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The following items were taken from Northbrook Police Department reports, news release records. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Flyn E. Ruperto of Sycamore was charged with financial exploitation of the elderly Feb. 22. A person reported Ruperto was unlawfully taking money from an elderly Northbrook couple at a time she was hired to take care of them. She surrendered at the

Lance Reddick, who was known for his roles on television series “The Wire,” “Fringe” and “Bosch,” has died. Reddick’s legal representative James E. Hornstein confirmed to The Times on Friday that the actor died Friday morning at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes. He was 60. The actor, who was born on June 7, 1962, was best known as Cedric Daniels on the crime drama “The Wire” and

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas bill banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports was vetoed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly for the third year in a row Friday, setting up a hotly contested fight in the Republican-controlled Legislature to override her. Kelly’s action was expected because of her two previous vetoes. Kansas Republicans made Kelly’s vetoes a major issue in multiple

The Academy Awards, wherein golden statuettes are bestowed upon heroes of motion picture arts (and sciences), took place once again Sunday night, for the 95th time, with the traditional invocations, celebrations and ritual naming of the dead. And as has happened since before anyone nominated can remember, it was broadcast on television (on ABC). For whatever else the Oscars represent, it is,