Crime
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Aurora man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting a childMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - An Aurora man was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13. Oscar O. Rojas, 44, of the 0-100 block of Jackson Place, ...
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Attorneys: Rittenhouse trial in November could take 2 weeks
May 21, 2021 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - The November trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the Antioch teen charged with murdering two people during chaotic protests that followed the police shooting of J...
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Lindenhurst man accused of stealing school equipment, selling it on eBayMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - After a six-month investigation by Gurnee detectives, a Woodland School District 50 employee has been charged in connection with the sale of more than $105,000 in school...
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U.S. attorney who started Operation Greylord dies at 91
May 21, 2021 1:00 am - When U.S. Attorney Thomas P. Sullivan took the first steps to begin what would become the legendary Cook County corruption probe known as Operation Greylord, he knew its...
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Appeals court hears case of 3 ex-cops charged in Floyd death
May 20, 2021 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Attorneys for the state and for three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd 's death appeared before the Minnesota Court of Appea...
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William, Harry condemn BBC over 'deceitful' Diana interview
May 20, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Prince William and his brother Prince Harry on Thursday issued strongly worded statements criticizing the BBC and British media for unethical practices aft...
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Durst's defense says dismemberment helps prove innocence
May 20, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The savage and sloppy manner in which Robert Durst dismembered a man he accidentally killed in Texas helps prove the New York real estate heir didn't ...
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France's Sarkozy goes on trial over 2012 campaign financing
May 20, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on Thursday on charges that his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid was illegally financed, a scandal tha...
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Man accused of killing Yale grad student returned to Conn.
May 20, 2021 7:00 am - NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A man charged with killing a Yale graduate student three months ago has been brought back to Connecticut to face murder and larceny charges after...
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Woman says she set boundaries, but actor Masterson raped her
May 20, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - An attorney for actor Danny Masterson on Thursday repeatedly challenged a woman on the witness stand over why she agreed to go to Masterson's house on...