Crime
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Ex-husband kills woman, himself, Naperville police sayJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - Naperville police say a woman was shot to death Tuesday by her ex-husband, who then killed himself. Police were called at 7:30 a.m. to an apartment complex in the 1300 b...
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Wheaton man pleads guilty to elbowing cop in head during DUI arrestJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - A Wheaton man pleaded guilty Tuesday to elbowing a police officer in the head when police were arresting him on a drunken-driving charge. Lucas Sage, 24, of the 1000 blo...
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TSA found more than 130 guns at O'Hare, Midway checkpoints last yearJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - More than 130 guns were found at O'Hare and Midway airport checkpoints in Chicago last year, according to the Transportation Security Administration. Authorities said 9...
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University of Chicago police officer shoots gunman
Jan 18, 2022 12:00 am - A University of Chicago police officer shot and wounded a gunman who opened fire in Hyde Park late Tuesday morning, officials said. An officer had stopped to investigate...
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Huntley man gets 180 days in jail for battery to infant
Jan 18, 2022 12:00 am - Had Shawn P. Fontaine, 30, been convicted on his initial charge of felony aggravated battery to a child, he could have faced six to 30 years in prison, according to McHe...
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Far-right presidential contender convicted for hate speech
Jan 17, 2022 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French far-right presidential candidate Éric Zemmour was convicted Monday of inciting racial hatred over 2020 comments he made about unaccompanied migrant ...
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Russia denies looking for pretext to invade Ukraine
Jan 17, 2022 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's top diplomat angrily rejected U.S. allegations that Moscow was preparing a pretext to invade Ukraine, as Russian troops that are amassed near the ...
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Grandstanding fears as Norwegian mass killer seeks parole
Jan 17, 2022 6:00 am - STAVANGER, Norway (AP) - Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik goes to court, Tuesday, after 10 years behind bars, claiming he is no longer a danger to society an...
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Franklin Park man charged in Round Lake woman's overdose in GlenviewJan 17, 2022 12:00 am - A Franklin Park man has been charged with drug-induced homicide in the death of a Round Lake woman in Glenview, officials said Monday. Troy Campbell, 43, of the 9500 blo...
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Former AJ Freund caseworker asks to be tried separately
Jan 17, 2022 12:00 am - The former Department of Child and Family Services case investigator charged in connection with the death AJ Freund is asking to have his case separated from his old sup...