Crime Stories from January 3, 2020 (Change date)
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Big win for 'ethical vegans' in UK work tribunalJan 03, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British workers who practice 'œethical veganism'ť to protect animals secured a big win in an employment tribunal when a judge ruled Friday that they are en...
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2019's most notable suburban crimesJan 03, 2020 5:00 am - A mass shooting at an Aurora factory, a heartbreaking conclusion to a case of a missing Crystal Lake boy, a 25-year sentence for a South Barrington cold case homicide; t...
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Police officer deaths are down, but the news is still not good in IllinoisJan 03, 2020 4:25 am - Good news this week from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund: The number of law enforcement officers who died last year as a result of their duties fell ...
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Police: Man shows gun, robs store in NapervilleJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - An armed robber stole an undisclosed amount of money and cigarettes from a convenience store Thursday evening in Naperville, authorities said. The robbery was reported ...
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Rosemont man charged in woman's strangulationJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - A 31-year-old Rosemont man has been charged in the strangulation of a 24-year-old woman found Tuesday in a cardboard box near a trash container in Des Plaines. Des Plain...
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Report says AJ's death 'emblematic' of DCFS failuresJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services' watchdog called 5-year-old AJ Freund's murder in April "emblematic of DCFS's failure to look beyond the current ...
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Man sent to prison for beating estranged wife in AuroraJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - A Chicago man received a six-year sentence Friday for beating his estranged wife at her Aurora home. Kane County Judge Charles E. Peterson handed down the sentence to 40...
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Psych evaluation nearing completion for Aurora mom accused of dragging son by hairJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - A psychological evaluation is expected to be completed in February for an Aurora woman accused of dragging her 5-year-old son by his hair at an Aurora hospital. Tanye M....
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3⅓ years in prison for fatal DUI crash in Downers GroveJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - A Westmont man whose passenger died in a DUI crash was sentenced Thursday to 3⅓ years in prison. Onecimo Vazquez-Velazquez, 32, will have to serve at least 85% of that s...
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Standoff after 3-county chase ends with arrest of West Chicago residentJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - A West Chicago man was arrested Friday evening after leading Kane County sheriff's deputies on a chase through three counties, culminating in an armed standoff involving...