Crime
-
State expands pro bono program addressing backlog of criminal appealsOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court is expanding a program that allows attorneys to volunteer on criminal appeals cases currently making up an extensive backlog. Th...
-
Families of Floyd, Taylor, Blake rally in Grant Park to encourage voting
Oct 29, 2020 1:00 am - With their relatives' names now etched in the collective consciousness, the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Jacob Blake and others killed or wounded by police ...
-
Former DCFS supervisor who oversaw AJ Freund investigation appears in court
Oct 29, 2020 1:00 am - The former Illinois Department of Children and Family Services supervisor who oversaw a 2018 investigation involving the family of slain Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund made ...
-
Judge allows John Hinckley to publicly display his artwork
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan can now publicly display his writings, artwork and music, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. John Hinckley has lo...
-
QAnon's 'Save the Children' morphs into popular slogan
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - MORRIS, Ill. (AP) - At a busy intersection in this small Illinois town, Lynn Vermillion smiles at passing drivers who honk their support for the colorful posters she and...
-
The Latest: Trump on Philly violence: 'Can't let that go on'
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 2:40 p.m. President Donald Trump is weighing in on two nights of clashes with Philadelphia p...
-
Ex-cop who shot Black man gets probation on unrelated charge
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A white former South Bend police officer whose fatal shooting of a Black man roiled then-Mayor Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign was sentenc...
-
Tanzania votes but 'widespread irregularities' are claimed
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) - Tanzania's presidential election saw 'œwidespread irregularities," the leading opposition candidate alleged Wednesday amid a massive internet slo...
-
Spain: Police investigate Catalan separatists on corruption
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - A Spanish court said Wednesday that police were investigating several people with links to the Catalan separatist movement on suspicion of corrup...
-
Nigeria's army admits its soldiers were at Lagos shootings
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's army has admitted its soldiers were deployed at the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos where live rounds were fired last week, killing several pea...