Crime
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Des Plaines man accused of downloading child pornSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - A Des Plaines man has been accused of downloading sexually explicit images of children as young as 8 onto his mobile phone. Cholino Sanchez-Gonzalez, 24, was arrested Tu...
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German official slams online 'incitement' after mask killing
Sep 22, 2021 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Germany's health minister on Wednesday partly blamed 'œincitement'ť against the government's pandemic rules on social media for the killing of a gas statio...
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Last person seen with Kristin Smart in 1996 heading to trial
Sep 22, 2021 7:00 am - SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) - The last person seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished from a college campus 25 years ago on the Central California coast will stand ...
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Man who claimed to have bomb at Capitol competent for trial
Sep 22, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The man who claimed he had a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol last month, prompting evacuations and an hourslong standoff with police, is c...
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Former US defense secretary testifies in Holmes fraud trial
Sep 22, 2021 7:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Former U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis testified Wednesday in the trial of fallen tech star Elizabeth Holmes, saying the entrepreneur misl...
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'Maderna' tourist wanted after skipping Hawaii Zoom hearing
Sep 22, 2021 7:00 am - HONOLULU (AP) - A Hawaii judge issued a bench warrant for an Illinois woman after she failed to appear for a virtual court hearing Wednesday following her arrest for an ...
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Suits against Ohio State over sex abuse by doc are dismissed
Sep 22, 2021 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A federal judge dismissed some of the biggest remaining lawsuits over Ohio State's failure to stop decades-old sexual abuse by now-deceased team do...
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Aurora man charged with leaving scene of fatal crash, destroying evidenceSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - An Aurora man has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash that killed a man on Sept. 12 in Aurora. Jesus I. Garcia, 27, of the 300 block of South Fourth Avenue, i...
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Police: Tracking device led to arrest of man stealing mail from Park Ridge collection boxSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - A South suburban man is facing a federal theft charge alleging he stole mail from a collection box outside the Park Ridge post office, authorities said Wednesday. Kelvin...
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$2,200 in chips reported stolen at Rivers CasinoSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - A gambler at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines reported someone stole $2,200 worth of her chips Friday night, police reported Wednesday. The theft occurred about 10 p.m. at a...