Crime
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Mundelein woman sentenced to 5 years in fatal hit-and-run involving Deerfield school board memberOct 31, 2024 8:32 pm - A Mundelein woman who left the scene of a fatal crash involving a Deerfield school board member in Highland Park has been sentenced to five years in prison.
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Naperville man sentenced to 6 years in prison for 2020 drug deathOct 31, 2024 12:48 pm - A Naperville man was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday for his role in the fatal overdose of an Aurora man.
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Man freed pretrial in Naperville shootingOct 31, 2024 12:47 pm - A man charged in a Naperville shooting will remain free pretrial, despite DuPage County prosecutors arguing if it weren’t for a gun malfunctioning, the victim might have been killed.
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Illinois launches ‘Help Stop Hate’ program as hate crime reports surgeOct 30, 2024 1:54 pm - Just days after an Orthodox Jewish man was shot while walking to his Chicago synagogue, and amid record numbers of hate crime reports nationwide, state leaders on Wednesday announced a new initiative to help those affected by hate-fueled attacks.
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Two North Aurora men face child pornography chargesOct 29, 2024 6:10 pm - Two North Aurora men are facing felony child pornography charges, the Kane County sheriff and state’s attorney announced Tuesday.
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With eye on homeless people, Mundelein bans public campingOct 29, 2024 6:10 pm - Mundelein trustees on Monday approved an ordinance that targets homeless people by outlawing public camping.
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Hoffman Estates arrests 30-year-old man for possession of child sexual abuse materialsOct 29, 2024 6:08 pm - A Cook County judge ordered a 30-year-old man detained on a felony charge of possessing child sexual abuse materials.
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Authorities: U-46 school bus driver sexually abused studentOct 29, 2024 10:07 am - An Elgin U-46 school bus driver has been accused of sexually abusing a preschool student on a bus.
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Teen injured, another teen in custody after shooting in Naperville Monday nightOct 29, 2024 9:34 am - A teenager was shot Monday night in Naperville, and another teen is in custody.
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Trump ally Steve Bannon is released after serving 4 months in prison for contempt of Congress
Oct 29, 2024 7:10 am - Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon was released from prison early Tuesday, after serving a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.