Crime
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Ex-Rep. George Santos expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in fraud case, AP source saysAug 17, 2024 3:17 pm - Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case, according to a person familiar with the matter. Santos, a Republi...
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Arlington Heights school nurse charged with giving students wrong medicationAug 16, 2024 6:27 pm - After an investigation that took nearly four months, an Arlington Heights school nurse was charged Friday in connection with misappropriating medication prescribed to stu...
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Cook County jail corrections officer charged with drug possessionAug 16, 2024 4:58 pm - The Cook County sheriff’s department announced the arrest of a corrections officer at the Cook County jail on drug charges following an internal investigation of reports of individuals attempting to smuggle drugs into the facility.
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Appellate court upholds DuPage murder convictionAug 16, 2024 3:50 pm - An appellate court has upheld the murder conviction of a man accused of shooting a person near Bloomingdale in 2018.
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Woman pleads guilty to child pornography chargesAug 16, 2024 11:25 am - A woman has pleaded guilty to child pornography crimes in a case where she was accused of saying she had access to two children for other child pornography users.
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Lemont businessman sentenced to five years in prison for bribeAug 16, 2024 9:45 am - A Lemont businessman was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison after admitting he bribed an employee of the Cook County assessor’s office to lower taxes on his family’s properties.
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Aurora man facing felony weapons, battery and drug chargesAug 16, 2024 9:45 am - A 51-year-old Aurora man is charged with multiple weapon, battery and drug felonies following an attack on a business acquaintance Wednesday near Aurora.
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What do marijuana, the death penalty and fracking have in common? Harris shifted positions on them
Aug 16, 2024 5:47 am - WASHINGTON — As California’s attorney general, Kamala Harris successfully defended the death penalty in court, despite her past crusade against it. As a new senator, she ...
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Protests grow in India over the rape and killing of a doctor at a state-run hospital
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How police are using virtual training to handle real-world challengesAug 16, 2024 5:15 am - Woodridge police are using a virtual-reality system to improve their training for real-life situations.