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Ponzi schemer gets over 17 years, ordered to repay $103M
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 am - ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - A man once dubbed 'œKing Perry'ť was sentenced Thursday to more than 17 years in prison for his role in masterminding a long-running investment sc...
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Nigeria lifts its ban on Twitter after 7 months
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 am - ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - The Nigerian government has lifted its ban on Twitter, seven months after the West African country's more than 200 million people were shut out of ...
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29 charged in 6-state shoplifting ring that hit pharmacies
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 am - TULSA, Okla. (AP) - State and federal authorities announced Thursday that they arrested and charged more than two dozen people for taking part in a multistate shopliftin...
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Film armorer blames ammo supplier in deadly 'Rust' shooting
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 am - SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A new lawsuit accused an ammunition supplier Wednesday of creating dangerous conditions on a movie set where a gun held by actor Alec Baldwin kille...
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Elgin industrial park could get a craft cannabis grower businessJan 13, 2022 4:00 am - Elgin may soon get its first cannabis business, but even if the doors open, the public won't be invited. The city's planning and zoning commission reviewed plans this we...
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Renovated Front Street Cantina open again in NapervilleJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - Just as Front Street Cantina emerged from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns in the spring of 2020, the roof almost literally caved in on the downtown Napervil...
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U.S. jobless claims rise by 23,000 to 230,000
Jan 13, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since mid-November, but still low by historic standards....
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Electric Gamebox coming to Oakbrook CenterJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - Electric Gamebox is aiming to become the next group entertainment evolution of the old-school video arcade or the clue-filled escape room. And suburban Chicago game...
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St. Charles officials weigh mixed-use plans for largely vacant Charlestowne Mall
Jan 13, 2022 12:00 am - Shaw Media St. Charles aldermen are weighing whether razing the majority of the largely vacant Charlestowne Mall to make way for 560 apartments and townhouses, a hotel a...
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This is the time to make a moveJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - This year hasn't started out exactly the way we planned. The omicron variant has refueled the pandemic, many of our co-workers, family and friends are fighting the viru...