6+ hour, 53+ min ago   (540+ words) TORRANCE, Ca. — A judge on Wednesday suspended criminal charges against a former U.S. Marine arrested at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course with ammunition and a gun in his vehicle. He is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. Los Angeles County…...

9+ hour, 33+ min ago   (563+ words) A 19-year-old Hispanic man in shackles escaped from an ICE vehicle rolling down Interstate 94, triggering a five-hour manhunt before he was caught in a wooded area in Porter near the U.S. 20 interchange Tuesday evening, authorities say. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement wasn’t…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (377+ words) A new partnership between the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office and Winfield Police Department promises to bring a level of crime fighting it hopes it never needs but is thrilled to have. Winfield, with its department of less than 15 officers, has…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (347+ words) Today is Tuesday, Aug. 25, the 237th day of 2026. There are 128 days left in the year. In 1875, Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, crossing from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in under 22 hours. In 1916, President Woodrow…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (341+ words) The fatal shooting Saturday night at a store in a strip mall near the Interstate 65 and Indiana 2 interchange in unincorporated Lowell is believed to have started with a domestic argument, police said. Preliminary information indicates the argument between a man…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1224+ words) At a busy Highland Park intersection, a camera goes missing; not usually a newsworthy occurrence, but the online reaction to the disappearance of this particular type of camera — an automated license plate reader — was unique. Some cheered it on, assuming…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (296+ words) The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is recommending that two Grand Crossing (3rd) District police officers be stripped of their police powers after finding that they drew blood from a man while trying to pry open his mouth with a pair…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (673+ words) A standing-room-and-overflow crowd of more than 250 people gave Elias “Louie” Agalianos at least three standing ovations as he took his oath of office as Waukegan’s new police chief. With more than 26 years as a member of the Waukegan Police Department,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (130+ words) Charges of domestic battery and violating an order of protection against former Tinley Park police Cmdr. Patrick St. John were dismissed last week, according to court records. Court documents showed that the Cook County state’s attorney’s office announced Aug. 12 it…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (357+ words) The City of Gary is coordinating with law enforcement to line up security for NIPSCO workers after linemen working to restore power after the storm were shot at Friday night. Utility crews were working in the city when they were…...