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Chicago Lab Owner Gets 7 Years for $14 Million COVID-19 Testing Fraud
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Chicago Lab Owner Gets 7 Years for $14 Million COVID-19 Testing Fraud

CHICAGO — A Chicago laboratory owner has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for orchestrating a $14 million COVID-19 testing fraud scheme, ...

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Ex-Downers Grove South Teacher Faces 52 New Sex Abuse Charges Involving Teenage Student
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Ex-Downers Grove South Teacher Faces 52 New Sex Abuse Charges Involving Teenage Student

CHICAGO — A former Downers Grove South High School teacher accused of sexually abusing a student is now facing 52 new criminal charges, including ...

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Harvey Man Charged After 11-Year-Old Girl Shot in Head by Stray Bullet
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Harvey Man Charged After 11-Year-Old Girl Shot in Head by Stray Bullet

ILLINOIS — A 29-year-old man from Harvey has been charged in connection with a tragic shooting that left 11-year-old Willow James critically injured and ...

Jamal Reese
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Chicago Tax Attorney Appears in Michigan Court in Domestic Case Amid Late Wife’s Death Investigation
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Chicago Tax Attorney Appears in Michigan Court in Domestic Case Amid Late Wife’s Death Investigation

CHICAGO — A well-known Chicago tax attorney, Adam Beckerink, appeared in a Michigan court Tuesday morning to face domestic violence charges connected to two ...

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Red Line Passenger Slashed with Razor Blade During 3:30 A.M. Fight in Uptown
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Red Line Passenger Slashed with Razor Blade During 3:30 A.M. Fight in Uptown

CHICAGO — A 36-year-old man was hospitalized after being slashed multiple times with a razor blade during a violent altercation aboard a CTA Red ...

Jamal Reese
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Ex-Loretto Hospital CFO Charged in $290M COVID Testing Fraud Scheme
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Ex-Loretto Hospital CFO Charged in $290M COVID Testing Fraud Scheme

CHICAGO — A former top executive at Chicago’s Loretto Hospital has been indicted in what authorities are calling one of the largest pandemic-era healthcare ...

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Chicago Cop Arrested in Florida After Shoving Resort Guard, Mocked by Local Sheriff
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Chicago Cop Arrested in Florida After Shoving Resort Guard, Mocked by Local Sheriff

CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer is facing public embarrassment and departmental discipline after being arrested in Polk County, Florida, for allegedly shoving a ...

Jamal Reese
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Worker Targeted by Armed Robbers While Defending Tools in West Rogers Park
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Worker Targeted by Armed Robbers While Defending Tools in West Rogers Park

CHICAGO — A contractor was fired upon early Monday morning after confronting a group of armed thieves stealing tools from his work vehicle in ...

Jamal Reese
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Kevin Ray James Sentenced to 19 Years to Life for 1997 Thousand Oaks Bank Murder
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Kevin Ray James Sentenced to 19 Years to Life for 1997 Bank Murder in Thousand Oaks — A Reminder for Chicago Cold Case Families

CHICAGO — After nearly three decades, justice has finally been served in a 1997 California bank murder — and the outcome is resonating far ...

Jamal Reese
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15-Year-Old Boy Critically Injured in West Town Shooting; Another Teen Wounded in Separate Humboldt Park Incident
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15-Year-Old Boy Critically Injured in West Town Shooting; Another Teen Wounded in Separate Humboldt Park Incident

CHICAGO — Two 15-year-old boys were wounded in separate shooting incidents in West Town and Humboldt Park on Sunday afternoon, capping off a weekend ...

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