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17 years in prison for man convicted in Woodstock home invasion where elderly resident was robbed at knifepoint

A judge sentenced a man to 17 years in prison for robbing an elderly man at knifepoint during a home invasion in Woodstock where he tried to steal over $30,000. Calvin D. Jackson, 28, of Rockford, was charged in February 2024 with home invasion, armed robbery, residential burglary, aggravated identity theft and aggravated assault. A […]

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Man convicted in home invasion where elderly resident was robbed at knifepoint in Woodstock

A jury on Wednesday convicted a man of robbing an elderly man at knifepoint during a home invasion in Woodstock where he tried to steal over $30,000. Calvin D. Jackson, 28, of Rockford, was charged in February 2024 with home invasion, armed robbery, residential burglary, aggravated identity theft and aggravated assault. A second suspect, Carley […]

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Jury convicts man who told officers they are ‘parasites wreaking havoc’ during his 5th DUI arrest in Richmond

A jury convicted a man who was caught in Richmond driving under the influence for the fifth time and told arresting officers they were “parasites wreaking havoc on personal rights.” Paul C. Altmann, 53, of Genoa City, Wisconsin, was charged in July 2022 with aggravated driving under the influence fifth offense, unlawful possession of cannabis […]

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Jury convicts man of committing ‘cold-blooded and calculated’ murder outside motel in Waukegan

A 34-year-old man faces up to 60 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of fatally shooting another man in a “cold-blooded and calculated” ambush murder outside a motel in Waukegan. Darius Kirby, 34, of Riverdale, and Shava Jackson-Spicer, 29, of Joliet, were both charged in March 2021 with multiple counts of first-degree […]