Crime
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Appeals court throws out 'legally inconsistent' verdicts in ex-teacher's caseSep 02, 2022 5:30 am - A DuPage County jury last year convicted former Bartlett High School chemistry teacher Garry Brodersen of endangering the life or health of a child, deciding he knew har...
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Day care worker pleads guilty of battery for taping child to chairSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - A KinderCare worker pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor battery, for restraining a 2½-year-old child by taping him to a chair using packing tape. Aryana J. Cintora, 2...
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Woodridge man charged in I-290 fatalitySep 02, 2022 1:00 am - A Woodridge man has been charged in a July fatal crash on Interstate 290. Omar Abdul Raoof, 27, was arrested Friday on a charge of aggravated driving under the influence...
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Naperville police arrest juvenile in connection with June robbery, vehicle theftSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - Naperville police officers on Thursday arrested a juvenile in connection with a June robbery and vehicle theft. Officers responded in the early morning hours of June 19 ...
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U-46 employee accused of sexually abusing middle school studentSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - An Elgin Area School District U-46 employee has been charged with the sexual assault, aggravated sexual abuse and child luring of a student at Tefft Middle School in Str...
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'Environment of fear': More police around Downers Grove library after threats over drag eventSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - Downers Grove police have increased patrols around the local library after threats against the facility and staff stemming from a planned drag-themed bingo event for tee...
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Police: Third car involved in Des Plaines crashSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - Investigators have discovered a third vehicle was involved in an Aug. 25 hit-and-run in which a woman and her 4-month-old child were injured, Des Plaines police said Fri...
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Elmhurst police still looking for man who escaped captureSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - Authorities are searching for a man who escaped Elmhurst police custody during an arrest on charges of catalytic converter thefts. Devin M. Revels, 27, has been charged ...
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Capitol rioter from Illinois faces 5 years in prison
Sep 02, 2022 1:00 am - An Illinois man who attacked National Guard troops at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection has pleaded guilty to a felony charge for interfering with l...
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Ex-Malaysian first lady ordered to serve 10 years for graft
Sep 01, 2022 7:00 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Former Malaysian first lady Rosmah Mansor was ordered to serve 10 years in prison after being found guilty on Thursday of soliciting and re...