Crime
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Daily Herald opinion: Jail sharing plan is a win for taxpayers, Kane and Kendall countiesJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial is the consensus opinon of the Daily Herald Editorial Board There are 102 counties in Illinois but only 92 county jails. Clearly, the idea of two cou...
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One of three people injured in Beach Park shooting diesJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - One of three people shot in a Beach Park parking lot Tuesday afternoon has died, the Lake County coroner's office said Friday. Christopher Williams, 22, of North Chicago...
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Sympathetic portrayal of Alex Jones rebuked as 'hypocrisy'
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A producer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's media company tried to paint a sympathetic portrait of him Thursday as a jury decides how much in fi...
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No bond for accused rapist of girl who traveled for abortion
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A man accused of raping and impregnating a 9-year-old Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion was ordered held without bond Thursday by a...
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Man executed despite calls from victim's family to spare him
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama inmate convicted of killing his former girlfriend decades ago was executed Thursday night despite pleas from the victim's family to spare ...
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Kremlin poker-faced on US swap offer to free Griner, Whelan
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The Kremlin warned Thursday that a possible prisoner swap with the United States involving American basketball star Brittney Griner needs to be negotiated ...
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Defense contractor held without bail in ID theft mystery
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - HONOLULU (AP) - A U.S. defense contractor and his wife charged with fraudulently living for decades under the stolen identities of two dead infants told family they were...
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Beating victim cleared as Louisiana trooper awaits trial
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana has dropped its case against a Black man whose severe beating before his arrest in 2019 led to criminal charges and lawsuits against a state...
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FBI open to settling claims by gymnasts abused by Nassar
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI has reached out to attorneys representing Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and other women who were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar to beg...
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After abortion ruling, WVa could become 1st to pass new bill
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A bill up for a final vote in West Virginia's Senate could make the state the first to pass new legislation restricting access to abortions afte...