Crime
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Flight from Chicago diverted after a passenger stabs 2 teens with a fork, authorities say
Oct 28, 2025 9:38 am - A man from India stabbed two teenagers with a fork, slapped a female passenger and a crew member and mimicked shooting himself during an international flight, authorities said.
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Hegseth says US carried out 4 strikes on alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14
Oct 28, 2025 9:15 am - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor.
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Wood Dale police believe stabbing deaths are murder-suicideOct 28, 2025 8:30 am - Wood Dale police are calling the stabbing deaths of a 74-year-old woman and her 48-year-old son Monday a murder-suicide.
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Mother and son found dead in Palatine suffered apparent gunshot woundsOct 27, 2025 4:09 pm - A mother and son found deceased in a Palatine apartment Friday appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds and a firearm was recovered from the scene, authorities revealed Monday.
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Convicted St. Charles driving teacher remains in Hungarian custody
Oct 27, 2025 1:39 pm - St. Charles driving instructor Paul Bocska — convicted in absentia of 16 felony sexual assault charges when he didn’t attend his own trial — continues to be in police custody in Hungary with extradition efforts ongoing, court records show.
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Learn about internet safety at Indian Trails Public Library in WheelingOct 24, 2025 5:47 pm - Learn how to protect yourself and your personal data from criminals on the internet Wednesday at the Indian Trails Public Library in Wheeling.
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Man faces child porn charges, including recording self with girlOct 24, 2025 4:26 pm - A Wheaton man is facing child pornography charges, including an allegation he recorded himself having sexual contact with an underage girl.
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Hanover Park police search for suspect after man shot in foot outside apartment complexOct 24, 2025 1:39 pm - A 35-year-old man was shot in the foot outside of a Hanover Park apartment complex Thursday night.
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Man guilty of murder for fatal road rage shooting in ElginOct 24, 2025 11:38 am - A Lake in the Hills man who fired a gun seven times at a car in a 2020 road rage incident in Elgin has been convicted of murder.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James pleads not guilty in mortgage fraud case pushed by Trump