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An unusual terrorism case in Chicago came to a close Thursday when a federal judge handed a 7½-year prison sentence to a former DePaul University student from Park Ridge who tried to aid the Islamic State with a computer script.

“I failed everyone, and I failed myself.” He told the judge, “I was in a dark place when all of this happened and, looking back, I see how alone I felt.”

A former Chicago college student has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in federal prison for attempting to help the Islamic State group

Thomas Osadzinski, a former DePaul computer science student, has been sentenced to 7 and a half years in prison for attempting to help the Islamic State group.

CHICAGO (AP) -- A former Chicago college student was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in federal prison for attempting to help the Islamic State group. Thomas

Thomas Osadzinski’s prosecution was believed to be the first of its kind when it began three years ago — a terrorism case brought against a U.S.-based defendant involving computer code.

A former DePaul University student was sentenced Thursday to 7½ years in federal prison for using his developing computer skills to help the Islamic State terrorist group spread violent propaganda on social media.

Officer Ella French was killed and her partner was critically wounded last August after they stopped an SUV with expired tags on Chicago’s South Side.

CHICAGO (AP) — A northwestern Indiana man pleaded guilty Wednesday to making an illegal “straw” purchase of a handgun that was later used to kill a Chicago police officer during

CHICAGO (AP) -- A northwestern Indiana man pleaded guilty Wednesday to making an illegal "straw" purchase of a handgun that was later used to kill a