Articles filed under Crime
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Lawyer: Suspect in Streamwood road-rage shooting may have case to claim self-defenseMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - The defense strategy for an 18-year-old man charged with murder in a road-rage shooting Sunday in Streamwood has not yet been forged, but his attorney said prosecutors' ...
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Psychologist recommends teen accused of Aurora carjacking be tried as adultMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - A Kane County Diagnostic Center psychologist is recommending the boy accused of shooting a woman during a carjacking in Aurora be tried as an adult. Michael Oliverio sai...
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Testimony: Arlington Heights man was shot at close range; shell casings found in defendant's Mount Prospect homeMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - An assistant Cook County medical examiner testified Thursday that the Arlington Heights man found dead four years ago inside a burning vehicle was shot multiple times at...
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Will Madigan indictment change Illinois politics? 'We've got a long way to go,' expert saysMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - For decades as Illinois House speaker and then leader of the state's Democratic Party, Michael Madigan amassed millions of campaign dollars and created a massive network...
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Prosecutor: First Capitol rioter on trial 'lit the match'Mar 02, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A Texas militia member who is the first person to be tried for the assault on the U.S. Capitol 'œlit the match that started the fire'ť when a mob charg...
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Jan. 6 panel claims Trump engaged in 'criminal conspiracy'Mar 02, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection said Wednesday night that its evidence shows former President Donald Trump and his asso...
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Alabama man first convicted of seditious conspiracy in riotMar 02, 2022 6:00 am - An Alabama man affiliated with the far-right Oath Keepers militia group pleaded guilty Wednesday to seditious conspiracy for his actions leading up and through the Jan. ...
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Russia takes aim at urban areas; Biden vows Putin will 'pay'Mar 02, 2022 6:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's leader decried Russia's escalation of attacks on crowded cities as a blatant terror campaign, while U.S. President Joe Biden warned that ...
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Another report alleges corruption by ex-South African leaderMar 02, 2022 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Another damning report into government corruption in South Africa has recommended further investigations and the possible prosecution of former Presi...
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Trade group settles GMO-labeling case for $9 millionMar 02, 2022 6:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - A trade group that represents some of the biggest U.S. food companies has agreed to pay $9 million for violations of Washington campaign finance laws, aft...