Crime
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Possible change of plea in July 4 Highland Park shooting, Lake County state’s attorney’s office saysJun 20, 2024 10:05 pm - A spokeswoman from the Lake County state’s attorney’s office confirmed “a possible change of plea” from the Highwood man charged with fatally shooting seven people and injuring dozens of others during a 2022 Independence Day parade in Highland Park.
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Police: Man shot by teen Sunday in Elgin has diedJun 19, 2024 9:13 pm - A 16-year-old boy is facing multiple felony weapons charges stemming from a shooting late Sunday in Elgin that left a man dead.
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‘You can’t do this on your own’: Cook Co. sheriff’s program helps recovering addicts maintain sobrietyJun 19, 2024 5:52 pm - Four decades into his recovery, self-described former street hustler and ex-convict Benny Lee still attends weekly meetings that help him maintain sobriety. “I’ve sat where you sit,” he told more than 40 people at Ready 4 Recovery, a Cook County sheriff’s department program for individuals who’ve completed drug and/or alcohol treatment and need ongoing support.
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Police: Des Plaines man charged with hate crime in security guard’s stabbingJun 19, 2024 11:26 am - A Des Plaines man is charged with a hate crime after police said he attacked a security guard where he lives.
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Crystal Lake city clerk charged with possessing child sexual abuse images, groomingJun 19, 2024 7:49 am - A 45-year-old Crystal Lake man is facing charges of possessing child sexual abuse images and grooming following an investigation spurred by the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children.
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Exonerated former Gurnee man receives certificate of innocenceJun 18, 2024 5:00 pm - Three decades after he was wrongly convicted and sent to prison for the 1993 murder of his ex-wife, former Gurnee resident Herman Williams is officially an innocent man.
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Man sentenced to 50 years for rapeJun 18, 2024 3:49 pm - An Elgin man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexual assault.
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Singer Justin Timberlake charged with driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons
Jun 18, 2024 12:45 pm - Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with driving while intoxicated in a village in New York's Hamptons, after police said he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane in the posh seaside summer retreat.
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The shooter who killed 5 at a Colorado LGBTQ+ club pleads guilty to 50 federal hate crimes
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Former St. Charles teacher faces sexual assault chargesJun 18, 2024 8:01 am - A former teacher at a St. Charles school has been accused of sexually assaulting a child.