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Man faces child sex crime charges after sting

By Susan Sarkauskas
Jan 03, 2025 7:48 pm - A former Hinsdale man is charged with child sex-related crimes, while being on probation on a conviction in Minnesota for similar crimes.
Judge sets Trump’s sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ
Jan 03, 2025 3:04 pm - In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he's due to return to the White House — but promised not to jail him.
Des Plaines teen threatened school, police say

By Russell Lissau
Jan 03, 2025 1:29 pm - A Des Plaines teenager is accused of making online threats against an elementary school she attended years ago, police said Friday.
A horrifying accident has Hawaii officials pleading for an end to amateur fireworks shows

By AUDREY McAVOY, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and GENE JOHNSON
Jan 03, 2025 1:09 pm - In recent years, occasions large and small — parties, Super Bowls, mixed martial arts fights, even Thanksgiving — have provided a reason for residents across Hawaii to set off illegal fireworks.
Deputy cleared of wrongdoing in death of man in car chase near Maple Park

By Susan Sarkauskas
Jan 03, 2025 11:41 am - A Kane County deputy has been cleared of wrongdoing in a man’s death during a car chase near Maple Park.
Thief steals $1,300 in credits at Rivers Casino, police say

Daily Herald report
Jan 03, 2025 10:37 am - A gambler at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines reported losing roughly $1,300 in credits on Wednesday when he walked away from a gambling machine without cashing out.
Where’s Karen? New Elgin Cold Case Unit takes on baffling 1983 disappearance

By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
Jan 03, 2025 9:48 am - Karen Schepers vanished in 1983 after leaving a Carpentersville bar, prompting decades of fruitless searches and investigation. Elgin police now have launched a dedicated cold case unit that hopes to crack the 41-year-old mystery, including through a podcast called “Somebody Knows Something.”
South Korea’s impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoff

By KIM TONG-HYUNG
Jan 03, 2025 8:10 am - South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff on Friday during which he defied their attempt to detain him. It’s the latest confrontation in a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korean politics and seen two heads of state impeached in under a month.
New Orleans inches toward normalcy while mourning victims of deadly New Year’s rampage

By ERIC TUCKER, JIM MUSTIAN, KEVIN McGILL and JACK BROOK
Jan 03, 2025 7:29 am - A mix of law enforcement, street performers and football fans has filled New Orleans’ blocks as the city inches back to normalcy while mourning victims of the deadly New Year's rampage in which an Army veteran plowed a truck into revelers.
Batavia woman charged with financial exploitation of elderly family member

Brenda Schory
Jan 02, 2025 3:49 pm - A Batavia woman faces charges alleging she stole more than $50,000 from an elderly family member, according to police and court records.

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