Articles filed under Crime
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War of words erupts between McHenry County’s top prosecutor and SAFE-T Act advocatesOct 31, 2024 6:26 pm - There’s no love lost between outgoing McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally and an advocacy group that helped lead the effort to eliminate cash bail in Illinois.
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Naperville man sentenced to 6 years in prison for 2020 drug deathOct 31, 2024 12:48 pm - A Naperville man was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday for his role in the fatal overdose of an Aurora man.
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Palatine police investigate parking lot shootingOct 26, 2024 12:21 pm - A 29-year-old man was injured Friday in a shooting in a Palatine parking lot.
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Man accused of stealing almost $2 million from elderly Cary relative sent to prison, must pay back moneyOct 25, 2024 11:50 am - A former Barrington business owner was ordered to pay almost $2 million in restitution and serve five years in prison after admitting to financially exploiting an 81-year-old relative who lives in an assisted care facility in Cary.
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Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won't come quicklyOct 25, 2024 8:17 am - Erik and Lyle Menendez still have a long way to go before they can walk out of prison, even though the Los Angeles County district attorney has recommended their life-without-parole sentences be thrown out and the brothers be resentenced and immediately eligible for parole.
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Jurors set to hear first of 200 secret recordings in Madigan corruption trialOct 24, 2024 7:44 am - The backbone of the case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan consists of more than 200 recordings that prosecutors promised jurors would hear over the next several weeks.
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Northbrook murder suspect captured in MexicoOct 23, 2024 5:06 pm - A man suspected of killing a Northbrook lawyer was captured Monday in Mexico, the U.S. Marshals Service announced Wednesday.
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Police explain how they solved 45-year-old North Aurora murderOct 23, 2024 4:48 pm - Thanks to DNA testing, North Aurora police can close the case of the 1979 murder of Kathy Halle. But they know that while it might bring some comfort to Halle’s family to know who killed her, there will be no justice.
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Lakemoor man charged with drug-induced homicideOct 23, 2024 10:49 am - A Lakemoor man has been charged with drug-induced homicide in the February death of a 23-year-old woman in unincorporated Spring Grove.
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Elgin teen fatally shot before Lil Durk concert had plans to open his own auto shopOct 23, 2024 9:18 am - Jesse Kendall, a high school senior who was fatally shot Sunday while on his way to a Lil Durk concert, had dreams of opening up his own automotive shop after college.