Crime
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Former Des Plaines man repeatedly raped child, authorities sayOct 07, 2022 1:00 am - A former Des Plaines man is facing charges he sexually assaulted a child over three years, authorities announced Friday. Mitchell House, 40, who police said now is homel...
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Antioch man sent to prison for heroin possession
Oct 07, 2022 1:00 am - A 33-year-old Antioch man convicted by a McHenry County jury for possessing heroin last year in Crystal Lake was sentenced Thursday to 6½ in prison. Derek S. Schwantner ...
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Former Arlington Heights cop accused of fracturing relative's hand
Oct 07, 2022 1:00 am - An Algonquin man and former Arlington Heights police officer pleaded not guilty Friday to charges alleging he caused bodily harm to a female relative and fractured her h...
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US hits Iran with more sanctions over Mahsa Amini death
Oct 06, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. on Thursday imposed more sanctions on Iranian government officials in response to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, as protests have embro...
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Arizona woman seeks leniency in ballot harvesting case
Oct 06, 2022 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - A parade of character witnesses provided a judge Thursday with glowing reports about a southern Arizona woman who admitted collecting four voted early bal...
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Brittney Griner at 'weakest moment' in Russia, her wife says
Oct 06, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - WNBA star Brittney Griner is at her 'œabsolute weakest moment in life right now'ť as she faces a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a...
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Biden pardons thousands for 'simple possession' of marijuana
Oct 06, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of 'œsimple possession'ť of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes ...
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Kevin Spacey faces New York jury in sexual assault lawsuit
Oct 06, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Kevin Spacey's lawyer told a jury Thursday that a sexual misconduct allegation that derailed his theatrical career was the product of a young actor's ina...
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Correction: California-Family Kidnapped story
Oct 06, 2022 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In an Oct. 5 story about the abduction and killing of four members of a California family, The Associated Press misidentified the person who was cau...
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Family of victim in 'Serial' case asks court to halt case
Oct 06, 2022 7:00 am - ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The family of the victim in the murder case chronicled in the first season of the 'œSerial'ť podcast has asked Maryland's intermediate appellate co...