Crime
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Southern Illinois judge temporarily blocks rifle ban
Apr 28, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A federal judge in East St. Louis issued an order Friday blocking enforcement of Illinois' ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines until a lawsu...
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Antioch man accused of hate crime, electronic harassmentApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - An Antioch resident has been charged with a hate crime and electronic harassment by the Lake County state's attorney's office, according to a news release from the villa...
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Aurora residents sent to prison for child labor traffickingApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - Two Aurora residents have been sentenced to 6½ years in prison by a federal judge in Chicago for child labor trafficking. Santos Teodoro Ac-Salazar, 27, and Olga Choc L...
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Man convicted of trying to rob truck driver at Naperville JewelApr 27, 2023 1:00 am - Frederick Holmon, 32, of the 100 block of North Kilpatrick Avenue, was arrested July 27, 2021, after Naperville police responded to reports of the robbery at the Jewel-O...
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Trump lawyer cross-examines accuser at rape lawsuit trial
Apr 27, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Donald Trump's lawyer began grilling writer E. Jean Carroll in court Thursday about a 1990s encounter at a Manhattan department store that she says ended with...
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Military sex assault reports rise, even as Army numbers fall
Apr 27, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The number of reported sexual assaults across the military inched up by about 1% last year, as a sharp decline in Army numbers offset large increases in the...
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Federal judge refuses to block rifle ban enforcement
Apr 27, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A federal judge in Chicago this week denied a request to block enforcement of both state and local bans on high-powered weapons and high-capacity magazines...
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Prosecutors: Guardsman in leak case wanted to kill a 'ton of people'
Apr 27, 2023 1:00 am - WORCESTER, Mass. - The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents kept an arsenal of guns and said on social media that...
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Woman charged with endangering kids by trying to flee police at high speedsApr 27, 2023 1:00 am - A Bloomingdale woman has been charged with fleeing police while driving with her two children in her car. Charmaine Hunt, 32, of the 300 block of Stratford Place, is cha...
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Bill would require schools to notify parents of cyberbullying within 24 hours
Apr 27, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation that would tighten anti-bullying protocols in Illinois schools will head to the full state Senate after unanimously passing out of committee th...