Articles filed under Crime
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R. Kelly avoids lengthy add-on to 30-year prison sentenceFeb 23, 2023 12:00 am - R. Kelly was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison for child pornography and enticement of minors for sex but will serve all but one of those simultaneously with a...
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U.S. mass killings linked to extremism spiked over last decadeFeb 23, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The number of U.S. mass killings linked to extremism over the past decade was at least three times higher than the total from any other 10-year period since...
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Man pleads guilty to street racing that caused crash that killed 2 Judson University studentsFeb 23, 2023 12:00 am - A driver involved in the crash that killed two Judson University students in 2021 pleaded guilty Thursday to felony aggravated street racing. Charges of reckless homicid...
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Police: Des Plaines teacher physically abused four studentsFeb 23, 2023 12:00 am - A Des Plaines elementary school teacher faces four misdemeanor battery charges stemming from allegations she physically abused several young students in December and Jan...
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On stand, Alex Murdaugh denies killings but admits lyingFeb 23, 2023 12:00 am - Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh denied killing his wife and son but admitted lying about when he last saw them alive as he took the stand in his own defe...
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Antioch man facing drug, weapons charges after SWAT team raidFeb 23, 2023 12:00 am - Route 83 in downtown Antioch was closed Thursday morning as a SWAT team served a high-risk narcotics search warrant and arrested a man on drug and other charges, authori...
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Des Plaines authorizes new Tasers for policeFeb 22, 2023 4:00 am - Des Plaines police are getting new Taser electroshock weapons to replace the ones they now carry. The city council on Tuesday approved purchasing the black-and-yellow, p...
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Man charged with trespassing at Aurora schoolFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - An Aurora man has been charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing at a middle school Wednesday morning. Aurora police say that around 8 a.m., workers at Granger Mid...
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How social media posts helped lead to brothers' arrests in Streamwood slayingFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - Two Hoffman Estates men, described by prosecutors as street gang members and siblings, were ordered held without bail Wednesday in connection with a fatal 2021 shooting ...
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License plate readers won't be used for traffic enforcement, Des Plaines chief saysFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - Cameras that will record images of passing cars and their license plates in Des Plaines won't be used for speed control or other types of traffic enforcement, the city's...