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A judge set bail at $530,000 on Friday for a Link Removed due to 404 Error man accused of possessing and transmitting child pornography, according to Palm Beach County State Attorney Michael McAuliffe. Read Full Story: Link Removed

Murder charges have been filed against a 19-year-old Des Plaines man accused of fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy and injuring another 15-year-old boy July 22 on the Far North Side, police said. Read Full Story: Link Removed due to 404 Error

Following Wednesday's indictments of 17 people accused of running a $7 million prostitution ring, all of the websites allegedly operated by the accused are still up—and at least one of them is still "servicing" callers. Read Full Story: News Headlines

Illinois' 10th casino opened in Des Plaines today after years of legal and regulatory fights over its gambling license -- and the result was so successful that casino operators would like people to stay away ... at least for now Read Full Story: Link Removed

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Allentown police received a report of a man exposing himself on Sept. 11 at the Kmart at 1502 S. Fourth St. Police spoke to a security guard who said a man was following a girl throughout the store and exposed himself in front of her and might have touched her. They should have gave him 44...

According to documents filed in the case, from June 8, 2006 through April 9, 2007, the convict infringed the copyrighted works of Adobe Systems Inc. by reproducing copies of software for his financial gain. This happened on eBay many years ago. I don't understand how he thought he could get...

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Microsoft's week involved losing a major Supreme Court case and siding with AT&T's acquisition plans for T-Mobile. 'Windows 8' rumors also abounded. Link Removed

Samsung has fired back at Apple with a motion that would require the company to turn over advance copies of the "final, commercial versions" of the company's unannounced next-generation iPhone and iPad by June 13, 2011. Apple and Samsung are locked in a heated dispute over whether Samsung's...

A Brooklyn man whose assault charges were dismissed remains in prison after already serving five years. Link Removed that Oswind David was sentenced to 23 years in Sing Sing because a jury was not aware that a judge has tossed out David's indictments due to a prosecutorial error. "They have a...

A Swiss man who had agreed to be killed and eaten by a Slovak cannibal reported the plan to the police and helped them catch his would-be murderer. According to Swiss and Slovak reports, the unidentified Swiss man agreed to the bizarre attempted murder after he met his Slovak would-be...

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – The popular online file-sharing service LimeWire has agreed to pay $105 million to settle charges that it was a platform for music piracy. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said Thursday that the negotiated settlement came as jurors in a federal court...

Link RemovedUse of Microsoft Copyrighted Content Published: April 26, 2005 | Updated: November 13, 2009 Microsoft products and services—including images, text, and software downloads (the "content")—are owned either by Microsoft Corporation or by third parties who have granted Microsoft...

A 26-year-old Chicago woman, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly smashing a glass into another woman's face at a bar fight in the Gold Coast. She apparently didn't make it too hard for detectives to crack the case, bragging about the attack on Facebook the next day. The Chicago...

Link Removed due to 404 Error A former Microsoft Xbox developer says the recent Sony PlayStation Network hack may have been the result of "consumer retaliation" for Sony's lawsuits against PS3 hackers. "Going after individuals in a manner that may not stimulate good favor towards the...