Crime Stories from December 21, 2017 (Change date)
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Once US murder capital, NYC close to record low in homicidesDec 21, 2017 8:05 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Even after two terror attacks and a driver's deadly rampage through Times Square, New York City is on track to smash its modern-era low for homicides in ...
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Owners of Chicago's Billy Goat Tavern suing chip companyDec 21, 2017 1:05 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - The owners of Chicago's iconic Billy Goat Tavern are suing a Missouri potato chip company, alleging infringement of its trademarks. The federal lawsuit fi...
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USOC CEO apologizes, says he was unaware of Nassar abuseDec 21, 2017 10:05 pm - The leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee says in a letter he was not aware of the Larry Nassar sex-abuse allegations before law enforcement got involved, and that he had...
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Nine charged with theft, burglary from Lombard storeDec 22, 2017 4:45 pm - Nine people, mostly from Chicago, have been charged with stealing merchandise from the Dick's Sporting Goods store in Lombard, authorities said Thursday. Charged with r...
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Former dishwasher charged in West Dundee golf course theftDec 21, 2017 5:55 pm - A former dishwasher at Randall Oaks Golf Club in West Dundee has been charged with stealing nearly $600 from a safe after an event this month. Kristopher W. Hein, 26, of...
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15 years in prison for teen who carjacked Hanover Park cabbiesDec 22, 2017 1:18 pm - A Chicago teen pleaded guilty to carjacking two different cabdrivers in Hanover Park last summer. Martin Barrientos, 19, was sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison ...
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'I am a survivor,' sexual assault survivor says as attacker gets 25 yearsDec 22, 2017 12:26 pm - “I am a survivor.” A 46-year-old Schaumburg woman who was sexually assaulted and strangled by a man she has known half her life — who was beaten by that man so severely...
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North Chicago man charged in two Waukegan robberiesDec 21, 2017 5:57 pm - Using what an official called "old-fashioned police work," Waukegan police detectives arrested a North Chicago man for two robberies they say he carried out in the past ...
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Aurora man sentenced to 12 years in prison for stabbingDec 22, 2017 5:11 am - An Aurora man is headed to prison for stabbing a man in the neck at an Aurora bar in April 2016. Kane County Associate Judge Linda S. Abrahamson sentenced 37-year-old Mi...
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Curfew imposed for St. Charles man charged with trying to kill his wifeDec 21, 2017 9:38 pm - A judge imposed additional bond conditions, such as a curfew, Thursday on a St. Charles man accused of a May 2016 attempted murder of his now ex-wife. Because of budget...
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