Crime
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Des Plaines man accused of sexually abusing teen at local restaurantAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - A 15-year-old girl was sexually abused at a Des Plaines restaurant, but friends came to her aid and called 911, leading to a suspect's arrest, police said Tuesday. Jesse...
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Des Plaines resident bilked of $750 in cryptocurrency, police sayAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - A scammer posing as a Department of Health and Human Services employee stole $750 in cryptocurrency from a Des Plaines resident on Friday, according to police. The thief...
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Suburban counties sue pharmacy chains, alleging they contributed to opioid crisisAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - Nineteen Illinois counties, including Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry, are suing CVS, Walgreens, Meijer, Walmart, Jewel-Osco and other major pharmacies, claiming they con...
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Witness testifies that desperate R. Kelly offered $1M for return of videoAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - A former merchandizing agent for R. Kelly testified Tuesday that the singer offered him $1 million to find a VHS tape featuring Kelly as federal prosecutors in Chicago s...
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Trump's turbulent White House years culminate in Fla. search
Aug 22, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Mounds of paper piled on his desk. Framed magazine covers and keepsakes lining the walls. One of Shaquille O'Neal's giant sneakers displayed alongside fo...
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Trump seeks special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents
Aug 22, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked a federal judge Monday to halt the FBI's review of documents recovered from his Florida estate earlier ...
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Argentine prosecutors request 12-year sentence for VP
Aug 22, 2022 7:00 am - BUENOS AIRES (AP) - Prosecutors on Monday asked a judge to sentence Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández to 12 years in prison and bar her from holding public of...
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Accuser's mom: R Kelly's threats made her fear for her life
Aug 22, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A mother whose daughter prosecutors say R. Kelly sexually abused starting when she was 14 told jurors Monday at the singer's federal trial that she lied t...
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Election staff abruptly quits, upending rural Texas county
Aug 22, 2022 7:00 am - FREDERICKSBURG , Texas (AP) - Part of why Terry Hamilton says he abruptly left his job running elections deep in Texas wine country is by now a familiar story in America...
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Police file terrorism charges against Pakistan's Imran Khan
Aug 22, 2022 7:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, authorities said Monday, escalating political tensions in the co...