Crime
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Kremlin critics stay undaunted after yearlong crackdown
Feb 02, 2022 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The prison sentence imposed a year ago on leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was a severe blow to Russia's opposition - and then the situation got worse...
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Lake in the Hills woman sentenced for growing marijuana; other charges dropped
Feb 02, 2022 12:00 am - A Lake in the Hills woman was sentenced to two years of probation Tuesday after pleading guilty to producing five to 20 marijuana plants. Anita M. Gustafson, 60, also mu...
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New charges filed against mother, brother of North Chicago boy found dead in Gary last monthFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - New murder charges were filed Wednesday against the mother and brother of Damari Perry, the 6-year-old North Chicago boy whose body was found in Gary, Indiana, after he ...
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Suspects charged in Riverwoods, Lincolnshire gas station burglariesFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - Five suspects have been charged in connection with gas station burglaries in Lincolnshire and Riverwoods early Tuesday morning. Riverwoods police responded to a burglar ...
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Downers Grove 7-Eleven store robbedFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - Downers Grove police are seeking information about a Tuesday night armed robbery at a 7-Eleven store. The robbery happened around 8 p.m. at the store at 5105 Fairview Av...
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Intruder steals Park Ridge woman's jewelryFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - A masked intruder entered a Park Ridge woman's house and stole the jewelry she was wearing Tuesday, police said. The home invasion occurred about 3:30 p.m. on the 1400 b...
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Second Aurora gang member convicted of 2017 murderFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - A second gang member was has been convicted of a 2017 murder in Aurora. A Kane County jury deliberated for four hours before finding Anthony Medina, 29, of Aurora guilty...
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Ex-Elburn firefighter charged with stealing from the districtFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - A former Elburn and Countryside Fire Protection District lieutenant has been charged with stealing from the district. Greg M. Algrim, 45, of the 800 block of North First...
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Elgin man gets 17 years in prison for armed robbery of marijuana, $10Feb 02, 2022 12:00 am - An Elgin man was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in prison for robbing a man of an ounce of marijuana in 2018. Demetrius M. Cochran, 24, of the 1100 block of Fleetwood D...
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Jewish Federations eye security improvements for communities