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Man Under House Arrest in FL Coming to IL
CHICAGO (AP) -- A Department of Corrections official says a man who avoided prison time in Florida after pleading guilty to killing two British businessmen during a 2009 drag race will surrender to Illinois authorities.

Cara Smith says 36-year-old Ryan LeVin will turn himself in at the Stateville Correctional Facility in Joliet on Monday. LeVin will remain there until his parole board hearing this summer.

LeVin was granted probation for running over a Chicago police officer before a high-speed chase in 2006. Authorities say he violated probation when he traveled to Florida.

Last week, a Florida judge ordered LeVin, whose parents founded a suburban Chicago direct-sales company, to serve two years of house arrest after he agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit. Florida prosecutors sought a 10-year prison sentence.

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