'Santa' robber in Aurora receives prison sentence

An Aurora man who took a page out of the Grinch's playbook by dressing as Santa Claus to rob a store has learned his prison sentence.

West Loop SWAT situation ends with arrest
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There was a heavy police presence near a Coca-Cola delivery truck in the West Loop late Wednesday morning.

FBI investigates ATM robbery in Lake in the Hills

The FBI and the Lake in the Hills Police Department are investigating an ATM robbery that occurred at a Bank of America on Tuesday.

Man charged in Highland Park mass shooting loses bid to bar his statements at trial

A judge declined Wednesday to throw out statements made by a man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago in 2022.

Chicago man already in Cook County custody charged in string of Joliet burglaries

A Chicago man already in custody at the Cook County Jail has been charged in connection to a string of burglaries that occurred last month in Joliet, police said. 

Search underway for suspect in I-65 shooting in northwest Indiana

Authorities are searching for a suspect linked to an overnight shooting on I-65 in northwest Indiana late last October.

Shockingly high number of young voters say UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder was "acceptable"

While a portion of younger voters found the actions of the accused killer “acceptable," most voters opposed the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a new poll shows.

Man who killed brother, 3 others put to death in Indiana's first execution in 15 years

An Indiana man convicted in the 1997 killings of his brother and three other men received a lethal injection early Wednesday in the state's first execution in 15 years.

Former DC drug kingpin Rayful Edmond dead at 60

Notorious drug kingpin Rayful Edmond, the man accused of bringing the crack epidemic to D.C., has died at the age of 60. 

Alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione faces new murder as act of terrorism charge

Alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione has been indicted in New York City and faces a slew of charges, including first-degree murder and murder as an act of terrorism.