Crime Stories from January 17, 2020 (Change date)
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Lawyers: ICE arrests trans migrant woman month after releaseJan 17, 2020 1:06 pm - One month after winning her release from immigration detention, a transgender woman from El Salvador with several illnesses was arrested and taken back to the same jail ...
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Zimbabwe gripped by drama of vice president's nasty divorceJan 17, 2020 6:06 am - HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Black magic, drug addiction, attempted murder and a wrestling match over luxury cars and overseas properties. Zimbabwe is riveted by the explosiv...
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Why Illinois State Police are changing standards for recruiting pushJan 24, 2020 8:01 am - Illinois wants you. It might not have the same ring to it as the "Uncle Sam Wants You" phrase that adorned military recruiting posters of the past, but the message is th...
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Woodridge man charged in investment scamJan 21, 2020 7:47 am - Federal authorities allege a Woodridge man swindled several people, including women he met online, a family member and an former employee, out of hundreds of thousands o...
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Legal woes resurface for downtown Elgin Dream HallJan 22, 2020 7:47 am - The owner of a downtown Elgin rental hall faces new legal trouble after a judge ruled Dream Hall 51 must pay a contractor it owes and it faces a refiled lawsuit from a f...
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Fugitive arrested in WaukeganJan 17, 2020 10:09 pm - A fugitive from New York was arrested Thursday in Waukegan by the Lake County sheriff's warrants team and U.S. marshals, police announced. Eduardo Gutierrez, 21, of New...
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Authorities: Man in jail for fourth DUI also facing weapons chargeJan 17, 2020 10:09 pm - An Elgin man being held at the Kane County jail on charges of his fourth DUI arrest has now been charged with harassment and possessing a firearm with a defaced serial n...
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Authorities say man sexually abused teenage girl in Prospect Heights motelJan 24, 2020 2:40 pm - A 27-year-old man who authorities say met a 16-year-old girl through a phone app and sexually abused her at a Prospect Heights motel was ordered held on $350,000 bail Fr...
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Traffic stop leads to Streamwood teen's arrest on drug, weapons chargesJan 18, 2020 4:40 pm - A Streamwood teen was charged with possessing a loaded handgun and illegal drugs after a traffic stop Thursday. Bail was set at $75,000 for Marco Rodriguez, 18, who pro...
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Fake $100 bills used at Des Plaines fast food restaurantsJan 18, 2020 7:59 pm - Suspects used counterfeit $100 bills to pay for food at four Des Plaines businesses last week in an attempt to get back change in real currency, police said. The inciden...