Crime
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Prosecutors: Driver traveling 111 mph before crash that killed Aurora psychologistOct 01, 2023 1:00 am - Authorities allege that a former investigator for the Will County public defender's office drove at 111 mph while under the influence of PCP and other drugs before a fie...
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Immigrants lost $20,000 in citizenship scam, Des Plaines police sayOct 01, 2023 1:00 am - Two Des Plaines residents lost about $20,000 to scammers who had offered to help them become U.S. citizens, police said. The theft occurred in mid-August, police said. T...
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DuPage County judge ousted over 2017 gun incident found guilty of aggravated assaultSep 29, 2023 5:30 am - A former DuPage County judge removed from the bench over allegations he lied to police about a shooting has been found guilty of threatening two neighbors with a shotgun...
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Man arrested in Aurora child sex trafficking sting pleads guilty to lesser chargeSep 29, 2023 1:00 am - A man whose conviction on several child sex crimes was overturned has now pleaded guilty to a lesser crime instead of having a second trial. Shane R. Lewis, 44, of Kenne...
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Man tied to suspected shooter in Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing arrested in Las Vegas, AP sources say
Sep 29, 2023 1:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Las Vegas police have arrested a man in the deadly 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur, a long-awaited break in a case that has frustrated investigat...
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Des Plaines woman lost $4,000 to identity thief, police saySep 29, 2023 1:00 am - A thief accessed a Des Plaines woman's bank account and stole about $4,000, police said Friday. Some of the money was used to pay for ride-hailing services, police said....
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Shots fired in Elgin cemeterySep 29, 2023 1:00 am - Elgin police are investigating gunfire in a cemetery. Officers responded at 3:57 p.m. Friday to the 1000 block of Villa Street, according to a community alert posted on ...
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Oxford High School shooter will get life in prison, no parole, for killing 4 students, judge rules
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One suspect convicted in murder of Naperville manSep 29, 2023 1:00 am - A former Rockford resident has been convicted in the 2018 murder of a Naperville man, while the cases against two other suspects are pending. Ernest Collins, 27, also fo...
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16-year-old accused of firing gun in Elmhurst ordered detainedSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - A 16-year-old boy accused of firing a handgun in Elmhurst has been ordered detained. The Bellwood resident is charged with two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a wea...