Crime
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Rapist faces 10 to 45 years in prisonMay 26, 2022 1:00 am - A Third Lake man has been found guilty on all charges in a 2020 sexual assault, the Lake County state's attorney's office said Thursday. Andres Levya, 31, faces 10 to 4...
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Sixth-grader charged with making threats against Wheaton schoolMay 26, 2022 1:00 am - A 12-year-old student at Edison Middle School in Wheaton has been charged with disorderly conduct for making threats against the school. The boy appeared Thursday mornin...
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Metea Valley sophomore accused of cutting another student during fightMay 26, 2022 1:00 am - A 16-year-old sophomore at Metea Valley High School has been charged with aggravated battery in a public place after cutting a student during a fight Wednesday in a bath...
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Lawsuit: 13-year-old's hands up when shot by Chicago police
May 26, 2022 1:00 am - A 13-year-old boy shot in the back by a Chicago police officer was unarmed and had his arms raised to surrender when he was hit by the bullet, according to a lawsuit fil...
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Glenbrook teacher faces new charges in student sexual assault caseMay 26, 2022 1:00 am - A former Glenbrook High School District 225 teacher is facing nine new felony charges stemming from an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct with a student,...
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Two College of DuPage educators find common ground, build opportunities for former inmatesMay 25, 2022 11:00 pm - A chance conversation between two colleagues is opening educational doors for incarcerated individuals and college students in DuPage County going into justice studies a...
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Biden says 'we have to act' after Texas school shooting
May 25, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Lamenting a uniquely American tragedy, an anguished and angry President Joe Biden delivered an urgent call for new restrictions on firearms after a gun...
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School massacre continues Texas' grim run of mass shootings
May 25, 2022 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Once again, one of America's deadliest mass shootings happened in Texas. Past shootings targeted worshippers during a Sunday sermon, shoppers at a W...
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Gambia to investigate fugitive ex-dictator Jammeh for abuses
May 25, 2022 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Gambia's government is setting up a special prosecutor's office to investigate for severe human rights violations and potentially charge former dic...
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Glencore pays up to $1.5B to resolve corruption claims
May 25, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Commodities firm Glencore says it has reached deals with authorities in the United States, Britain and Brazil to resolve corruption allegations in return f...