexually abusing teenage boys died following an attack in Cook County jail late last month, according to a spokesma...