Crime
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Prosecutor: Alex Murdaugh 'fuzzy' about new details of case
Feb 24, 2023 12:00 am - Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh faced intense questioning about his actions the night his wife and son were killed as the prosecutor challenged inconsist...
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R. Kelly avoids lengthy add-on to 30-year prison sentence
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U.S. mass killings linked to extremism spiked over last decade
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Man pleads guilty to street racing that caused crash that killed 2 Judson University studentsFeb 23, 2023 12:00 am - A driver involved in the crash that killed two Judson University students in 2021 pleaded guilty Thursday to felony aggravated street racing. Charges of reckless homicid...
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Police: Des Plaines teacher physically abused four studentsFeb 23, 2023 12:00 am - A Des Plaines elementary school teacher faces four misdemeanor battery charges stemming from allegations she physically abused several young students in December and Jan...
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On stand, Alex Murdaugh denies killings but admits lying
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Antioch man facing drug, weapons charges after SWAT team raidFeb 23, 2023 12:00 am - Route 83 in downtown Antioch was closed Thursday morning as a SWAT team served a high-risk narcotics search warrant and arrested a man on drug and other charges, authori...
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Des Plaines authorizes new Tasers for policeFeb 22, 2023 4:00 am - Des Plaines police are getting new Taser electroshock weapons to replace the ones they now carry. The city council on Tuesday approved purchasing the black-and-yellow, p...
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Man charged with trespassing at Aurora schoolFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - An Aurora man has been charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing at a middle school Wednesday morning. Aurora police say that around 8 a.m., workers at Granger Mid...
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How social media posts helped lead to brothers' arrests in Streamwood slayingFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - Two Hoffman Estates men, described by prosecutors as street gang members and siblings, were ordered held without bail Wednesday in connection with a fatal 2021 shooting ...