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Suburban police investigating cases of fake explicit images of high school students generated by A.I.
Police are now investigating after a student said someone took her prom picture online and altered the image into explicit content using A.I., NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.
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McHenry County board incumbent wants primary opponent disqualified for misspelling ‘Republican'
A county board incumbent in Illinois wants election officials to disqualify his primary opponent because he misspelled “Republican” on his nomination papers.
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Johnsburg shelter-in-place lifted following hours-long standoff at home in McHenry County
A shelter-in-place order for Johnsburg was lifted Wednesday morning after an hours-long SWAT standoff in McHenry County led to a heavy police presence in the area and precautionary school closings.
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Pilot Killed When Small Plane Crashes in McHenry County
A pilot died in a small plane crash Friday evening in suburban McHenry County, according to authorities. The plane, an EA-300LC, crashed at approximately 5:15 p.m. near Galt Airport in Wonder Lake, according to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. The pilot, who was the sole occupant onboard, was pronounced dead at the scene. Both the National Transportation Safety Board...
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Illinois Coroner: Driver Who Killed 7 on Highway Intoxicated
A coroner says a woman who drove the wrong way on Interstate 90 in northern Illinois, causing a crash that killed a family of six and a 13-year-old family friend, was intoxicated at the time. McHenry County Coroner Michael Rein said Monday that 22-year-old Jennifer Fernandez of Carpentersville, who also died in the crash, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.164...