Crime
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Wheaton woman charged with election-related perjury, forgeryJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - A Wheaton woman who ran unsuccessfully this spring for Milton Township trustee has been charged with election-related forgery and perjury. Susan Cain, 64, of the 1600 bl...
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Elgin police seek suspect in Taser attackJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin police are looking for a man who they say stunned a person with a Taser. Officers were called at 3:49 p.m. Thursday to a business in the 0-100 block of Clock Tower...
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Ring video captures road rage, hit-and-run in StreamwoodJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - A Ring video camera on a home in a Streamwood cul-de-sac recorded footage of an apparent road rage incident that turned into a hit-and-run in which a baby appeared to be...
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Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22 1/2 years for killing George Floyd
Jun 25, 2021 1:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvi...
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Judge appears skeptical over effort to dismiss Dominion suit
Jun 24, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday appeared skeptical of arguments to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems over baseless 2020 electio...
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Closed trial begins for Belarus opposition leader's husband
Jun 24, 2021 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A closed trial for the husband of Belarus' opposition leader began Thursday at a jail in the city of Gomel. Siarhei Tsikhanouski faces a sentence of...
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Greece: Priest held for psychiatric exam after acid attack
Jun 24, 2021 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A defrocked Greek Orthodox priest arrested following an acid attack that injured seven senior bishops and three other people was undergoing psychia...
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In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans
Jun 24, 2021 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - She screamed and cried, banged on the dashboard, begging her husband to drive faster, faster, faster toward her brother lying face-down on his bedroom f...
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Bargainers say have policing 'framework,' but issues remain
Jun 24, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional bargainers said Thursday they've agreed to a bipartisan framework for overhauling policing procedures, producing an upbeat but bare-bones...
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New York court suspends Rudy Giuliani's law license
Jun 24, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An appeals court suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York on Thursday because he made false statements while trying to get courts to over...