Crime
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Democrat Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida resigns before the House can sanction her in ethics case
Apr 21, 2026 2:14 pm - Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida resigned on Tuesday moments before a hearing was to begin to consider what punishment to recommend after a House ethics panel found she had committed numerous campaign finance and reporting violations.
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Former Schaumburg village employee charged in downstate predator stingApr 21, 2026 12:10 pm - A village of Schaumburg employee and resident resigned last Thursday days after his being arrested and charged downstate through an operation of the Woodford County Sheriff’s Office Proactive Unit’s Predator Apprehension Team.
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Two CIA officers die in Mexico accident after counternarcotics operation
Apr 21, 2026 8:15 am - The U.S. spy agency has significantly expanded its international antidrug work under President Trump and CIA Director Ratcliffe.
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Bensenville teen shot to death in Stone ParkApr 20, 2026 2:55 pm - An 18-year-old Bensenville man was shot to death in Stone Park, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
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Man charged with drunk-driving death in Bensenville crashApr 20, 2026 2:45 pm - A Bensenville man has been charged with killing a woman in a drunk-driving crash.
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With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam Washington
Apr 20, 2026 8:19 am - Eight months after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation's capital and called up the National Guard, more than 2,500 troops remain, in a deployment that has grown increasingly routine, with no clear end in sight.
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Man kills 8 children and shoots his wife and another woman in Shreveport, Louisiana
Apr 20, 2026 8:10 am - A Louisiana man who fatally shot seven of his children and another child in an attack against his family was in the middle of separating from his wife, who also was shot and wounded, a relative said.
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8 children between the ages of 1 and 14 are dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police sayApr 19, 2026 4:58 pm - SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children and shot two other people Sunday in an early morning attack of domestic violence carried out across two...
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Fears of looser standards as the FBI and Justice Department scramble to fill a depleted workforceApr 19, 2026 3:45 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI and Justice Department are scrambling to rebuild a depleted workforce after a wave of departures over the past year, with leaders easing hiring ...
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Naperville police investigating report of shots fired downtownApr 19, 2026 3:21 pm - Naperville police continue to investigate a report of shots fired Friday night in the city’s downtown.