Crime
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Lake County resident nearly lost $20,000 cash in the mail: How to help loved ones avoid that scamMay 18, 2022 1:00 am - A Lake County resident nearly became one of the thousands of elderly people to lose money to phone and internet scammers this month. The person sent $20,000 in cash awa...
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Northbrook man receives 1-year sentence for illegally exporting computer techMay 18, 2022 1:00 am - A Northbrook man who owned computer companies in Chicago and Pakistan was sentenced to a year in federal prison for illegally exporting to a Pakistani government nuclear...
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Tow-truck driver convicted of murder for 2017 shooting on I-88May 18, 2022 1:00 am - A tow-truck driver was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder for shooting another motorist on I-88 near Oak Brook five years ago in what authorities describe as ...
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Pritzker signs bill requiring serialization of unfinished 'ghost guns'
May 18, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIED - Owners of firearms that do not have serial numbers - referred to as ghost guns - will have 180 days to take them to a federal firearm dealer to have them se...
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Naperville youth organization official charged with possessing child pornMay 18, 2022 1:00 am - The vice president of a nonprofit Naperville youth development organization has been charged with possession of child pornography. Erich Kroll, 48, a leader with KidsMat...
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Bail set for woman accused of stealing more than $1,200 in clothes from NordstromMay 18, 2022 1:00 am - Bail was set at $20,000 Wednesday for a woman accused of stealing more than $1,200 in clothing from the Nordstrom store in Oak Brook and fleeing police Tuesday. Asia Sp...
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Officials: Georgia execution won't be carried out Tuesday
May 17, 2022 7:00 am - JACKSON, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia man who killed an 8-year-old girl and raped her 10-year-old friend 46 years ago will not be executed as scheduled Tuesday night as a tempo...
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Amber Heard cross-examined about fights with Johnny Depp
May 17, 2022 7:00 am - FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - Lawyers for Johnny Depp on Tuesday questioned the truthfulness of Amber Heard's accusation that Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle...
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In Buffalo, Biden mourns victims, says 'evil will not win'
May 17, 2022 7:00 am - BUFFALO (AP) - President Joe Biden mourned with Buffalo's grieving families on Tuesday, then exhorted the nation to reject what he angrily labeled the poison of white su...
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US sues casino mogul Steve Wynn over relationship with China
May 17, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department sued longtime Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn on Tuesday to compel him to register as a foreign agent because of lobbying work...