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Wife told acquaintance she and Chicago cop arranged husband's 1979 murder
Cook :: NE :: USA | 10 days ago
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Jacquelyn Greco Updated: May 8, 2013 9:32PM Jacquelyn Greco allegedly told an acquaintance in 1979 that she wanted out of her troubled marriage so badly she and her lover a Chicago police detective had concocted a deadly plan: They'd kill her husband.
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Law enforcement, legislator clash on bills aimed at addressing wrongful convictions
New York City :: NY :: USA | 22 days ago
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Less than two months into his first term, state Rep. Scott Drury introduced two bills he hoped would address a persistent failure of the state's justice system wrongful convictions. Drury, a former federal prosecutor, represents part of Lake County,
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Husband charged in 2000 South Barrington murder
Pell Lake :: WI :: USA | 22 days ago
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Improvements in forensic technology have led to an arrest in the only previously unsolved murder in South Barrington's history. On Wednesday, officers arrested Frank Buschauer, 64, in Pell Lake, Wis., on charges he murdered his wife, Cynthia Hrisco,
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Latest search for Gacy victims comes up empty
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 1 month ago
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If serial killer John Wayne Gacy murdered more young men in the 1970s than the 33 whose bodies he stashed under his house or tossed in a river, detectives now know one thing for sure: He didn't bury any at his mother's residence. Even though the
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Orr opposes motion to dismiss same-sex marriage suit
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 1 month ago
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Cook County Clerk David Orr has filed a motion opposing an effort by fellow county clerks to dismiss a lawsuit to overturn the state's same-sex marriage ban. "Over the years, we have fought to narrow the gap between discrimination and equal rights,
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Cook County taxpayers will be billed $645,000 for ACLU's eavesdropping suit
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 2 months ago
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Updated: March 16, 2013 2:07AM Cook County taxpayers will be on the hook for a $645,549 legal bill tied to a court fight between the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois and the county's top prosecutor over the highly contentious and now
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Orland district mulls disciplining firefighter charged in fatal crash
Crestwood :: MO :: USA | 2 months ago
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Orland Fire Protection District officials plan to meet with the Cook County State's Attorney's office Thursday before disciplining the lieutenant charged with reckless homicide in the death of a 25-year-old Downers Grove woman. Patrick Bruce, 45, of
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Casino? What casino? In 1930s, law enforcement turned a blind eye to the Dev-Lin
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 3 months ago
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It grows out of the restlessness and excitement of man, and prevails most where such restlessness and excitement are strongest. Every one understands its horrid effects; none better than the victims to it. Yet, when it takes possession of the mind,
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Emanuel, cops, prosecutors aim for stiffer sentences for gun possession
New York City :: NY :: USA | 3 months ago
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The mayor, cops and prosecutors are taking aim at Illinois' gun possession laws calling for longer mandatory prison terms and truth in sentencing. Their wish list includes boosting the minimum required sentence for people convicted of gun possession
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Man convicted of murder back in sheriff's custody
Gary :: IN :: USA | 4 months ago
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A law enforcement photo of Steven Robbins being recaptured on Feb. 2, 2013. Updated: February 2, 2013 12:27AM A man convicted of murder who had been mistakenly released by Cook County officials was apprehended Friday in Kankakee, officials said.
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