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A Ford Heights man faces federal robbery charges after allegedly assaulting an undercover FBI officer during a drug sting operation last week near Chicago. Authorities say Marcus Lewis was apprehended following an attempted escape after robbing $10,000 from an agent.
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Read more →Chicago man charged with threatening to shoot up a Jewish synagogue
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Rockford man receives over six years in prison for child pornography conviction
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A Rockford resident, Stephen Canfield, 54, has been sentenced to six years and three months in federal prison after being convicted of possessing child pornography.
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Chinese telecommunications company fined $50 million for conspiring to steal Motorola technology
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