Crime
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Police: Geneva man charged with owning guns after FOID was revokedJul 30, 2023 1:00 am - A Geneva man has been charged with owning guns - including an automatic rifle - after his firearm owners identification card had been revoked. Brian Foley, 62, of the 20...
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Breakthrough in Long Island serial killings shines light on the many unsolved murders of sex workers
Jul 30, 2023 1:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The discovery of four dead women in a drainage ditch just outside Atlantic City was shocking news in 2006. International media flocked to the seasi...
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Officials: Gurnee-area man charged with DUI after hitting sheriff's squadJul 29, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake County Sheriff's Office squad was hit Saturday morning by a Gurnee-area man officials say was driving drunk. It happened at 2:10 a.m. on Sheridan Road north of Wa...
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Targeting sex traffickers: Authorities focus on prostitution profiteers, not victimsJul 29, 2023 1:00 am - If prostitution is the world's oldest profession, prostitution profiteering is the second-oldest. For that reason, authorities target the pimps and traffickers who prey ...
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'The human spirit is so resilient': How local groups help trafficking victims find hopeJul 29, 2023 1:00 am - Though she once walked the streets selling her body, Becky Zeller today hits the streets to help trafficking victims. Not long ago, she found herself in the same spot as...
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New Kane DUI problem-solving court aims to help defendants get on the straight and narrowJul 28, 2023 5:00 am - The Kane County circuit court is building on the success of its drug, veteran and mental health courts by adding an option for people who have problems with alcohol use....
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Pritzker signs bill overhauling mandatory supervised release
Jul 28, 2023 1:00 am - A new law in Illinois aims to give former inmates a better chance to succeed outside prison and reduce the likelihood that they'll be sent back. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Fr...
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Cary man accused of battering newbornJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - Tristan Johnson, 22, has been charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a child, the Cary Police Department said. The Department of Children and Family Services ...
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Indiana man convicted on gun charges in Kane CountyJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - An Indiana man has been found guilty of being an armed habitual criminal. A Kane County jury also convicted Lorenzo J. Garcia on July 19 of unlawful use of a machine gun...
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Woman charged with bringing gun to DuPage courthouseJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - A woman has been accused of bringing a loaded gun into the DuPage County courthouse Thursday. Authorities allege Suheir Barham, 47, of the 9100 block of Melvina Avenue i...