Crime
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Vernon Hills police clarify arrest of registered sex offender near schoolSep 23, 2025 7:08 pm - Vernon Hills police Tuesday clarified a situation involving a registered sex offender near Hawthorn Elementary North.
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Mundelein woman killed in hit-and-run crashSep 22, 2025 4:44 pm - A 36-year-old Mundelein woman was killed Sunday night when struck by a hit-and-run driver as she attempted to walk across a Waukegan road, authorities said Monday.
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Man charged with home invasion, fleeing, in Aurora domestic violence caseSep 22, 2025 1:33 pm - An Aurora man has been charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding police, who were trying to arrest him on domestic violence charges.
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Mount Prospect warns of scam emailsSep 22, 2025 12:32 pm - Mount Prospect is warning the public about an email scam involving someone posing as a village employee.
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Aurora sex offender pleads guilty to sexual assault, gets 11 years in prisonSep 22, 2025 11:59 am - A previously convicted sex offender was sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty last week to sexually assaulting an underage girl.
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Patrons at New Hampshire restaurant shooting prevented worse tragedy with selfless acts, AG saysSep 21, 2025 4:11 pm - NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Patrons at a restaurant acted quickly and selflessly to stop a gunman who opened fire while a wedding was taking place at a New Hampshire country club...
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Ingleside driver gets 5 years in prison for crash that killed Elmhurst woman near McHenry
Sep 20, 2025 12:44 pm - An Ingleside woman was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for the fatal head-on crash that she caused while authorities said she was under the influence of marijuana.
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‘Reign of terror’ with more than 20 crime scenes in McHenry area lands Lake Villa man in prison
Sep 20, 2025 11:25 am - A Lake Villa man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison after going on what authorities called a “reign of terror” one night — firing a gun at and fleeing officers, damaging properties and stealing vehicles in and around McHenry.
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Woman charged with intent to deliver controlled substance in BartlettSep 19, 2025 4:35 pm - A Chicago woman received drug-related charges after her arrest during a traffic stop in Bartlett Wednesday night.
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ICE arrests nearly 550 in Chicago area as part of ‘Midway Blitz’
Sep 19, 2025 3:02 pm - Immigration enforcement officials have arrested more than 400 people as part of an operation in the Chicago area that launched a little less than two weeks ago, a top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said Friday.