Crime
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In setback for McHenry County, federal court upholds ban on ICE detainees in county jailsAug 12, 2022 5:15 am - McHenry County's legal fight to preserve a multimillion-dollar federal contract suffered a significant defeat this week when a U.S. appellate court upheld a state law th...
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Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York
Aug 12, 2022 1:00 am - CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. - Salman Rushdie, the author whose novel "The Satanic Verses" drew death threats from Iran's leader in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in...
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Homeless former Antioch resident held on charges of sexually abusing several childrenAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - A 47-year-old homeless former Antioch resident is facing criminal sexual abuse charges involving multiple children, authorities said. Jose Mondragon, who was wanted on ...
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New judge to handle Drew Peterson's bid for new trial following murder conviction
Aug 12, 2022 1:00 am - A new judge will handle the post-conviction proceedings for former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson, who's seeking a new trial following his conviction for the ...
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Aurora man accused of trying to run down police during high-speed chaseAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - A 22-year-old Aurora man is charged with attempted murder after, authorities said, he tried to run down Kane County sheriff's deputies during a high-speed chase. Pedro V...
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Round Lake Beach man found guilty in fatal crash that killed two womenAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - A Round Lake Beach man charged in connection with a fatal DUI crash in 2019 in which two women were killed has been found guilty on all counts. Victor Ortiz, 54, was con...
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Geneva man convicted for a second time in 2014 murder of wifeAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - A Geneva man has been convicted, again, of murdering his wife. Kane County Judge John Barsanti ruled Friday that Shadwick R. King, 55, strangled Kathleen King in 2014 an...
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Ohio gunman appeared to threaten FBI after Trump search
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Bail denied for man facing new gun charges in NapervilleAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - Bail was denied Friday for a man arrested, for the second time this year, on a gun charge in Naperville. Eugene T. Williams, 34, of the 14000 block of Maryland Avenue in...
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Man who tried to breach FBI office killed after standoff