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Man charged with multiple firearm offenses in Elgin

By Rick West
Jan 16, 2026 9:18 am - Jesus D. Ramos Pratz, 23, of Elgin, is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly discharging a gun in Elgin Wednesday.
Few details released after late night shooting outside Addison bar

By Jake Griffin
Jan 16, 2026 8:06 am - Addison police are investigating a shooting that happened late Thursday night on the 700 block of West Lake Street.
Julio Iglesias calls sexual abuse allegations against him ‘absolutely untrue’

Jan 16, 2026 8:06 am - Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias on Friday denied allegations that he sexually assaulted two former employees, calling the accusations “absolutely untrue."
Interstate shootings drop to 6-year low, state police say

By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
Jan 15, 2026 8:39 pm - Shootings on interstate highways in Illinois in 2025 were the lowest since 2019, according to state police.
Man accused of driving stolen truck to Target, stealing items

By Susan Sarkauskas
Jan 15, 2026 5:06 pm - A man on electronic monitoring in a burglary case has now been charged with illegally possessing two guns and a stolen motor vehicle, plus driving the vehicle to a Target store and stealing items.
Aurora man accused of fleeing from police in a stolen vehicle

By Susan Sarkauskas
Jan 15, 2026 3:40 pm - An Aurora man is being kept in jail pretrial on charges that he possessed a stolen vehicle and fled police.
Police searching for suspect after gunfire strikes two vehicles in West Chicago

By Joey Weslo
Jan 15, 2026 12:25 pm - After two vehicles were struck by gunfire in West Chicago, police are searching for any leads and asking the public to reach out if they have information on any suspects.
15 former NCAA players among those charged in alleged scheme to fix basketball games

Jan 15, 2026 9:25 am - Federal prosecutors charged 20 people on Thursday, including 15 former college basketball players, in what they called a betting scheme to fix NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games.
Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to ‘put an end’ to protests in Minneapolis

By STEVE KARNOWSKI, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, HALLIE GOLDEN and AAMER MADHANI
Jan 15, 2026 7:39 am - President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act allowing him to deploy troops as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement persist in Minneapolis.
Top Democrats say they would consider small changes to Illinois’ SAFE-T Act

By BEN SZALINSKI & JERRY NOWICKI
Jan 15, 2026 6:38 am - Gov. JB Pritzker and House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch signaled they’re open to amending the SAFE-T Act after a violent crime on a Chicago “L” train reignited scrutiny of the law.

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