Crime
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Hanover Park man admits to money laundering, gets 6 yearsJun 07, 2024 9:03 pm - A Hanover Park man who pleaded guilty to money laundering has been sentenced to six years in prison, officials announced Friday. Michael A. Venegas, 24, was first invest...
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Highland Park man accused of murdering his older brothers, setting home on fireJun 07, 2024 6:53 pm - A Highland Park man is in custody and awaiting extradition from Missouri in the shooting deaths of his two brothers earlier in the week.
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Man charged with giving false info on gun permit applicationJun 07, 2024 3:31 pm - A Lombard man has been charged with giving false information on an application for an Illinois Firearm Owners Identification card.
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Elk Grove Village man charged in multimillion-dollar fraud schemeJun 07, 2024 2:49 pm - A 39-year-old Elk Grove Village man is facing multiple federal fraud charges in connection with a scheme prosecutors said netted him $9.5 million worth of materials over ...
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Hunter Biden’s daughter Naomi testifies about her father in his federal gun trial, ending 1st week
Jun 07, 2024 10:43 am - WILMINGTON, Del. — Hunter Biden's daughter Naomi testified Friday in his federal gun trial about visiting her father while he was at a California rehab center, telling ju...
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How Arlington Heights police are taking drones ‘to the next level’Jun 07, 2024 6:57 am - Five years after helping to pioneer the use of drones in suburban law enforcement, Arlington Heights police are at it again.The department in May deployed its first — and believed to be the region’s first — Drone Response Vehicle, a specially fitted SUV from which an officer can launch a drone in less than a minute.
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AJ Freund DCFS caseworker gets 6 months in jail, probation for child endangerment
Jun 06, 2024 1:07 pm - The child welfare caseworker found criminally guilty for mishandling the case of AJ Freund before the Crystal Lake boy was killed by his mother was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail and 30 months of probation.
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Widow of Beau Biden takes the stand in Hunter Biden's gun trial, talks about tossing the firearm
Jun 06, 2024 7:19 am - WILMINGTON, Del. — The widow of Hunter Biden's brother, Beau, testified Thursday in his federal gun trial that she found his crack at her Wilmington, Delaware, house, saw...
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Appeals court halts Trump's Georgia case during appeal of order allowing Willis to stay on case
Jun 05, 2024 4:20 pm - An appeals court has halted the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others while it reviews the lower court judge's ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case.
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Cross-examination of FBI agent continues in Hunter Biden's gun trial, as first lady again attends
Jun 05, 2024 9:54 am - WILMINGTON, Del. — Federal prosecutors in Hunter Biden's gun trial have spent hours showing jurors evidence of his drug problem, seeking to reveal through his own words a...