Articles filed under Crime
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‘People who should be held are being held’: Pretrial Fairness Act marks first year this weekSep 14, 2024 12:36 pm - One year after cashless bail went into effect, proponents say the new law has accomplished what they intended which is to detain violent offenders awaiting trial. Opponents, including one county sheriff, call it a “failed and flawed law” and say it has placed more people in custody and increased courtroom caseloads.
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Man gets 70 years for 2021 fatal stabbing of girlfriend in Villa ParkSep 12, 2024 9:22 pm - A former Villa Park man was sentenced Wednesday to 70 years in prison for stabbing his girlfriend to death in 2021.
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South Elgin man charged in sexual assault of minor in PalatineSep 12, 2024 4:45 pm - A South Elgin man was charged Wednesday in connection with the alleged predatory criminal sexual assault of a minor earlier this year in Palatine.
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Highland Park shooting defendant fails to appear at court hearingSep 12, 2024 1:24 pm - The man charged with killing seven people and wounding nearly 50 others during a mass shooting at Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade, failed to appear for a Thursday hearing. He remains incarcerated in the Lake County jail pending his February trial.
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Naperville could settle wrongful conviction lawsuit for $22.5 millionSep 11, 2024 9:18 pm - As part of its settlement deal, Naperville will not appeal a federal jury’s ruling in a wrongful conviction lawsuit.
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Bartlett woman charged with DUI after single-vehicle crashSep 11, 2024 4:27 pm - A Bartlett woman was charged with driving under the influence after reportedly being involved in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday.
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Police: Bartlett residents stole mail from mailboxesSep 10, 2024 5:14 pm - Two Bartlett residents were arrested in their own village Sunday night and accused of theft of mail.
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Man pleads guilty to possessing cocaine, gets 18 months in prison in case stemming from Cary traffic stopSep 10, 2024 4:06 pm - A man charged in Cary last year with being a felon in possession of a Federal S&W brand .40-caliber bullet and a 1.5 grams of cocaine pleaded guilty Tuesday to possession of a controlled substance.
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Man charged in fatal hit-and-run in WheatonSep 09, 2024 4:09 pm - A 26-year-old Aurora man is facing a felony charge after police say he fatally struck a pedestrian in Wheaton early Sunday morning and left the scene.
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2 shot outside apartment building in Mount ProspectSep 07, 2024 7:06 pm - Two people were shot while in an apartment building parking lot on Friday in what police called a gang-related shooting. The shooting happened around 9:37 p.m. on the 170...