Crime
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R&B singer Cassie set to testify in Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial
May 13, 2025 7:05 am - The R&B singer Cassie could testify as soon as Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial, as the Bad Boy Records founder faces charges that he orchestrated a deviant empire of exploitation that forced women into drugged-up sex parties called “freak-offs.”
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Chicago man charged in deadly 2021 Gurnee road-rage shootingMay 12, 2025 4:18 pm - A Chicago man is facing murder charges in the 2021 road-rage shooting in Gurnee of a Southern Illinois University student who was home for Thanksgiving break.
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Chiropractor accused of sexually abusing 2 teen patientsMay 12, 2025 3:13 pm - An Aurora chiropractor has been charged with sexually abusing two teenage patients.
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Man detained after hitting garage in police chase in ElmhurstMay 12, 2025 1:16 pm - A man who crashed a car into the garage of an Elmhurst house while driving away from police will be detained pretrial.
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Children sickened after being given drug-laced candy at Wheeling parkMay 12, 2025 7:54 am - Wheeling police are searching for a woman wanted for possibly giving at least four children candy authorities believe was laced with THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.
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Former Deerfield HS wrestling coach accused of possessing child abuse videos
May 11, 2025 11:25 am - A Crystal Lake man accused of possessing images of children being sexually abused previously worked as a volunteer assistant wrestling coach for Deerfield High School, Township High School District 113 has confirmed.
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Police: Plainfield man found with roosters, cockfighting gear
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Man killed in Downers Grove shootingMay 11, 2025 9:21 am - A 24-year-old man was shot to death Saturday evening during an altercation in Downers Grove, police said.
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Des Plaines man scammed out of $97,600: policeMay 09, 2025 10:07 am - A 72-year-old Des Plaines man was scammed out of $97,600 by someone posing as a U.S. Social Security Administration employee, police said Friday.
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Authorities: Chicago men hijacked box truck filled with electronics in Long GroveMay 09, 2025 8:52 am - Three Chicago men are in custody and charged with felonies in connection with a targeted hijacking of a box truck loaded with electronics in Long Grove Wednesday afternoon.