Crime
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Lake County police seized 120 illegally possessed guns, $7 million in drugs last year, a recordFeb 02, 2023 12:00 am - A federally funded group of Lake County police officers seized more illegal guns and drugs during 2022 than in any previous year and rescued two people victimized by hum...
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Man gets 4½-year prison term for DUI crash that killed babyFeb 02, 2023 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man has been sentenced to 4½ years in prison for a crash that killed a baby. Kane County Judge Salvatore LoPiccolo pronounced the sentence Jan. 27 for ...
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Man gets 3½ years in prison for punching woman in Geneva barFeb 02, 2023 12:00 am - A man tried and convicted in absentia on charges he sucker-punched a woman in a Geneva bar has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison. Kane County Judge David Kliment pron...
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Owners of Huntley Dairy Mart accused of growing psychedelic mushrooms; one faces child porn charges
Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - A Crystal Lake couple listed as the owners of the popular Huntley Dairy Mart restaurant and ice cream shop face charges alleging they ran a psychedelic mushroom-growing ...
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Federal judge rules wrongful death suit can proceed against Kyle Rittenhouse
Feb 01, 2023 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - A federal judge in Wisconsin ruled Wednesday that a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the father of a man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse during a prot...
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Man charged after threatening to hurt himself with scissors at Kane County courthouseFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - A Batavia man was arrested Wednesday at the Kane County Judicial Center in St. Charles after authorities say he grabbed a pair of scissors at the public defender's offic...
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Impassioned calls for police reform at Tyre Nichols' funeral
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3 charged with stealing $1,668 in perfume from Walgreens store, fleeing policeFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - Three people have been charged with stealing perfume and other items from a Walgreens store in Willowbrook on Tuesday, then leading police on a chase through several com...
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White House: Harris will attend Tyre Nichols' funeral
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Appellate court upholds downstate restraining order on weapons ban
Jan 31, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD -- A temporary restraining order that partially blocks Illinois' new ban on high-powered weapons from being enforced will remain in place after a divided sta...