Crime
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Judge temporarily blocks report on Trump classified-documents probe
Jan 07, 2025 11:22 am - The federal judge in Florida who dismissed the case against Donald Trump over his alleged mishandling of classified documents has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from releasing a report detailing the findings of that investigation by special counsel Jack Smith.
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New Orleans attack came at a time of political heat, and transition, for the FBI
Jan 07, 2025 11:15 am - Joining law enforcement officials to update the public in the hours after a man killed 14 people and injured dozens of others in New Orleans, Louisiana's junior Republican senator, John Kennedy, implored the FBI to “catch these people" — and then added one more eyebrow-raising request of the federal government.
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Driver charged in double-fatal crash sent to jail for violating pretrial releaseJan 06, 2025 9:29 pm - A man charged with reckless homicide in a crash that killed two of his friends has been jailed for violating the terms of his pretrial release.
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Des Plaines resident scammed out of cryptocurrency investment, police sayJan 06, 2025 2:43 pm - A Des Plaines resident lost a cryptocurrency investment worth about $5,000 to a scammer, police said Monday.
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Judge denies Trump’s bid to halt Friday's hush money case sentencing while they appeal to block it
Jan 06, 2025 12:13 pm - President-elect Donald Trump was thwarted Monday in his bid to indefinitely postpone this week’s sentencing in his hush money case while he appeals a ruling that upheld the verdict and put him on course to be the first president to take office convicted of crimes.
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Two teens charged in Lake County shooting that injured two womenJan 06, 2025 9:00 am - Two teenagers — an adult and a juvenile — are charged in connection with a drive-by shooting Sunday that injured two women in Lake County.
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Suspects in Lake County drive-by shooting caught after police chaseJan 05, 2025 10:33 am - Two suspects in a drive-by shooting that injured two women in Beach Park were arrested Sunday morning after leading police on a high-speed chase, authorities said.
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Suspect arrested in string of lottery ticket thefts across DuPage CountyJan 04, 2025 4:57 pm - Yonas Beyene, 37, of Wheaton faces felony charges for a string of lottery ticket thefts from DuPage County convenience stores after being arrested near a Villa Park motel Friday.
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Reminders of Jan. 6 attack fade in the Capitol as Trump retakes power
Jan 04, 2025 2:17 pm - Inside the Capitol, reminders of the violence are increasingly hard to find.
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Man faces child sex crime charges after stingJan 03, 2025 7:48 pm - A former Hinsdale man is charged with child sex-related crimes, while being on probation on a conviction in Minnesota for similar crimes.