Crime
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George Floyd's death an American tragedy with global echoes
Jun 05, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - When black men died at the hands of U.S. police in recent years, the news made international headlines. The name of George Floyd has reached the world's st...
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Pakistani couple suspected of killing 8-year-old maid
Jun 05, 2020 7:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Police arrested a Pakistani businessman and his wife who are suspected of beating to death their 8-year-old maid after she inadvertently opened a cage t...
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After 30 years, wrongfully convicted death row inmate freed
Jun 05, 2020 7:00 am - A man who spent nearly three decades in behind bars, most of them on death row, after he was convicted at his second trial of killing a 4-year-old girl in Philadelphia w...
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Trump defies governor, heads to Maine where protesters await
Jun 05, 2020 7:00 am - GUILFORD, Maine (AP) - President Donald Trump's first trip to Maine as president was meant to showcase the administration's work to fight the coronavirus but it attracte...
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Ex-Dodgers star Carl Crawford arrested on assault charge
Jun 05, 2020 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Carl Crawford has been arrested after his former girlfriend accused him of assaulting her during an argument over a man sh...
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Suburban prosecutor in Laquan McDonald case: 'We can do better'Jun 05, 2020 5:20 am - As the size and frequency of protests over the death of George Floyd grow, more and more suburban law enforcement leaders are sharing their thoughts on the killing and c...
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Addison traffic court temporarily moved to WheatonJun 05, 2020 1:00 am - People scheduled to appear in traffic court in Addison starting next week will have to go to DuPage County's main courthouse in Wheaton instead. Addison notified county ...
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Waukegan police searching for vehicle involved in fatal hit-and-runJun 05, 2020 1:00 am - Waukegan police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that killed a man riding a bicycle late Thursday night in Waukegan. Waukegan police Cmdr. Joe Florip said offic...
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Accountability agency: Officers who dragged woman from car should lose police powers
Jun 05, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago's Civilian Office of Police Accountability has recommended the officers involved in dragging a woman from a car by her hair and smashing the car's windows at the...
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6 more people charged with felonies in Aurora riot, lootingJun 05, 2020 1:00 am - Kane County authorities on Friday released the names of six more people facing felony charges in connection with Sunday's vandalism and looting in Aurora. The six are in...