Crime
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Witness: Sailor was in area where fire started on US warship
Dec 14, 2021 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - A key witness in the Navy's case against a junior sailor accused of setting the fire that destroyed a U.S. warship last year testified Tuesday that he i...
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Former state legislator admits to tax evasion
Dec 14, 2021 12:00 am - Former state Rep. Edward "Eddie" Acevedo pleaded guilty to tax evasion Tuesday, having been caught up in the yearslong federal investigation revolving around former Hous...
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Suspect in robberies outside Rivers Casino arrestedDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - A suburban man wanted by police following a pair of robberies outside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines has been arrested, authorities announced Tuesday. Kenneth Lyke, 24, of...
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Man arrested after refusing to leave Des Plaines casinoDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - A Chicago man who was arrested Saturday after refusing to leave Rivers Casino in Des Plaines later pushed a police officer, leading to another charge, authorities said. ...
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Nordstrom in Oak Brook robbed twice in same dayDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - Police are investigating two more grab-and-run burglaries at Oakbrook Mall. Oak Brook police said the Nordstrom was targeted by thieves twice on Dec. 6. The first burgla...
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Waukegan man arrested months after Zion murderDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - Three months after Che Hearns, 31, was found shot in his Zion apartment, a Waukegan man is in custody. Tavares Reed, 28, was arrested Saturday in Chicago on a first-degr...
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Antioch woman accused of slashing boyfriend's armsDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - An Antioch woman is in custody after slashing her boyfriend with a kitchen knife during an argument, according to police. Charmaine Gunn, 48, was arrested by Antioch pol...
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Oswego man convicted in 2017 Aurora double murderDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - A Kane County jury on Monday convicted an Oswego man for the March 2017 murders of two men in Aurora. The jury deliberated for about three hours before finding Serafin A...
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Villa Park man sentenced to 10 years for gunrunningDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - A Villa Park man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison for illegally selling guns. Bruce Berrier, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of gunrunning, which is a felony...
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Danish impeachment court convicts ex-immigration minister
Dec 13, 2021 6:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A rarely used impeachment court in Denmark convicted a former immigration minister Monday over a 2016 order to separate asylum-seeking couples...