Articles filed under Crime
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The Latest: Apps let younger Koreans sign up for spare shotsMay 27, 2021 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea is allowing younger adults who aren't yet eligible to get coronavirus vaccines to use smartphone apps to sign up for spare doses as off...
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3 jailed over 2017 Barcelona attacks by Islamist extremistsMay 27, 2021 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - A Spanish court on Thursday imposed prison sentences ranging from 8 to 53 years on the three surviving members of an extremist Islamist cell that killed 16...
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Trial scheduled for Jehovah's Witnesses elders accused of failing to report sexual abuseMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - Two Jehovah's Witnesses elders accused of failing to notify police that a congregant was sexually abusing a child are scheduled for a joint trial in July. Jehovah's Witn...
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Energy working groups continue in wake of new indictmentMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Nearly 50 legislators identifying as the Illinois Legislative Green Caucus signed a letter Wednesday asking leadership to make equity and utility accountab...
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Lake County sheriff's office warns of phone scamMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office announced Thursday it's investigating several instances of someone impersonating a police officer over the phone. A news release said t...
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Legislation would lift benefit ban for those with drug convictionsMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - The Senate on Thursday passed House Bill 88, which would provide that a conviction for a drug crime would not make an Illinoisan ineligible for Temporary Assistance for ...
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Prospect Heights man charged with sexually abusing two girlsMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - A 32-year-old Prospect Heights man who prosecutors say is on bail on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge faces new charges he sexually abused two girls. David Alvarez...
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Zion man who was no-show for end of trial sentenced to 19 yearsMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - A still-missing Zion man who skipped out on the final day of his trial back in March was sentenced to 19 years in prison Thursday. Brian A. Yarbor, 37, faced up to 30 ye...
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State Senate sends 'sexting' measure to governorMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Thursday passed a measure requiring public schools to include the dangers of "sexting" in sex education coursework. House Bill 24 re...
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Authorities: Street race triggered crash that killed Judson StudentsMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - Updated 5/29 to reflect that Kahleel L. Steele has turned himself in to Elgin police. Two men were racing on Route 31 moments before the April crash that killed a p...