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Indiana murderer mistakenly freed in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Police are hunting for a convicted murderer after he was mistakenly released from custody in Chicago, where he was sent to face a drug charge while serving a 60-year prison sentence in Indiana. Indiana Department of Corrections...Tags: Cook County Government
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Robbins man charged in '12 killing, '11 shooting
Tribune reporterA Robbins man currently in the Cook County jail on separate charges, was ordered held in lieu of $2 Million bail for a 2012 murder and a separate shooting the year before, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said today. Antwaan Bryant, 33, appeared in bond...Tags: Shootings, Prosecution, Murder, Markham, Assault
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Northbrook library upgrades technology
Patrons of Northbrook Public Library will soon see technology updates, including a 3D printer and a digital station with Macintosh computers and advanced software. The library committee decided to spend its $34,000 annual grant authorized by Illinois...
Tags: Northbrook, Arts and Culture, Libraries
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Robbins man held on $1M in beating death
Tribune reporterA Robbins man was ordered held in lieu of $1 million bail today for a beating that left a man in a coma until the victim died nearly eight months later in 2011, officials said. Harlandez Meals of the 4100 block of West Lincoln Lane was charged with...Tags: Prosecution
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Cook County sheriff pushes to trace all guns used in crimes
The recent discovery of more than 100 guns haphazardly piled in the Robbins police evidence room highlights concerns about shoddy gun investigations and record-keeping in suburban Cook County, officials say. Cook County sheriff's officials, who had been...
Tags: Gun Control, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Misdemeanors, National Rifle Association of America, Theft
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Judy Blume to appear at Printers Row Lit Fest
Children's/young-adult author Judy Blume and graphic novelist/cartoonist Art Spiegelman will be honored as part of this year's Printers Row Lit Fest, which runs June 8 and 9 in the South Loop. Blume, the author of such beloved works as "Are You There...
Tags: Columbia College Chicago, Music Industry, Awards and Prizes, U.S. Congress, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Dozens of Robbins rape kits with missing records sent for testing
Tribune reporterThe Robbins Police Department is sending dozens of sexual assault kits to state officials for testing after the department discovered it lost paperwork associated with the cases. Over the last few months, the police department, with help from the Cook...Tags: Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Assault
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Convicted killer back in Indiana, found 'watching TV'
Tribune reportersConvicted murderer Steven Robbins is back in Indiana this afternoon, three days following his mistaken release from the Cook County Jail after being brought to Chicago to dispose of an old case against him, according to the Cook County sheriff's office....Tags: Police Arrests, Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers, Maywood (Cook, Illinois)
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Convicted Indiana murderer mistakenly released from Cook County Jail
Tribune reportersAn Indiana man convicted of murder has been on the loose since Wednesday evening after Cook County Jail officials mistakenly released him, authorities said. The Sheriff's Office confirmed that Steven L. Robbins, 44, was released after appearing in...Tags: Prisons, Murder, Prosecution, Mother's Day, Bloomington
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American Cancer Society Increases Funding to $5.5 Million for Illinois Researchers
TribLocal - EvanstonIllinois scientists at the forefront of cancer research will receive more than $5.5 million from the Illinois Division of the American Cancer Society this year. …... -
3 Chicago teens charged in Crestwood burglary
Three Chicago teens have been charged with burglary in Crestwood after police from eight suburban departments and Cook County pursued them Friday afternoon. Someone called police about a home burglary in the 5000 block of West 137th Street in Crestwood...
Tags: Midlothian, Alsip, Palos Hills, Theft, Crestwood
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