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Strangled on the high seas: Kankakee native charged in bloody cruise killing
Jason Leon Watford, an ex-con from Illinois, and now is behind bars again as the suspect in a bizarre waterborne murder.
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Chinese espionage scandal raises questions for Illinois universities and Nvidia
A relationship between Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and a woman identified as a Chinese government spy is drawing scrutiny.
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Former FBI boss in Chicago says he was forced out by politics, files lawsuit
The unexpected “resignation” by Chicago’s highest-ranking federal law enforcement official wasn’t a resignation at all, he said in a revealing interview.
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Death of mobster Joey Cusumano signals end of Chicago era in Las Vegas
After more than 60 years of organized crime dominance in “Sin City,” the Chicago Outfit has lost its most lucrative outpost…but not by a gang war.
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Cornell controversy renews focus on Loyola University sexual assault lawsuit
“I start having anxiety as soon as the weather changes and it’s fall, because my incident occurred in fall,” Jane Doe G told NBC 5 Investigates.
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Police say license plate readers helped solve Oak Brook mall shooting
Law enforcement officials say license plate readers played a key role in investigating a fatal shooting in Oak Brook, but some experts remain skeptical
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Family questions mother's remains after police search business tied to funeral home probe
Chicago police searched Planet Green as part of the continuing investigation into the South Chicago Chapel, Glenwood officials confirmed.
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New tech stalled at Chicago's 911 emergency center as dispatchers stick to old system
Chicago’s new $75 million emergency dispatch system has yet to send out a single police, fire or EMS unit in a real emergency despite being scheduled to go hot this week.
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Identity of Idaho's ‘Unknown Wanderer' released with no tie to Chicago Tylenol murders
Although the news conference had promised to provide a new connection to the Chicago-area Tylenol murders, police did not reveal any such evidence.
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Feds play the Greek card in Indiana gambling case and lose, vow a new play
James “Jimmy the Greek” Gerodemos, the accused mastermind of an organized crime gambling operation, is one step closer to freedom after a judge ignored pleas from federal prosecutors in Indiana who said he was a danger and likely to leave the country.
