Crime
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‘Leaping bandit,’ now 83 years old, linked to suburban bank heistsFeb 18, 2024 5:58 pm - An 83-year-old Kentucky man once known as the “leaping bandit” and an Oak Lawn man he met in prison nearly two decades ago have been linked to a string of bank robberies ...
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Man charged with child pornography possession, disseminationFeb 18, 2024 12:05 am - A man accused of possessing more than 800,000 child pornography and sexual abuse images and videos on computers at his Batavia workplace has been released pretrial. James...
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Office morale, performance key issues for Democratic Cook Co. state’s attorney candidatesFeb 16, 2024 5:56 pm - Democratic candidates vying to replace Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx cite staffing and morale as key issues facing the next top prosecutor.
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Round Lake Beach man sentenced to life in prison without parole for ‘brutal, evil and sinister’ murders of his three childrenFeb 16, 2024 2:29 pm - A Round Lake Beach man was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole after entering a guilty but mentally ill plea Dec. 15 in the killings of h...
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Des Plaines man pleads guilty to leaving scene of Bensenville crash that killed motorcyclistFeb 16, 2024 2:04 pm - A tow truck driver who turned left in front of a motorcyclist in Bensenville has pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in death. Joseph M. Sarb...
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Couple pleads guilty to stealing $2.1 million in merchandise from Carol Stream distributorFeb 16, 2024 12:41 pm - A Chicago couple has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $2 million worth of merchandise from a Carol Stream retail distribution company. German Ramirez-Mendoza, 33, ple...
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‘Reset my perception’: Why police say helping Special Olympics is good for the soulFeb 16, 2024 5:15 am - When police officers support Special Olympics, they are doing more than making sure people with physical and intellectual disabilities have opportunities to compete in at...
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‘Your loved ones are forever written in the pages of Aurora history’: Ceremony marks 5th anniversary of mass shootingFeb 15, 2024 9:32 pm - Feb. 15, 2019, the unthinkable happened in Aurora: A man, upset because he was about to be fired from his job, shot five of his co-workers to death. Thursday night, Auror...
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Wheeling woman latest victim of robbers targeting bank customers, police sayFeb 15, 2024 9:09 pm - A Wheeling woman was followed home from a bank and robbed Wednesday afternoon in the latest such crime in the suburbs, police said. The woman, who suffered minor injuries...
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Police: Naperville man charged in connection with meth sale investigationFeb 15, 2024 8:16 pm - A Naperville man is facing charges in connection with a four-month investigation into methamphetamine sales in the city, police said Thursday. Andre Wilborn Jr., 32, was ...