Crime
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Wheaton man charged with armed robbery, forcing victim to withdraw $500 from ATMJun 11, 2022 1:00 am - A 19-year-old Wheaton man accused of forcing a man to withdraw $500 from an ATM is being held on a $500,000 bond. Levern Danley, who appeared in DuPage County bond court...
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Elgin mass shooter seeks medical release from prison, but victims' families say it should never happenJun 11, 2022 1:00 am - Calling it the "final insult," surviving victims of the last man Kane County prosecutors put on death row are fighting to ensure a new Illinois law doesn't override thei...
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Geneva man charged with damaging cop car, endangering child
Jun 10, 2022 11:00 pm - A Geneva man was charged with damaging a squad car and endangering a child in the aftermath of ingesting hallucinogenic mushrooms, according to Geneva police reports. Pa...
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Aurora man faces 15 felony retail theft, burglary charges
Jun 10, 2022 11:00 pm - An Aurora man faces 15 felony retail theft and burglary charges in connection with three shoplifting incidents at two Walmart stores in Batavia and Huntley, according to...
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Infowars bankruptcy tossed in deal with Sandy Hook parents
Jun 10, 2022 7:00 am - VICTORIA, Texas (AP) - A federal judge in Texas on Friday dismissed the bankruptcy protection case of Infowars and two other companies controlled by Alex Jones, the resu...
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Texas massacre spurs Oregon gun-safety ballot initiative
Jun 10, 2022 7:00 am - SALEM, Ore. (AP) - When Raevahnna Richardson spotted a woman standing outside a library in Salem, Oregon, gathering signatures for a gun-safety initiative, she made a be...
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1/6 panel: Told repeatedly he lost, Trump refused to go
Jun 10, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump was told the same thing over and over, by his campaign team, the data crunchers, and a steady stream of lawyers, investigators and inner-c...
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Uvalde school where shooting happened has deep roots in city
Jun 10, 2022 7:00 am - UVALDE, Texas (AP) - As the small Texas city of Uvalde struggles to heal after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school, thoughts have also t...
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National groups flooding local prosecutor races with money
Jun 10, 2022 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A local district attorney's race in Maine wasn't generating much attention until a political action committee linked to a deep-pocketed liberal do...
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March for Our Lives returns with a renewed gun control push
Jun 10, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Angered by the unrelenting toll from gun violence, tens of thousands of people are expected at rallies this weekend in the nation's capital and around ...