Crime
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How police are using virtual training to handle real-world challengesAug 16, 2024 5:15 am - Woodridge police are using a virtual-reality system to improve their training for real-life situations.
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Why you should think twice before posting back-to-school photos onlineAug 15, 2024 9:31 pm - It’s a back-to-school tradition - the kids line up donning new clothes, stuffed backpacks and big smiles while their parents snap a photo to mark the end of summer and the return to classes. But you might want to think twice before posting those photos to social media, the Better Business Bureau is warning.
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Man convicted of attempted murder in Aurora shootingAug 15, 2024 11:15 am - A Kane County jury has found a Chicago man guilty of attempted first-degree murder in a 2022 Aurora shooting.
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West Chicago teen gets 8 years in prison for brutal beating of autistic manAug 15, 2024 10:49 am - A West Chicago teenager was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree murder in the brutal 2023 beating of an autistic man.
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Donald Trump asks judge to delay sentencing in hush money case until after November election
Aug 15, 2024 10:38 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump is asking the judge in his New York hush money criminal case to delay his sentencing until after the November presidential election. In a letter m...
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5 people, including 2 doctors, charged in investigation into Matthew Perry's death
Aug 15, 2024 9:48 am - A prosecutor says five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry's death, including the actor's assistant and two doctors.
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Sheriff warns of drug-soaked pieces of paperAug 14, 2024 8:55 pm - Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart issued a warning Wednesday about the danger of paper soaked with synthetic drugs, after his investigators seized several pieces from inmates at the county jail recently.
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Judge rejects Donald Trump’s latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case
Aug 14, 2024 9:47 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump has lost his latest bid for a new judge in his New York hush money criminal case as it heads toward a key ruling and potential sentencing next mon...
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Man gets 5 years in prison in overdose caseAug 13, 2024 6:05 pm - A Streamwood man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the overdose death of a Carol Stream man, Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office said Tuesday.
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Chicago man accused of theft, fleeing police in DuPage County denied pretrial releaseAug 13, 2024 3:41 pm - A Chicago man will remain in custody after his arrest last Friday following a robbery at a Clarendon Hills Jewel that later led to a high-speed chase.