Crime
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Panel looking into Trump assassination attempt says Secret Service needs ‘fundamental reform’
Oct 17, 2024 7:09 am - An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally faulted the Secret Service for poor communications that day and failing to secure the building where the gunman took his shots. The review also found more systemic issues at the agency such as a failure to understand the unique risks facing Trump and a culture of doing “more with less.”
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Illinois State Bar Association recommendations for Lake County judicial racesOct 16, 2024 9:54 pm - The Illinois State Bar Association, the state’s largest bar association, issued its retention recommendations for Lake County judicial candidates.
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Victim in fatal Elgin stabbing identifiedOct 16, 2024 4:46 pm - The Kane County coroner has identified the man stabbed to death Saturday in Elgin.
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Woman convicted of sexually assaulting childOct 16, 2024 4:23 pm - An Elgin woman has been found guilty of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.
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Elgin man convicted of sexually assaulting a childOct 16, 2024 4:19 pm - An Elgin man faces a prison sentence of at least 21 years, after being convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.
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A man who stabbed his mother to death in 2018 has pleaded guilty but mentally illOct 16, 2024 1:09 pm - A man who stabbed his mother to death in 2018 has pleaded guilty but mentally ill. Kevin James, 30, formerly of Downers Grove, pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to one coun...
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Man pleads guilty to stealing from stores at Oakbrook CenterOct 15, 2024 8:07 pm - A Maywood man accused of trying to escape from police by running onto Route 83 in Oak Brook and jumping onto a truck has pleaded guilty to felony retail theft.
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Gun violence, public corruption top issues for Cook County state’s attorney candidatesOct 15, 2024 7:38 pm - Combating gun violence and prosecuting public corruption are among the top priorities for Cook County state’s attorney candidates Eileen O’Neill Burke, a Democrat, and Republican Bob Fioretti.
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Are more police cameras coming to the suburbs? South Barrington considering adding them to several roadsOct 15, 2024 2:11 pm - More cameras that read the license plates of passing cars in search of lawbreakers soon could be installed in South Barrington.
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1 in custody 2 others sought in connection with smoke shop burglary in Fox LakeOct 15, 2024 12:17 pm - One man is in custody and two others are sought in connection with smoke shop burglaries throughout Lake County, including one in which a cash register and other items were stolen from a Fox Lake business.