Articles filed under Crime
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Sent home with love: Convoy escorts injured state trooper back to Lemont with thankful wifeMay 13, 2023 1:00 am - Lauren Frank's love and devotion to her husband, Illinois State Police Trooper Brian Frank, was evident Saturday as the couple departed Northwestern Medicine's Marianjoy...
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Another tool in high-speed chases: GPS darts that Oak Brook police can shoot onto fleeing vehiclesMay 12, 2023 5:00 am - An alarming surge in drivers' fleeing from police across the suburbs, often at dangerous speeds, has law enforcement leaders troubled, state lawmakers searching for answ...
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Illinois Supreme Court considers whether a fetus can be a murder victimMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - In 2007, Reginald Lane shot and killed Jwonda Thurston, his pregnant girlfriend. For the murder, he was sentenced to life in prison, following state statute for someone ...
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Palatine revokes Red Roof Inn's business license citing illegal drug sales, prostitutionMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - Palatine has cracked down on a local hotel for permitting illegal drug sales, prostitution, fights and sexual assaults on the property, officials said. Following an admi...
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Barrington-area man charged again with domestic batteryMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - A Barrington-area man, already on parole for a 2017 domestic battery conviction, was charged with the same offense this week after beating his partner and trying to evad...
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House passes bill to bar officials convicted of corruption from holding public officeMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House passed a bill Friday that would bar anyone convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury or misuse of public funds while serving as a public o...
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Elgin cracking down on speeding, street racingMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - Numbers show Elgin police are cracking down on speeding this year. And officers, during a weekly radio show, announced they are coming after street racers next. The radi...
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Lake County man charged with head-butting neighbor, kicking dogMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - Authorities say a 56-year-old Lake County man head-butted his neighbor and kicked the man's dog during a confrontation Sunday near Spring Grove. Joseph Donohue is charge...
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Authorities: Burglary ring struck Streamwood, Wheeling homesMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - Four men were ordered held on cash bails ranging from $25,000 to $60,000 Thursday after authorities said they burglarized homes in Streamwood and Wheeling this week in w...
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Glenbard South student accused of threatening others with gun at schoolMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - A Glenbard South High School student is being held on $500,000 bail, accused of threatening other students with a handgun at the school. Sami K. Zanika, 18, was charged ...