Articles filed under Crime
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Robbers hit Rivers Casino patron for $40,000, police sayNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - A patron at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines was robbed of $40,000 by two thieves, one armed with a handgun, early Tuesday, police said. The stickup occurred about 2:25 a.m....
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EXPLAINER: Did state's own witnesses hurt Rittenhouse case?Nov 10, 2021 12:00 am - KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Prosecutors wrapped up more than a week of testimony at Kyle Rittenhouse's homicide trial after calling more than a dozen witnesses - some appearin...
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Man charged with pointing gun during traffic dispute in BartlettNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - An Elgin man faces an aggravated assault charge after police say he waved a handgun during a traffic dispute in Bartlett. Javaris D. Westbrook, 31, was charged with the ...
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Chief Kennedy outlines steps being taken to prevent thefts at Northbrook CourtNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - Police Chief Christopher Kennedy spoke to Northbrook trustees this week about a pair of thefts from the Louis Vuitton store at Northbrook Court. Most recently. 13 men we...
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Police seek teenage suspect in Zion shootingNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - The Zion Police Department is searching for a 16-year-old boy in connection with a fatal shooting last month, police said in a news release Wednesday. Authorities said ...
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Wheeling police: 21-year-old mother killed, 1-year-old daughter kidnappedNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - Police are urgently searching for a 1-year-old girl believed kidnapped after the killing of her mother, who was found dead late Tuesday night in her Wheeling apartment. ...
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State Supreme Court asked to rule in Lyft rape caseNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The ride-share company Lyft argued before the Illinois Supreme Court Wednesday that a 2014 state law protects it from being held liable for the actions of ...
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Bartlett temple added to human trafficking lawsuitNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - A lawsuit in which workers accuse a Hindu organization of human trafficking by luring them from India to build a temple in New Jersey for as little as $1.20 a day has wi...
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Rittenhouse testifies, sometimes tearfully: 'I didn't do anything wrong. I defended myself.'Nov 10, 2021 12:00 am - This story has been corrected to show that it was the defense attorney, not the judge, who suggested the prosecutor was trying to cause a mistrial. KENOSHA, Wis. - ...
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High court to hear Texas case about prayer during executionsNov 09, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is to hear arguments Tuesday in a case about whether Texas must allow a chaplain to pray audibly and touch a prisoner during an execu...