Crime
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Bloomingdale doctor receives 2-year prison sentence in opioid fraud caseDec 20, 2023 3:52 pm - A Bloomingdale doctor, who had previously surrendered his federal license to dispense narcotics, was sentenced to two years in prison for illegally prescribing opioids. F...
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COO of suburban COVID-19 test outfit faces embezzlement chargesDec 20, 2023 12:50 pm - The former chief operating officer of a Willowbrook-based company that sold COVID-19 tests is facing federal embezzlement charges. Dennis W. Haggerty Jr., 47, of Burr Rid...
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Sheriff: Driver was under influence of cocaine at time of deadly crashDec 20, 2023 12:40 pm - A 74-year-old McHenry County man was driving under the influence of cocaine in February when his SUV struck another vehicle head-on, killing its driver, authorities said ...
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Boston mayor apologizes to Black men wrongly accused in 1989 murder that shone spotlight on racism
Dec 20, 2023 10:00 am - BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a formal apology Wednesday to two Black men who were wrongly accused in a 1989 murder of a white woman, a case that coarsene...
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Ex-Proud Boys leader is sentenced to over 3 years in prison for Capitol riot plot
Dec 19, 2023 12:28 pm - WASHINGTON — A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Tuesday to more than three years behind bars for joining a plot to attack the U....
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Appeals court says Mark Meadows can’t move Georgia election case charges to federal court
Dec 19, 2023 7:59 am - ATLANTA — A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows cannot move charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 el...
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Aurora man charged with attempted murder in October shootingDec 19, 2023 6:36 am - A 22-year-old Aurora man is facing attempted murder charges for an October shooting on the city’s near east side. Aurora police officials said David Ponce and another ind...
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Suspect in custody, others sought in Vernon Hills home invasionDec 18, 2023 6:22 pm - Indiana man facing charges in connection with Oct. 28 break-in
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Former Arlington Heights bridal shop owner charged with theft by deceptionDec 18, 2023 5:58 pm - The owner of a former Arlington Heights bridal shop was arrested on charges alleging she accepted $2,310 for a wedding gown but did not deliver it for a wedding, police s...
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Man charged with DUI after crashing vehicle onto Metra train line in BartlettDec 18, 2023 2:18 pm - A Carol Stream man was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after his vehicle crashed onto the Metra Milwaukee District West railroad tracks Saturday night...