Crime
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Jackson on track for confirmation, but GOP votes in doubt
Mar 24, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - After more than 30 hours of hearings, the Senate is on track to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. But Democr...
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Nebraska US Rep. Fortenberry found guilty in campaign probe
Mar 24, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was convicted Thursday on charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to ...
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Report: Justice Thomas' wife urged overturning 2020 election
Mar 24, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent weeks of text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to...
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3 US Muslims sue over religious questioning by officers
Mar 24, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three Muslim Americans filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that U.S. border officers questioned them about their religious beliefs in violation of their...
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Thousands welcome home pardoned S. Korean ex-President Park
Mar 24, 2022 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Three months after being pardoned for one of South Korea's worst government-corruption scandals, former President Park Geun-hye went home Thurs...
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Phone scam reported in Rolling MeadowsMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - A Rolling Meadows resident reported a phone scam by someone impersonating the local police and demanding $34,000. The caller said a warrant had been issued for the resi...
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Former Bloomingdale Twp. road boss admits taking kickbacks
Mar 24, 2022 1:00 am - A former suburban highway commissioner admitted Thursday that he took more than $281,000 in kickbacks and sought to hide the money from his wife, but he temporarily paus...
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Jury deliberating whether Round Lake Beach man shot twin boys in self-defenseMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - Jurors deliberated late into the night Thursday on whether a Round Lake Beach man acted in self-defense when he shot 17-year-old twin brothers, killing one, during a con...
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BBB warns of 'dramatic' spike in cryptocurrency fraudMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - No regulation and a lack of consumer education have led to a "dramatic increase" in cryptocurrency fraud resulting in significant monetary losses, according to a newly r...
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State Supreme Court: Officials sometimes can use campaign funds for defense
Mar 24, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that elected public officials and their campaign committees may, in limited circumstances, use campaign funds to ...