Articles filed under Crime
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Pritzker signs bill aimed at addressing organized retail crimeMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Friday that is aimed at cracking down on high-profile "smash-and-grabs" and other organized retail theft. "This impo...
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Man pleads guilty to killing Carpentersville woman, unborn child in crashMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - A Carpentersville man pleaded guilty Friday to killing a woman and her unborn child in a crash four years ago. Frank Ruiz, 22, of the 100 block of Cordova Road, pleaded ...
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Police: No previous complaints about pit bull that mauled child, man in North AuroraMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - North Aurora police say they have no record of complaints about a pit bull dog that severely injured a child Thursday. They continue to investigate the attack, Deputy Ch...
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Buffalo Grove woman, 19, takes plea deal for kicking police officerMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - A Buffalo Grove woman charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer will avoid time behind bars after accepting a deal with prosecutors Thursday. Nanc...
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Handgun found after fight at Hoffman Estates High SchoolMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - A fight involving three Hoffman Estates High School students in which a handgun was discovered in a bag belonging to one of them caused a soft lockdown at the school Fri...
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Five years later, here's what's been done to prevent another deadly hospital standoffMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - Five years ago, the seemingly unthinkable happened at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva. A Kane County jail inmate, hospitalized after surgery, disarmed th...
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Controversial red-light cameras in Oakbrook Terrace ordered offMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - The state has ordered Oakbrook Terrace officials to turn off a set of controversial red-light cameras that generates millions of dollars in fines for the city each year....
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Perdue suit pushing election fraud claims dismissed by judgeMay 12, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former U.S. Sen. David Perdue that alleged fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were counted in the state's...
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Execution ends Arizona 8-year hiatus with the death penaltyMay 12, 2022 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona's nearly eight-year hiatus in using the death penalty ended with the execution of Clarence Dixon for killing a college student 44 years ago, makin...
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Rwanda genocide suspect Protais Mpiranya is confirmed deadMay 12, 2022 7:00 am - KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) - A Rwandan fugitive wanted for allegedly playing a major role in the country's 1994 genocide has been confirmed dead, a prosecutor with a U.N.-backe...