Crime
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Arrest made after Brookfield Zoo threat
Jul 06, 2022 1:00 am - Chicago Sun-Times A woman has been arrested after making a threat to "do harm" to visitors at Brookfield Zoo, authorities said. The woman was never at the zoo and was tr...
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Feds charge official in Cook County assessor's office with corruptionJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors in Chicago charged an official of the Cook County assessor's office Wednesday with "corruptly" accepting home improvements, jewelry, sports tickets a...
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State police defend decision to give Highland Park shooting suspect a firearm permitJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly defended his agency's decision to award a Firearm Owner's Identification card to the 21-year-old Highwood man accused of kil...
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FBI opens family assistance center for victims of Highland Park shootingJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - The FBI has opened a family assistance center in Highland Park to assist people physically or emotionally affected by Monday's mass shooting. Personal items left along t...
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Prosecutors: Highland Park mass shooting suspect contemplated second attack in WisconsinJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - The 21-year-old Highwood man accused of carrying out a mass shooting during the Highland Park Independence Day parade Monday admitted to police officers that he carried ...
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Restaurant owner gets 4-year prison sentence after tax fraud guilty pleaJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - A Lake in the Hills man who operated 11 Denny's restaurants throughout Illinois received a four-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to bilking the state out of mo...
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Canada says China bars diplomats from Canadian tycoon trial
Jul 05, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities refused to let Canadian diplomats attend the trial of a Chinese-born Canadian tycoon who disappeared from Hong Kong five years ago, Ca...
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Judge throws out Trump-era rollbacks on endangered species
Jul 05, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species, a yea...
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France brings 51 citizens home from IS camps in Syria
Jul 05, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French authorities on Tuesday repatriated 51 women and children from the former Islamic State group-controlled areas in Syria, according to a statement from...
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Georgia subpoenaing Giuliani, Graham in Trump election probe
Jul 05, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia prosecutor investigating the conduct of former President Donald Trump and his allies after the 2020 election is subpoenaing U.S. Sen. Lindsey ...