Articles filed under Crime
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Berwyn man gets six months for not reporting fatal crash near LombardDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - A Berwyn man pleaded guilty to felony failure to report an accident causing death for an August 2019 crash that killed a pedestrian near Lombard. Luciano Pantaleon, 50, ...
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Aurora man charged in Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riotDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - An Aurora man accused of using a flagpole to assault a federal officer during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach is charged with five felonies in an indictment unsealed this...
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Judge reimposes 79-year prison sentence, but with parole, for 'depraved' Aurora killerDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - A Kane County judge Tuesday refused to lessen the 79-year sentence of an Aurora man who at 15 raped and murdered a neighbor in 2001. But Judge D.J. Tegeler ruled that Jo...
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Lake Villa man's bail reduced in Cary overdose caseDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - A judge reduced bail Tuesday for a Lake Villa man accused of drug-induced homicide after his defense attorney argued the prosecution's only tie between her client and th...
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COVID-19 outbreak at Lake County jail subsidingDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - The COVID-19 outbreak at the Lake County jail in late November - which led to more than 100 cases among inmates and staff - appears to be subsiding, officials say. Just ...
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No verdict yet in Kim Potter trial for Daunte Wright's deathDec 20, 2021 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The suburban Minneapolis police officer who says she meant to use her Taser instead of her gun when she shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright m...
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Channel rescuers accused of manslaughter in migrant deathsDec 20, 2021 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Paris prosecutor's office said it has received a manslaughter lawsuit for failure to help in the tragic capsizing last month of a boat in the English Ch...
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California sues Walmart over disposal of hazardous wasteDec 20, 2021 6:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Retail giant Walmart illegally dumps more than 1 million batteries, aerosol cans of insect killer and other products, toxic cleaning supplies, ...
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Chris Noth out at 'The Equalizer' amid sex assault claimsDec 20, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chris Noth will no longer be part of the CBS series 'œThe Equalizer'ť in the wake of sexual assault allegations against the actor. Universal Televisio...
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Report details 'failure' in handling of 1st Smollett caseDec 20, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The initial handling of allegations that former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett had staged a fake attack in Chicago represented a 'œmajor failure of operat...