Articles filed under Crime
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St. Charles man gets 9 years in drug deathMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - A St. Charles man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a Sugar Grove Township woman in February 2017. Johnny L. Wil...
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South Elgin seeks driver of vehicle that hit toddlerMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - South Elgin police are looking for the driver who struck a 2-year-old child Thursday night near La Fox Street (Route 31) and Sundown Road. The child was treated at Amita...
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'I am deeply distraught': Lombard man gets 6 months in jail for fatal Oak Brook crashMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - A previous version reported prosecutors had agreed to a sentence-recommendation cap. A Lombard man was sentenced Friday to six months in jail for killing a woman in...
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Naperville police investigating attempted child luringMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - Naperville police say they are investigating the report of an unidentified man who attempted to lure a child into his van Thursday afternoon. The 11-year-old Naperville ...
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Streamwood man faces drug charges after calling cops about break-in to his homeMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - A Streamwood man's call to police about an apparent break-in to his home on Christmas Eve has led to his being charged in federal court with possession with intent to di...
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Minneapolis to pay $27 million to settle George Floyd family lawsuitMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS - The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit from George Floyd's family over the Black man's death in police custody, as...
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Carlson, Times tussle over online harassment of journalistMar 11, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tucker Carlson's belittling of a reporter for The New York Times this week for publicly discussing how she had been harassed reveals both a toxic online ...
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Report: Cuomo groped female aide in governor's residenceMar 11, 2021 6:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - An aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he groped her in the governor's residence, a newspaper reported Wednesday, in the most serious allegation ...
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House passes bill to expand background checks for gun salesMar 11, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Emboldened by their majorities in the House and Senate, Democrats are making a new push to enact the first major new gun control laws in more than two ...
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Resignation demands grow as police get Cuomo groping reportMar 11, 2021 6:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's grip on power appeared increasingly threatened Thursday as a majority of state legislators called for his resignation, D...