Crime
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Nursing assistant accused of abusing patient at Elgin Mental Health CenterJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - A certified nursing assistant has been arrested on allegations she abused a patient at the Elgin Mental Health Center, the Illinois State Police announced. Lauren D. Ca...
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Bail set at $2 million for driver charged in crash that killed recent Schaumburg High gradsJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - An Elgin man who authorities say caused a three-vehicle crash Saturday that killed two recent Schaumburg High School graduates was ordered held on $2 million bail Monday...
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The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted
Jun 12, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Much of the theft was brazen, even simple. Fraudsters used the Social Security numbers of dead people and federal prisoners to get unemployment checks. Chea...
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Health care workers who cover up patient abuse now face stiffer penaltiesJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law on Friday that strengthens the range of penalties that a state watchdog can mete out for health care employees who conspire to ...
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DuPage forest preserve police urge caution after car break-insJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - Susan Cain locked her car and went for an afternoon walk with her three Labrador retrievers in an off-leash area of the East Branch Forest Preserve near Glendale Heights...
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Elgin man charged in crash that killed 2 Schaumburg High School gradsJun 11, 2023 1:00 am - An Elgin man has been charged in a three-car crash that killed two new Schaumburg High School graduates Saturday in Hoffman Estates. Deni Rubio, 32, of the 600 block of ...
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How Geneva police used surveillance footage to arrest burglary suspectsJun 11, 2023 1:00 am - Geneva police used surveillance footage to track suspects in car burglaries, resulting in the arrest of two men last week. David M. Santo, 37, of the 300 block of Ridge ...
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Pingree Grove man faces eighth DUI convictionJun 11, 2023 1:00 am - A Pingree Grove man with seven prior DUI convictions now faces six to 30 years in prison if found guilty an eighth time. A Kane County grand jury indicted Daniel A. Skon...
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Waukegan man who died of gunshot wound outside apartment complex identifiedJun 10, 2023 1:00 am - Authorities have identified an 18-year-old Waukegan man killed by a gunshot wound to the chest Thursday afternoon outside an apartment complex in his hometown. Kyron Goo...
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Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, has died in federal prison at 81