Crime
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Should possession of a little fentanyl, cocaine and heroin be a misdemeanor, not a felony?Oct 21, 2022 5:00 am - Should Illinois join the list of states, provinces and countries decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine? McHenry County official...
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43-year prison sentence for jealous ex in car-shooting-crash murder in AuroraOct 21, 2022 1:00 am - Even though he was not the one who pulled the trigger of the gunshot that caused a fatal crash, Montgomery resident Chuckie Chatman was sentenced to 43 years in prison F...
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Antioch Community High School locked down after threat FridayOct 21, 2022 1:00 am - Police are investigating the source of an "active threat" that led to a lockdown at Antioch Community High School Friday afternoon and prompted a large police response t...
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Man charged with arson after Libertyville house fireOct 21, 2022 1:00 am - A 26-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with a fire earlier this month at a single-family home on the 500 block of East Golf Road in Libertyville whe...
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Kane County eyeing 6-month reprieve from SAFE-T ActOct 21, 2022 1:00 am - Kane County officials are moving toward a joint stance on delaying the implementation of a key part of a statewide justice reform effort in hopes of restoring the abilit...
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EXPLAINER: What to expect at polling places this year
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - This year's midterms are playing out against the backdrop of former President Donald Trump's persistent falsehoods about losing the 2020 election, ...
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Canadian singer Jacob Hoggard sentenced for sexual assault
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - A judge sentenced Jacob Hoggard, the front man for the Canadian band Hedley, to five years in prison for the sexual assault of an Ottawa woman, in what th...
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Rape accuser testifies against filmmaker Paul Haggis
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - He was a famous moviemaker. She was a publicist working a film premiere where he was a VIP guest. He'd offered her a lift home and then invited her to hi...
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Ex-UCLA gynecologist found guilty in LA sex abuse case
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles was found guilty Thursday of five counts of sexually abusing female patients, in a ...
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Myanmar villagers say army beheaded high school teacher
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - The decapitated body of a high school teacher was left on grotesque display at a school in central Myanmar after he was detained and killed by the militar...