Articles filed under Crime
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Man charged with drunkenly fleeing police, causing crash that hurt womanJul 31, 2023 1:00 am - A Carol Stream man is being held on $2 million bail, accused of drunkenly driving away from police and causing a crash that injured a woman. Alvin Thompson Jr., 43, of t...
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Man charged with DUI, endangering child in LisleJul 31, 2023 1:00 am - A man has been charged with driving drunk while having a 5-year-old child in his car. Thaddeus T. Thompson, 38, of the 800 block of North Avers Avenue in Chicago, drove ...
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Round Lake Hts. man gets probation for drug crimesJul 31, 2023 1:00 am - A Round Lake Heights man found guilty in December of unlawful delivery and possession of cocaine was sentenced on Friday to four years of felony probation, according to ...
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Police: Geneva man charged with owning guns after FOID was revokedJul 30, 2023 1:00 am - A Geneva man has been charged with owning guns - including an automatic rifle - after his firearm owners identification card had been revoked. Brian Foley, 62, of the 20...
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Breakthrough in Long Island serial killings shines light on the many unsolved murders of sex workersJul 30, 2023 1:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The discovery of four dead women in a drainage ditch just outside Atlantic City was shocking news in 2006. International media flocked to the seasi...
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Officials: Gurnee-area man charged with DUI after hitting sheriff's squadJul 29, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake County Sheriff's Office squad was hit Saturday morning by a Gurnee-area man officials say was driving drunk. It happened at 2:10 a.m. on Sheridan Road north of Wa...
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Targeting sex traffickers: Authorities focus on prostitution profiteers, not victimsJul 29, 2023 1:00 am - If prostitution is the world's oldest profession, prostitution profiteering is the second-oldest. For that reason, authorities target the pimps and traffickers who prey ...
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'The human spirit is so resilient': How local groups help trafficking victims find hopeJul 29, 2023 1:00 am - Though she once walked the streets selling her body, Becky Zeller today hits the streets to help trafficking victims. Not long ago, she found herself in the same spot as...
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New Kane DUI problem-solving court aims to help defendants get on the straight and narrowJul 28, 2023 5:00 am - The Kane County circuit court is building on the success of its drug, veteran and mental health courts by adding an option for people who have problems with alcohol use....
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Pritzker signs bill overhauling mandatory supervised releaseJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - A new law in Illinois aims to give former inmates a better chance to succeed outside prison and reduce the likelihood that they'll be sent back. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Fr...