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Guilty plea brings closure to notorious Lake County child killings
Sep 18, 2018 4:39 PM - One of Lake County's most high profile and notorious murder cases concluded Tuesday when Jorge Avila-Torrez pleaded guilty to the Mother's Day 2005 slaying of two girls in Zion. -
Fox Valley police reportsSep 18, 2018 1:00 AM - • A 20-inch Hyper BMX bicycle was stolen out of an apartments's storage unit on the 1000 block of Lorlyn Circle, it was reported at 11:04 a.m. Sept. 10.
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East Dundee police: Elgin man who fled traffic stop wanted on drug chargesSep 18, 2018 4:05 PM - An Elgin man who fled the scene of a traffic stop last week in East Dundee is wanted on felony drug charges after police found 233 grams of marijuana in his bag, authorities said.
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Palatine cabdriver sentenced for sexually abusing female passenger
Sep 18, 2018 6:05 PM - A Palatine cabdriver was sentenced to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a female passenger in July 2016. -
Van Dyke's partner: McDonald raised his arm in 'our direction'
Sep 18, 2018 1:40 PM - The last moments of Laquan McDonald's life played over and over again for the jury. An officer pulls up, gets out of a squad car and opens fire as the black teenager walks away from police, a small knife in one hand. McDonald crumples to the ground. More bullets are fired into his body -- a total of 16.
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Aurora man charged with robbing BMO Harris Bank
Sep 18, 2018 9:09 PM - The FBI said a 53-year-old Aurora man robbed the BMO Harris Bank on North Lake Street last Thursday. He was quickly captured by the bank's security guard and two Aurora firefighters who happened to be in the bank's parking lot and joined in the chase, authorities said. -
Wheaton College settles with former football player in hazing
Sep 18, 2018 6:49 PM - A former Wheaton College football player who says he was injured in a 2016 hazing that came to light last fall has settled his lawsuit against the college and four of the five former teammates accused of attacking him. -
The Latest: Van Dyke's partner testifies at murder trial
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Pair charged after Vernon Hills vehicle break-insSep 18, 2018 2:23 PM - Vernon Hills police arrested two suspects Monday in connection with a pair of vehicle break-ins reported earlier in the day.
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Two charged in Aurora home invasion where shots were fired
Sep 18, 2018 2:32 PM - Two people have been arrested and charged in an Aug. 6 home invasion and burglary attempt in which two shots were fired. Savaughn A. Strickland, 33, of Aurora, is charged with firing the shots and he also is charged with injuring seven people in a DUI crash in Kendall County in December 2017.
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