Crime
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Group of teenagers charged in connection with two beatings in Mt. Prospect related to online dating appDec 26, 2024 6:50 pm - Mount Prospect police said a group of teenagers, using an online dating app to lure them to locations in the village, beat two men and damaged their vehicles.
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Man detained pretrial on gun charge in DuPage CountyDec 26, 2024 4:45 pm - A Chicago man is being detained pretrial on a gun charge in DuPage County.
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Driver found guilty of leaving 96-year-old woman overnight in unheated van, causing her deathDec 26, 2024 12:33 pm - A senior living center worker has been convicted of neglect that caused a resident’s death, after leaving her overnight in a van on a cold winter’s night.
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Suburban woman arrested on warrant tied to Des Plaines credit card scam, police sayDec 26, 2024 11:24 am - A Dolton woman wanted in connection with a 2016 case of identity theft in Des Plaines has been arrested, police announced Monday.
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Round Lake Beach man charged with DUI, reckless homicide in Christmas Eve crash that killed passengerDec 25, 2024 9:21 am - A 31-year-old Round Lake Beach man was charged with reckless homicide and DUI after the car he was driving crashed into a house on Christmas Eve, killing a passenger, authorities said Wednesday.
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Burglars hit Park Ridge ice cream shopDec 24, 2024 12:53 pm - Three masked burglars stole a cash register out of a Park Ridge business early Tuesday, police said.
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Police: Grinch-like quartet charged with stealing from Oak Brook retailerDec 23, 2024 6:07 pm - Two Cook County women and two male teens are charged with stealing more than $300 in merchandise from beauty and personal care store in Oak Brook.
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Police: Streamwood man fled traffic stop, crashed into home
Dec 23, 2024 12:13 pm - A Streamwood man was charged with felony counts of fleeing and eluding police after his car collided with a house in Woodstock, according to McHenry County Courthouse records.
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Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to state murder and other charges in United Healthcare CEO's death
Dec 23, 2024 8:49 am - The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder and terror charges in a state case that will run parallel to his federal prosecution.
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Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions
Dec 23, 2024 7:06 am - President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.