Crime
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Bail reduced for Naperville man charged in fatal Lisle crashNov 29, 2021 12:00 am - Bail was reduced Monday to $500,000 for a Naperville man charged in a Lisle crash that killed three people in October. Brendan Wydajewski, 22, has been charged with thr...
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At Jussie Smollett trial, Osundairo brothers at center stage
Nov 29, 2021 12:00 am - CHICAGO - Two brothers stand at the center of the case that prosecutors will lay before jurors during the trial of Jussie Smollett this week. The former "Empire" actor c...
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Investigators believe Gurnee shooting victim was targetedNov 29, 2021 12:00 am - Investigators believe the deadly shooting of a Zion man near Gurnee Mills mall over the weekend was a targeted act, not random violence, an official with the Lake County...
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Park Ridge shooting may be linked to road rage caseNov 29, 2021 12:00 am - No injuries were reported Monday after gunfire struck a Park Ridge apartment building, leading to a brief lockdown of the nearby Maine South High School, police said. Th...
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Key moments since Jussie Smollett reported Chicago attack
Nov 29, 2021 12:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jussie Smollett goes to trial Monday on charges that he lied to Chicago police when the former "Empire" actor and R&B singer reported being the victim of ...
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Police searching for Wheaton intruderNov 29, 2021 12:00 am - A Wheaton woman woke to find an intruder in her home on Thanksgiving morning, police said Monday. Officers responded about 6:45 a.m. to the 600 block of North Stoddard ...
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European migration officials meet after deaths in Channel
Nov 28, 2021 6:00 am - CALAIS, France (AP) - Top European migration officials held an emergency meeting Sunday in the French port of Calais to find ways to better fight migrant smuggling, afte...
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Police pursuing leads in deadly shooting near Gurnee MillsNov 28, 2021 12:00 am - Investigators continue to pursue leads, including from video surveillance footage, in the hunt for the killer of a 26-year-old Zion man fatally shot Saturday in a parkin...
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Russia jails 5 people over coal mine disaster that killed 51
Nov 27, 2021 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian court on Saturday ordered five people to remain in pre-trial detention for two months pending an investigation into a devastating blast in a coal...
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Solomon Islands police find 3 bodies after violent protests
Nov 27, 2021 6:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Solomon Islands police found three bodies in a burned-out building and arrested more than 100 people in this week's violence sparked by concer...