Crime
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Justice Department investigating Democratic Rep. Cori Bush over alleged misuse of campaign funds
Jan 30, 2024 2:20 pm - WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating whether Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri misused campaign funds for her own personal security, the progressive l...
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Heirs of Algonquin eye doctor who died before murder trial ordered to pay victim’s daughter $4 million
Jan 30, 2024 8:14 am - The family of an Algonquin eye doctor who was awaiting trial on murder charges when he died was ordered to pay the victim’s daughter $4 million, according to an order fil...
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Police release sketch of Round Lake luring suspectJan 29, 2024 5:58 pm - Round Lake police have released a composite sketch of a suspect and more detailed information on his possible vehicle involved in the reported luring of students last wee...
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Des Plaines woman accused of stealing more than $84,000 from employerJan 29, 2024 4:16 pm - A Des Plaines woman is accused of stealing more than $84,000 from a local business where she formerly worked, police said Monday. Aprill Perez, 47, of the 9300 block of L...
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Taking away Trump’s business empire would stand alone under New York fraud law
Jan 29, 2024 11:26 am - NEW YORK — Within days, Donald Trump could potentially have his sprawling real estate business empire ordered “dissolved” for repeated misrepresentations on financial sta...
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Sheriff: Teens attack deputies during domestic violence arrestJan 29, 2024 10:35 am - A pair of Lake County sheriff’s deputies were attacked Sunday as they attempted to arrest a juvenile boy on domestic violence allegations, authorities said Monday. Accord...
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Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
Jan 29, 2024 8:00 am - ANGOLA, La. — A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country’s largest maximum-s...
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Grayslake officials urge caution after attempted kidnappingJan 28, 2024 2:59 pm - Grayslake school officials are suggesting that students should not walk alone to and from school or bus stops in the coming days, in the wake of an attempted kidnapping l...
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Muslim scholar who’s a convicted child sex offender helps oversee Islamic boarding school in Elgin
Jan 27, 2024 9:55 am - After he was convicted in 2016 of molesting a girl and sexually abusing a young woman, Mohammad Saleem was told by a judge that he’s no longer allowed “at or in the Insti...
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Lisle police arrest man on child pornography chargesJan 26, 2024 8:40 pm - Lisle police Friday arrested a man suspected of distributing child pornography, according to a news release. Kevin J. Carroll, 38, of the 23W400 block of Greenbriar Drive...