Prosecutors say a Chicago woman charged in the death of her 3-year-old daughter admitted she lied when she told police the child stopped breathing after a home invasion. Prosecutors alleged at a Wednesday hearing that 24-year-old Maria Espinoza-Per...

A former North Chicago police officer and his son have been found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of the father's mistress. Devin Bickham Sr., 42, and Devin Bickham Jr., 23, both of Blue Island, were convicted Thursday in the death of 29-...

• Charges are not evidence of guilt. Under law, individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. More blotter items are at dailyherald.com. Bartlett • Juan Mora, 20, of the 300 block of Raymond Street, Elgin, was arrested around 12:22 a....

ROCKFORD - An Illinois mom was reunited with her son on Mother's Day weekend after being separated more than four decades, a surprise meeting she called a "marvelous blessing." Diane Pope gained one more family member when Greg Harris - whom she was...

Search crews have found the body of a swimmer in Lake Michigan north of Chicago. The U.S. Coast Guard says the person was pulled from the water Thursday. Lake Forest Deputy Police Chief Karl Walldorf says there were multiple calls about a swimmer in...

Interim animal control director resigns Robert Sauceda resigned as Kane County's interim animal control administrator the state's attorney's office announced early last night. He had been suspended. Sauceda, an ally of Chairman Chris Lauzen, wa...

A Fox Lake woman was found dead Tuesday morning in Chicago's East Ukrainian Village. Chicago Police officers say they responded to a call of lifeless female in her 20s shortly after 7 a.m. Amanda Pucci, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene on the 10...

• Charges are not evidence of guilt. Under law, individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Bartlett Burglars ransacked a car around 8 a.m. April 29 on the 1200 block of Dunamon Drive and stole a checkbook, change and GPS. A second...