Articles filed under Organized Crime
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Aurora man with 48 pounds of cocaine, heroin gets 19½-year prison term
Apr 18, 2019 6:52 PM - A third Aurora man has been sentenced to 19½ years in prison after pleading guilty this week to a 2017 bust in which authorities seized 11 kilograms each of cocaine and heroin -- which is equivalent to 24 pounds of each drug. -
Wauconda hopes new rules stop illegal activity at massage businesses
Jun 6, 2018 2:44 PM - Masseuses and masseurs seeking to operate in Wauconda now must get local and state massage licenses. -
Teen accused of inciting fight at Great America back in custody
May 7, 2018 6:47 PM - An 18-year-old accused of inciting an attack against a Batavia family at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee is back in custody after disappearing about one week ago. -
Lake County gang task force seizes more than $761,000 in drugs in 2017May 4, 2018 5:42 PM - The Lake County Sheriff's Gang Task Force pulled more than $761,000 in drugs -- plus guns -- from the streets during a "successful" 2017, officials said.
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Man sentenced to prison in street-racing crash that killed Aurora father
Apr 24, 2018 1:34 PM - A Yorkville man who pleaded guilty to illegal street racing in a crash that killed an Aurora father was sentenced to 30 months in prison Monday. -
What's 'ATM jackpotting'? And why are banks in the suburbs on the lookout for it?
Feb 2, 2018 6:16 AM - An ATM spewing out a seemingly endless stream of $20 bills might seem like a dream come true, but for banks "ATM jackpotting" is a new nightmare brought to American shores by international crime syndicates.
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Mount Prospect Country Club once owned by reputed gangsters
Oct 25, 2017 12:50 PM - Mount Prospect Country Club's colorful history includes owners with alleged ties to organized crime.
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