Crime
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Congress passes Emmett Till bill to make lynching hate crime
Mar 07, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress gave final approval Monday to legislation that for the first time would make lynching a federal hate crime in the U.S., sending the bill to Pr...
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Dizzee Rascal convicted of assault, then smashes camera
Mar 07, 2022 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British rapper Dizzee Rascal was convicted Monday of assaulting his former girlfriend, then smashed a press photographer's camera outside the courthouse mi...
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Huma Abedin steps out, brings her memoir to Abu Dhabi
Mar 07, 2022 6:00 am - ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - There's no easy way to tell Huma Abedin's story. So, she's telling it herself, bringing her voice to an international stage in the...
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NFL cornerback Richard Sherman pleads guilty to 2 charges
Mar 07, 2022 6:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Richard Sherman pleaded guilty in Seattle on Monday to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a drunken driving and domesti...
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Aurora man gets 5 years in prison for attack on Naperville restaurantMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - An Aurora man who pleaded guilty last summer to throwing an "explosive device" into a downtown Naperville restaurant during civil unrest in June 2020 was sentenced to fi...
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Shooter sentenced to 55 years for murdering Carpentersville manMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - A former Belvidere man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for the 2004 gang-related slaying of a Carpentersville man, the Kane County state's attorney's office ann...
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Trains running again after suspicious package found at OgilvieMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - A suspicious package at Ogilvie Transportation Center Monday caused the station's evacuation during the afternoon rush, resulting in massive delays for Metra riders. Ch...
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Two injured in three Aurora shootings SundayMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - Two people were injured in three separate shootings Sunday night in Aurora. Suspects in all three shootings are still at large and police say all three are unrelated. Th...
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Elmhurst man sentenced after most recent repair fraud convictionMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - An Elmhurst man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after admitting he defrauded customers of his home repair company out of thousands of dollars in DuPage Count...
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Teen killed in hit-and-run crash in Burr RidgeMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - Burr Ridge police are investigating a hit-and-run crash Saturday that killed a 16-year-old boy. The crash occurred about 9:20 p.m. as the boy was crossing Route 83 east...