Crime
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Opponent of Pence's brother alleges racist threats, gunfire
Oct 16, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A Black woman who says she has received numerous racist and threatening messages as an Indiana congressional candidate against Vice President Mike Pe...
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Feds to execute woman who killed victim, cut baby from womb
Oct 16, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A woman convicted of fatally strangling a pregnant woman, cutting her body open and kidnapping her baby is scheduled to be the first female inmate put ...
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AP FACT CHECK: Rhetoric from Trump, Biden in the non-debate
Oct 16, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden faced inquisitive voters on separate stages in different cities in a substitute for the debate th...
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How a suburban police chief is using her Ph.D. in psychology to help fellow copsOct 16, 2020 5:30 am - Laura King knows better than most the impact a career in law enforcement has an officer's mental and physical well-being. King, the McHenry County Conservation District...
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Federal judge orders 'Cheer' star Jerry Harris held behind bars while awaiting trial
Oct 16, 2020 1:00 am - "Cheer" star Jerry Harris will remain behind bars while awaiting trial, a federal judge ruled Friday. Harris' alleged conduct and how he hid his alleged crimes from the ...
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Police say Texas men used blowtorch in Chick-fil-A burglaryOct 16, 2020 1:00 am - Bail was set Friday at $250,000 each for two Texas men charged with burglarizing Chick-fil-A restaurants in Wheaton and Lombard on Wednesday. Henry Wilson, 25, and Roose...
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Nerheim: Officers involved in fatal Beach Park shootout acted 'appropriately'Oct 16, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim said Friday that two officers working with the U.S. Marshals Service acted "reasonably and appropriately" when using deadly ...
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Elgin caregiver charged with stealing from coupleOct 16, 2020 1:00 am - A former Elgin caregiver was ordered held on a $20,000 I-bond this week on charges she took blank checks from a couple she was caring for and used them to deposit more t...
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Mother convicted in deaths of 2 newborns left in trash bags
Oct 15, 2020 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A jury convicted a South Carolina mother of throwing two of her newborns away in trash bags after they were born 13 months apart, but the 32-year-o...
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Oakland, Portland sue over use of federal agents at protests
Oct 15, 2020 7:00 am - The cities of Oakland and Portland, Oregon have sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department, alleging that the agencies are overstepping con...