Crime
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Men accused of setting off fire extinguisher at Libertyville Metra station chargedMar 22, 2021 1:00 am - Two 20-year-old men who police say activated a fire extinguisher inside the Libertyville Metra station in December are now charged with criminal damage to property and c...
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Bloomingdale man, charged with hate crime, denies threatening Muslim Lyft driverMar 22, 2021 1:00 am - Steven McCuiston said Monday that he called a Lyft driver "a (expletive) Muslim" and "a (expletive) terrorist." But he denied calling the driver, an Indian immigrant, "a...
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Man faces residential burglary charge after Buffalo Grove standoffMar 22, 2021 1:00 am - A man suspected of breaking into a Buffalo Grove home Saturday night then barricading himself inside when police arrived eventually surrendered after a nearly four-hour ...
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Elmhurst police warn of ruse burglariesMar 22, 2021 1:00 am - The Elmhurst Police Department is warning residents of a ruse burglary involving a man posing as a plumber. Valuables were recently stolen from a home on the 700 block o...
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Turkish police frees politician after detention in assembly
Mar 21, 2021 7:00 am - ISTANBUL (AP) - Turkish police on Sunday detained a prominent pro-Kurdish party politician who was staging a days-long protest in parliament. He was released after quest...
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N. Korean diplomats leaving Malaysia after ties are severed
Mar 21, 2021 7:00 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - North Korean diplomats vacated their embassy in Malaysia and were expelled Sunday, after the two nations cut diplomatic relations in a spat...
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Gun waiting periods rare in US states but more may be coming
Mar 21, 2021 7:00 am - Not long before the deadly Atlanta-area shootings spread fear and anger through Asian American communities nationwide, police say the attacker made a legal purchase: a 9...
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Ex-top aide to former Maltese PM charged with corruption
Mar 21, 2021 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - A former top government aide in Malta who was investigated by a journalist later killed by a car bomb has been arraigned in a Maltese court on charges of mon...
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Thai police use tear gas, rubber bullets to break up protest
Mar 21, 2021 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Scores of people were injured and arrested in the Thai capital after police used water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday night to break up a r...
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Lawsuit filed over hit-and-run death of Nicki Minaj's father
Mar 21, 2021 7:00 am - MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - Rapper Nicki Minaj's mother, Carol Maraj, has filed a $150 million lawsuit against the man who is accused of killing Minaj's father in a hit-and-run...