Crime
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Bartlett man sentenced to 50 years in prison for security guard's murderAug 18, 2022 1:00 am - A Bartlett man who fatally shot a security guard outside an adult business in 2018 has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. Donald Pelka, 63, was convicted of first-deg...
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No bail for Arlington Heights man charged with kidnapping two girlsAug 18, 2022 1:00 am - An Arlington Heights man charged with kidnapping two young girls last week was ordered held without bail Thursday so that his attorney can prepare a response to prosecut...
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Trump Organization CFO pleads guilty in tax evasion case
Aug 18, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - A top executive at former President Donald Trump's family business pleaded guilty Thursday to evading taxes in a deal that could potentially make him a star w...
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Giuliani says he 'satisfied' obligation with Ga. grand jury
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that he had 'œsatisfied his obligation'ť after facing hours of questioning Wednesday before a special grand jury in Atlanta a...
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Florida prosecutor sues DeSantis over removal over abortion
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - An elected Florida prosecutor who was removed from office by Gov. Ron DeSantis because of his positions on abortion and transgender rights filed...
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Attorney: Don't accept portrayal of R. Kelly as `monster'
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - R. Kelly kept an ugly side of his life hidden as he escaped poverty in Chicago and rose to pop music stardom, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday at the si...
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Kids-for-cash judges ordered to pay more than $200M
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - Two former Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks were ordered to pay more than $200 million to hun...
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Japan makes arrests on bribery suspicions in Tokyo Olympics
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - A former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee board member and three people from a clothing company that was a surprise sponsor of the 2020 Games were arreste...
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Thailand's restive south hit by wave of arson and bombings
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - HAT YAI, Thailand (AP) - A wave of arson and bombing attacks overnight hit Thailand's southernmost provinces, which for almost two decades have been the scene of an acti...
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Missouri voters to weigh forgiveness for past weed crimes
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Missouri could become the first state to pass a voter-led effort to require courts to automatically forgive past marijuana crimes as part of a const...