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Extra Extra: Motorcyclist Gets Four Years In Prison

By Chuck Sudo in News on Jun 13, 2014 11:00PM

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  • Hamza Ali Ben Ali, who filmed himself on a motorcycle goading Westmont police into a high speed chase,was sentenced to four years in prison Friday. [Tribune]
  • Martin Ybarra, a member of the Latin Kings street gang, was sentenced to life in prison for killing three teens in 2009. [Sun-Times]
  • An amended sexual harassment lawsuit against state Treasurer Dan Rutherford adds more defendants including the Mitt Romney presidential campaign. [Sun-Times]
  • A man in Chicago Lawn was shot while helping his neighbor clean his gutters. [NBC Chicago]
  • The Kane County morgue is closed temporarily amid health and safety concerns. [Fox News Chicago]

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