Crime
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Kane County panel backs body cameras as board chairman chastises cop criticsJun 11, 2020 1:00 am - Kane County sheriff's deputies will likely wear body cameras for the first time before the end of the year after a unanimous preliminary vote Thursday. Sheriff Ron Hain ...
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'This didn't just start a week or two ago,' Elgin chief says about initiatives to improve policingJun 11, 2020 1:00 am - Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley said she wants the department to continue tackling questions about race and anticipates an external examination of police arrests and stops...
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Aurora man guilty of DUI, chase, still charged with sexually abusing 3Jun 11, 2020 1:00 am - An Aurora man has pleaded guilty to leading police on a chase while he was drunk and on the lam on sex assault and abuse charges. Roberto Velez, 40, of the 300 block of...
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Elgin council calls for changes to several police-related proceduresJun 11, 2020 1:00 am - Elgin's city council wants changes to some police-related procedures in the wake of multiple Black Lives Matter protests, including one held outside city hall as the cou...
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Three charged in fatal shooting of Carpentersville manJun 11, 2020 1:00 am - Three men have been charged in the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old Carpentersville man outside an apartment complex earlier this week, Kane County prosecutors said Thurs...
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Psych evaluation ordered for man accused of threatening DuPage officialsJun 11, 2020 1:00 am - A psychiatric evaluation has been ordered for a Chicago man accused of threatening DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin repeatedly in phone calls and social media vid...
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Trump eyes racial equality debate through economic lens
Jun 10, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In his comments since George Floyd died, President Donald Trump has shared lots of opinions about the need for 'œlaw and order,'ť about fighting crime ...
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The Latest: SKorea reports 45 new COVID cases, most in Seoul
Jun 10, 2020 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea is reporting 45 new cases of COVID-19, all but two of them in the capital region, continuing a weekslong resurgence that health authorit...
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'Stop the pain,' a brother of George Floyd tells Congress
Jun 10, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Philonise Floyd challenged Congress on Wednesday to 'œstop the pain" as lawmakers consider a sweeping law enforcement overhaul, so his brother George w...
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Video appears to show police punch, tase black man who died
Jun 10, 2020 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Newly uncovered video appears to show police officers in Louisiana repeatedly punching and tasing a black man they were arresting shortly before he di...