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After hearing testimony about Edward Tenney's career of crime for three weeks, a DuPage County jury has decided that he should be put to death for the 1992 murder of an Aurora man he shot in the head four times for the $6 in his pocket.

The jury made its decision after less than three hours of deliberation. Tenney stared at the jury as they were polled but had no other outward reaction. The victim's family was not in the courtroom.

Tenney next will go to the state prison in Pontiac, perhaps as soon as Wednesday. He will return to DuPage County next month for post-trial motions.

"Because of the choices he has made, he has forfeited the right to life," said Assistant State's Attorney Michael Pawl in his closing statements. "To say he wasted his life is an understat...

Promising "the true evolution of the band videogame experience," developer Seven45 today announced its first project in the form of "Power Gig: Rise of the Six String."

Due out on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the fall, the game uses a specialized six-string controller across its two main modes. The first mode is said to be "traditional beat-matching" like other rhythm games, while the other uses actual power chords and requires "specific finger placement on the strings."

Outside of the game, the controller doubles as a functioning electric guitar, with Seven45 sister company and actual guitar manufacturer First Act aiding in its production.

"As players progress through the game, becoming more comfortable with a genuine gui...

Chicago Fire Department officials this afternoon responded to a fire in the seventh floor of a 12-story high-rise building in the Uptown neighborhood, officials said.

A man was in critical condition and was taken to Weiss Memorial Hospital with second-degree burns and smoke inhalation, said Quention Curtis, a spokesman with the fire department.

The fire occurred shortly before 3 p.m. in the building, known as Lawrence House, at 1020 W. Lawrence Ave., Curtis said. The blaze began in a unit on the seventh floor.

An EMS plan 1 was called for the fire, which required six ambulances to respond, officials said.

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The battle for the fate of humanity continues this fall, when NBC Universal and Bigpoint launch Battlestar Galactica Online, a massively multiplayer browser-based game set in the universe of the award-winning Syfy television series. Can I get a frak yeah?

Tactical space combat and adventure are the name of the game in Battlestar Galactica Online, a joint venture between NBC and browser-based MMO leader Bigpoint. Co-developed by Unity, the game will feature a dramatic storyline spanning multiple worlds, a wide array of ships and weapons, and multiple character classes to help get fans of the series in the mood to fight for the future of our species, or against it.

Yes, players will be able to choose to fight as a human or Cylon, and I am assuming one will have a much more complex character creation process than the other. Players will alternate between tactical space combat and mission-based gameplay, delving deeper into the secrets of the Battlestar universe than eve...

Officials today released surveillance photographs of two people who have been duping elderly residents in Evanston and Chicago into handing over thousands of dollars to them using several scams.

Authorities are seeking the group of con artists believed to be linked to similar but separate incidents in which one elderly man was swindled out of $10,000 and another out of $6,000.

As part of the schemes, the con artists convince people to give up money as a way to secure a larger amount, Evanston police said. The scams, dubbed the "Pigeon Drop" or "South African Switch," can also induce a victim into giving up money in exchange for valuable objects.

Police said the scam used in the Evanston incident involved a con artist acting as a visitor from another country and te...

Warrenville Ald. Christopher Halley was arrested on charges of theft by deception and deceptive practices Monday.

Authorities say Halley, 26, defrauded a victim of more than $300 in cash during the fall. Court documents say Halley knowingly delivered a $1,500 bad check to the victim "to obtain control of a certain property" of the victim's. The check was dated Nov. 6, 2009. The documents don't say anything more specific about the "certain property."

Hally was released after posting $5,000 cash bond and is scheduled to appear in DuPage County Circuit Court on April 13.

Halley has served as an alderman since 2007 and is up for reelection in April 2011, said Warrenville City Administrator John Coakley.

"They were personal things, not directly related to his position as an alderman," said Coakley, who referred other questions about the case to the police.

Warrenville police and Halley could not be immediately reached for comment.

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Man, you know you're in trouble when the Darkspawn are smart enough to effectively assault a castle. Meet The Disciples, a group of Darkspawn led by a talking Hurlock, who will probably end up being a party member at some point (speculation).

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Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening is a full expansion pack for Dragon Age: Origins that requires the original to play. It will be released on March 16, 2010 in North America and on March 19, 2010 in Europe for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

A Woodridge man who led police on a chase was arrested and charged with being the "C-Note" robber who is suspected in a half-dozen bank robberies, officials said today.

Derek Ortiz, of the 7900 block of Chelsea Drive, was arrested in Chicago on Friday after a car chase soon after leaving the U.S. Bank branch at 755 E. Boughton Rd. in Bolingbrook that he allegedly had just robbed, FBI officials said in a press release.

Ortiz, 33, was charged Monday with bank robbery in U.S. District Court, Robert D. Grant, special agent-in-charge of the FBI Chicago office said in the statement.

Officials said that on Friday, Ortiz walked up to the U.S. Bank branch located inside a Meijer store about 7:45 p.m., approached the teller and displayed a black handgun.

After demanding cash, Ortiz told the teller that he wanted "hundreds" and fled after receiving $3,500. He was captured on cameras as he entered and exited the store. Witnesses also gave a description of his getaw...