Articles filed under Crime
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Jussie Smollett guilty verdict latest in polarizing caseDec 10, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jussie Smollett's conviction for lying to police about a racist, homophobic attack came nearly three years after his report of a horrifying hate crime qui...
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US hostage envoy visited Venezuela to meet jailed AmericansDec 10, 2021 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - A senior U.S. diplomat quietly traveled to Venezuela this week and met with imprisoned Americans as part of an ongoing effort to secure release of men the B...
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UK opens door to Assange extradition to US on spying chargesDec 10, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A British appellate court opened the door Friday for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States on spying charges by overturning a lower court de...
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Ex-officer acquitted of lying about arrest of Black manDec 10, 2021 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - A former San Diego-area police officer who pushed a Black man during an arrest last year was acquitted Friday of lying on his report about the incident,...
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Timeline of events since Jussie Smollett reported attackDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jussie Smollett was convicted on charges that he lied to Chicago police when the former "Empire" actor and R&B singer reported being the victim of a racis...
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Des Plaines man accused of battering a childDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - A 26-year-old Des Plaines man faces one count of aggravated battery to a child. Des Plaines police arrested Lazaro Baruch, of the 2900 block of Curtis Street, nine block...
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Lake County man charged with punching, pushing sheriff's deputiesDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - A man from an unincorporated area near Libertyville was held on $20,000 bail Friday on charges he punched and pushed Lake County sheriff's deputies. Christian Castro, 3...
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McHenry man charged in Libertyville drug deathsDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - Homicide and drug charges have been brought against a McHenry man who authorities allege delivered drugs to a couple who overdosed on fentanyl at a Libertyville motel la...
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EXPLAINER: What charges did Jussie Smollett face at trial?Dec 10, 2021 12:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) — The twists, turns and oddities of the legal saga surrounding Jussie Smollett's claim in 2019 that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in C...
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State will funnel violence intervention funds to most dangerous areasDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state program aiming to take a "comprehensive approach to ending Illinois' firearm violence epidemic" will be expanded under a law signed Friday by Gov. ...