Crime
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Driver charged after pickup truck slams into building, bursts into flamesDec 03, 2023 12:00 am - A Lake County man faces a driving under the influence charge after authorities said he drove a pickup truck into a building early Sunday morning, causing the vehicle to ...
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Des Plaines man accused of threatening schools, judgesDec 03, 2023 12:00 am - A Des Plaines man faces charges alleging he called the DeKalb County State's Attorney's Office more than a dozen times, threatened to commit a school shooting or bombing...
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Two men accused of stealing $665 worth of clothing from Macy's at Oakbrook CenterDec 02, 2023 12:00 am - Two men are accused of taking $665 worth of clothing from Macy's at Oakbrook Center without paying, officials said Saturday. Edys Alberto Herrera-Gotopo, 20 and Johan Ga...
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Family of man shot to death by Elk Grove Village police hires Chicago attorneyDec 02, 2023 12:00 am - The family of an Elk Grove Village man who police say confronted officers with a knife late Friday afternoon outside his Fern Drive home has retained a Chicago attorney....
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Report: Belief death penalty is applied unfairly shows capital punishment's growing isolation in US
Dec 01, 2023 12:00 am - HOUSTON - More Americans now believe the death penalty, which is undergoing a yearslong decline of use and support, is being administered unfairly, a finding that is add...
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For a male sexual assault survivor, justice won in court does not equal healing
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Officials: Man with knife shot to death by Elk Grove policeDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - A man who confronted police with a knife was shot to death by officers Friday in Elk Grove Village, officials said. Shortly before 4:30 p.m., police responded to a 911 c...
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Father of Palestinian American boy fatally stabbed in Plainfield Twp. files wrongful-death lawsuit
Dec 01, 2023 12:00 am - The father of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who was stabbed to death in Plainfield Township has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the suspect, his wife and ...
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Man charged with sex trafficking women at Lombard hotelDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - Pretrial release was denied on Friday for a Chicago man charged with trafficking young women into prostitution at a Lombard hotel. Heggie Carr, 47, of the 7000 block of ...
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Mundelein driver charged in hit-and-run that killed Deerfield school board memberDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - A Mundelein woman was charged Friday in the June fatal hit-and-run of a Deerfield school board member in Highland Park. Melanie A. Hass, 41, of the 26100 block of Acorn ...