Crime
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One year after Madigan's indictment, former speaker's allies prepare for trial
Mar 02, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - One year ago Thursday, former House Speaker Michael Madigan - for decades the most powerful figure in Illinois politics - was indicted on 22 counts of rack...
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Slain Chicago officer was shot pursuing armed suspect near kids at school; murder charge filed
Mar 02, 2023 12:00 am - A shooting that claimed the life of a Chicago police officer unfolded in front of a group of children who were playing at a nearby grade school in Gage Park, according t...
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Gurnee man intentionally crashed into tree in Beach Park, sheriff's office saysMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office says a Gurnee man who struck a tree Wednesday morning in Beach Park crashed intentionally during an argument with his passenger. Authori...
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Nearly $70K raised for Libertyville-area carjacking victimMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - A GoFundMe page for the victim of a carjacking last week near Libertyville has raised $70,000 of its $100,000 goal. The page was started by Colleen Pragalz and the Nort...
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Jury visits crime scene before closings at Murdaugh trial
Mar 01, 2023 12:00 am - Jurors on Wednesday visited the South Carolina estate where prosecutors say disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh shot and killed his wife and son, touring the crime scene be...
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Secret Service searches Lisle buildingMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - Lisle police helped the Secret Service execute a search warrant Wednesday morning at a building in the 1900 block of Ogden Avenue. A spokesman for the Secret Service's C...
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Round Lake High teacher, Millburn school board member under criminal investigationMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - A Round Lake High School English teacher is on leave and the subject of a criminal investigation stemming from an allegation made against him in early January, but schoo...
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14 Randall Road businesses burglarized early Wednesday in Batavia, GenevaMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - Geneva and Batavia police are investigating a burglary spree that happened early Wednesday morning along Randall Road. Twelve businesses in Geneva and two in Batavia wer...
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Naperville resident nearly scammed out of $9,500Mar 01, 2023 12:00 am - A Naperville resident was almost scammed out of $9,500 by someone who pretended to be her grandson and requested bail money, the Naperville Police Department said in an ...
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Police investigate two stolen cars, a high-speed escape and a crash in Lake CountyMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - Authorities in three Lake County jurisdictions are investigating events involving two stolen cars, a high-speed escape and a crash involving a third vehicle that began e...