Crime
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Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns
Sep 12, 2025 10:30 am - NEW YORK — President Donald Trump said Friday he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor. Tru...
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Suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination expressed opposition to conservative activist's views
Sep 12, 2025 7:15 am - The man accused in the Charlie Kirk assassination had earlier expressed to family his opposition to the viewpoints of the conservative activist, the authorities said Friday in announcing an arrest in a targeted killing that raised fresh alarms about political violence in the United States.
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‘Senseless violence’: Charlie Kirk remembered by suburban leadersSep 11, 2025 9:16 pm - Charlie Kirk, a Wheeling High graduate, had been involved in politics from a young age, volunteering for campaigns and founding Turning Point in 2012 while a teenager.
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Federal suit alleges harassment, inappropriate practices in St. Charles Police DepartmentSep 11, 2025 5:28 pm - A federal lawsuit claims former St. Charles Police Chief James Keegan, who resigned in March, ran a department where discrimination, sexual harassment and questionable practices took place in the months leading up to his exit.
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‘One of a kind’: Young suburbanites remember Charlie Kirk as mentor, friendSep 11, 2025 5:01 pm - Suburbanites with ties to the Turning Point USA organization are mourning Charlie Kirk the day after his assassination.
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Aurora man faces gun chargesSep 11, 2025 1:52 pm - Aurora police confiscated drum-style ammunition magazines and a handgun in an arrest late Tuesday afternoon.
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Gunman robs Des Plaines convenience storeSep 11, 2025 11:46 am - A gunman held up a Des Plaines convenience store early Tuesday, making off with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.
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FBI releases photos of person of interest in Charlie Kirk's Utah university campus killing
Sep 11, 2025 7:10 am - The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot and has not been identified, authorities said Thursday in disclosing they have recovered a bolt-action rifle they believe was used in the attack and are reviewing video footage of the person they believe was responsible.
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Student in custody after Rolling Meadows police say gun brought to middle schoolSep 10, 2025 10:56 am - A student who allegedly brought a firearm into Plum Grove Middle School was arrested Tuesday, Rolling Meadows police said.
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Trial begins for man accused of kicking wife to deathSep 09, 2025 4:24 pm - A murder trial began Tuesday for a Naperville man accused of kicking his wife to death. But his defense attorneys argue other factors may be responsible for her dying.