Crime
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Man gets 6 years in prison for 2018 Elgin home invasionMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - A man who prosecutors say entered the Elgin home of a former girlfriend where he struck her and her current boyfriend, threatened them and smashed a TV was sentenced to ...
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Police: Palatine man accidentally discharged AR-15 into neighbors' apartmentMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - A Palatine man faces a misdemeanor charge after police said he accidentally discharged a bullet into his upstairs neighbor's apartment while cleaning his AR-15 rifle Sun...
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Aurora police investigating shooting that injured one personMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - Aurora police say they are investigating a shooting that injured one person Monday morning. The shooting occurred in the 800 block of North Lake Street, according to a F...
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Floyd killing prompts some states to limit or ban chokeholds
May 23, 2021 7:00 am - Democratic Rep. Leslie Herod had no luck persuading her colleagues in the Colorado Legislature to ban police from using chokeholds after the death of a 23-year-old Black...
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Viral video drew hundreds to California party; 149 arrested
May 23, 2021 7:00 am - A birthday party invitation that went viral on TikTok brought hundreds of people to a raucous celebration on a Southern California beach Saturday night, prompting police...
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Israeli police escort Jews to flashpoint Jerusalem site
May 23, 2021 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli police escorted more than 250 Jewish visitors Sunday to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem where clashes between police and Palestinian protest...
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Belarus opposition figure detained when flight diverted
May 23, 2021 7:00 am - VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - A prominent opponent of Belarus' authoritarian president was arrested Sunday after the airliner in which he was traveling was diverted to the c...
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Gaetz, Greene cheer election audit in Arizona rally
May 22, 2021 7:00 am - MESA, Ariz. (AP) - U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz, two of the Republican Party's most controversial figures, told a crowd of Trump supporters in the Ph...
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New voter ID rules raise concerns of fraud, ballot rejection
May 22, 2021 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - When voters in Florida and Georgia want to vote by mail in next year's races for governor, they will have to make sure they take one more step to ensure t...
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Aurora woman, 23, one of two dead in Chicago shootingMay 22, 2021 1:00 am - Two people were fatally shot following an argument at an East Garfield Park convenience store Friday night, according to news reports. The Cook County medical examiner's...