Articles filed under Crime
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Aurora mayor calls for sheriff to take back ‘lies’ about city’s role in fatal shootingSep 17, 2024 8:41 pm - Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin on Tuesday called for Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain to retract “lies” about Aurora’s role in the death of a man shot to death by the sheriff’s deputies.
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Man charged with sexually abusing child two decades ago in Fox LakeSep 17, 2024 5:48 pm - A 78-year-old Wisconsin man faces 18 felony charges alleging he sexually abused a minor and produced child pornography more than 20 years ago while living in Fox Lake.
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Casten’s GOP rival defends Trump, Vance on debunked claims about migrants eating petsSep 16, 2024 7:47 pm - A suburban Republican congressional candidate on Monday defended GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance for perpetuating debunked claims that immigrants are eating pets and wild animals in an Ohio town.
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Hanover Park parks board president cited over verbal assault of teen refereeSep 16, 2024 6:29 pm - Hanover Park Park District board President Mark Elkins was cited for assault as a violation of a Carol Stream ordinance stemming from a verbal confrontation with a 17-year-old soccer referee in June.
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Early research shows impact of cashless bail less than many hoped or fearedSep 14, 2024 12:40 pm - SPRINGFIELD – One year after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate the use of cash bail, the impact on the state’s criminal justice system appears to...
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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.