Crime
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Officials are looking into a possible new ransom note related to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance
Sep 29, 2026 7:12 am - Authorities are looking into the possibility of a new ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, nearly eight months after she went missing from her Arizona home, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said.
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Questions surround counterterror probe into US air base after suspects were freed on bail
Sep 29, 2026 7:00 am - A surprise decision by the U.K.'s counterterror police to release five suspects on bail during an investigation into a suspected bomb plot targeting a U.S.-operated air force base in England has raised questions and concern from many, including U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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Glen Ellyn man faces gun charges after struggle in hospitalSep 28, 2026 3:30 pm - A man is being detained in the DuPage County jail, accused of illegally bringing a loaded handgun into a hospital emergency department.
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Man pleads guilty to trying to kill elderly relative, gets 12-year sentenceSep 28, 2026 3:11 pm - A man has pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder for trying to kill an elderly relative in her Big Rock-area home.
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Elgin man gets 15-year sentence for 2023 kidnappingSep 28, 2026 1:09 pm - An Elgin man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for kidnapping a woman.
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5 men arrested near a US-run air base are bailed as UK police probe whether there's a link to Iran
Sep 28, 2026 7:44 am - Five young British men arrested on explosives and terror charges near a U.S.-operated air force base in England were released on bail Monday, and counterterror detectives said they were investigating “multiple lines of inquiry,” including whether there is a link to Iran.
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‘She made the world a better place’: Friends, family remember woman killed during Fox River boating accident in JulySep 26, 2026 7:14 pm - Several hundred people gathered to honor Magdalena Jablonska at the McHenry Dam on Saturday. The 48-year-old Des Plaines woman and U.S. Marine veteran who “brought sunshine wherever she went” was killed in a boating accident July 25 on the Fox River.
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Animal cruelty charge dropped against owner of Wheeling pet daycare after dog’s death in vanSep 25, 2026 4:05 pm - Prosecutors Friday dropped their charge of misdemeanor cruelty to animals against the owner of a Wheeling pet daycare business.
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Geneva man pleads guilty to poisoning neighbor’s dogSep 25, 2026 2:45 pm - A Geneva man accused of poisoning a neighbor’s dog pleaded guilty Friday to felony aggravated cruelty to animals.
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Man found guilty of murder in Naperville gun sale gone badSep 25, 2026 2:31 pm - A man has been found guilty of killing another man during a dispute over a gun sale in Naperville.