Crime
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State police investigating reported shooting on Route 53 near Biesterfield RoadFeb 20, 2024 12:40 pm - The shooting was reported just before 6:15 a.m. near Elk Grove Village, according to state police officials.
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Police: Man charged with attempted murder in Barrington stabbingFeb 20, 2024 11:50 am - A man is charged with attempted murder after a stabbing Monday evening in Barrington, authorities said. Three people were taken to hospitals with injuries that do not app...
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First federal gender-based hate crime trial starts in South Carolina over trans woman's killing
Feb 20, 2024 7:51 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. — The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity is set to begin Tuesday in South Carolina, where a man faces charges that he killed a ...
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WikiLeaks founder Assange faces his last legal roll of the dice in Britain to avoid U.S. extradition
Feb 20, 2024 7:21 am - LONDON — Julian Assange's lawyers began their final U.K. legal challenge Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges...
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Drivers charged with speeding away from Naperville, Lombard policeFeb 19, 2024 6:03 pm - Two drivers have been charged with leading police on separate high-speed chases across parts of DuPage County over Presidents Day weekend, authorities said. A 17-year-old...
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Elgin man convicted of sexual assault charges
Feb 19, 2024 12:30 pm - An Elgin man who was convicted of three counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault is facing a minimum sentence of 18 years in prison, according to a news release from ...
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Two charged with attempted armed robbery in Hoffman Estates, one of them for earlier crimeFeb 19, 2024 12:27 pm - Two Hoffman Estates men have been charged with an attempted armed robbery Friday in the village, while one of them also was charged with an armed robbery that had occurre...
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Minnesota community mourns 2 officers, 1 firefighter killed at the scene of a domestic call
Feb 19, 2024 8:00 am - BURNSVILLE, Minn. — A suburban Minneapolis community was in mourning on Monday after authorities said two police officers and a firefighter were killed by a heavily armed...
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Chicago man charged with carjacking in Lake ForestFeb 18, 2024 7:09 pm - Illinois State Police arrested a man Friday following a carjacking in Lake Forest the previous day in which the victim was struck with their own car, authorities said in ...
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‘Leaping bandit,’ now 83 years old, linked to suburban bank heistsFeb 18, 2024 5:58 pm - An 83-year-old Kentucky man once known as the “leaping bandit” and an Oak Lawn man he met in prison nearly two decades ago have been linked to a string of bank robberies ...