Crime
Gary woman gets 11 years for role in killings of 2 teens
A Gary woman has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for providing two teenagers with guns and later hiding a gun her boyfriend used to kill them in 2020.
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Crime
Naperville officer fatally shoots hatchet-wielding man
The officer was conducting a traffic stop at 11 a.m. when an unrelated vehicle pulled up next to the vehicle the officer had pulled over, the Naperville Police Department said. A man exited the second vehicle and charged the officer with a hatchet in his hand, it said.
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Illinois mom killed, 2 kids hurt parasailing in Florida Keys
The 33-year-old woman from Schaumburg, Illinois, had already died by the time they reached emergency services, authorities said. Her 10-year-old son and 9-year-old nephew were taken to hospitals for treatment.
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Tri-State Tollway pileup kills 1, hurts 7 others
The crash, that occurred about 6 a.m. near northwest suburban Glenview, shut down all southbound lanes of the tollway for more than five hours, Illinois State Police said.
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Ex-Mayor of Oakbrook Terrace pleads guilty in red-light camera scandal
It's the latest conviction related to how SafeSpeed LLC dealt with some Chicago-area communities that installed cameras to record traffic violations.
Crime
Summary of recent cases brought by the US Attorney in Northern District of Illinois: May 21, 2022
Ten members of the Four Corner Hustlers are charged, a sex trafficker is sentenced, a Chicago tech executive sells equipment to Pakistan's Nuclear Program, and a member of the Latin Saints is put away.
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Chicago-area man gets 3 years for threat at Biden inaugural
The man had previously been visited by the FBI for threatening members of Congress but the messages and threats persisted, culminating in a threat to President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris at the 2021 inauguration.
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Coroner identifies Metra passenger killed in Clarendon Hills, NTSB claims nothing was stopping truck from moving
Investigators believe an ensuing fire occurred when a diesel fuel tank on the truck was punctured and fuel came in contact with something hot, Landsberg said.
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Metra train hits truck trailer in Clarendon Hills, 1 dead, 4 injured
A spokesman from Metra reported that, in addition to the female passenger on the train who was killed, two more passengers were injured along with a BNSF conductor and an engineer.
Business
Walgreens, Florida settle opioid costs lawsuit for $683M
Walgreens, based in Deerfield, Illinois, said in a statement the company did not admit wrongdoing in the deal, during which $620 million will be paid to the state over 18 years and a one-time sum of $63 million for attorney fees.
Crime
Man who abducted, sexually assaulted woman in DuPage County gets 101 years.
Justin Dalcollo, 37, was sentenced Tuesday, five months after he was found guilty by a DuPage County jury of abduction, criminal sexual assault, aggravated battery, armed robbery, and unlawful use of a weapon.
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Facebook parent Meta expands Illinois data center in DeKalb
The company announced its initial plan for the DeKalb data center in June 2020, proposing an $800 million project with about 100 operational jobs. The expansion brings the total project cost to more than $1 billion and 200 operational jobs.