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BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. -- A break-in has been reported at the home of slain Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, authorities said.

The woman found dead on Tuesday morning near an intersection in unincorporated Woodstock has been identified, the McHenry ...

Police Superintendent Larry Snelling did not take a clear side on the teen curfew Wednesday morning, saying police will “do ...

A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of engaging in an online campaign of cybergrooming and virtual sexual abuse of children, including pressuring a ...

The parents of a 10-year-old girl who allegedly was assaulted repeatedly by a 14-year-old student in the Taylorville School ...

An 18-year-old was charged in connection with the armed robberies of two other teens Tuesday in Chicago's Burnside neighborhood.

AGGRAVATED DUI: Cornelius L. Edwards, 39, Chicago, was charged with aggravated drunken driving, driving on a suspended ...

Christina Formella was a former teacher at Downers Grove South High School in suburban Chicago when she engaged in sexual ...

Christina Formella was arraigned Tuesday on 20 counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, plus multiple counts of ...

CHICAGO - Two Chicago police officers were injured in a crash early Wednesday in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Around 1 a.m., ...

Brindley went on to say the need for a pardon became ‘more imminent by the day’, claiming that Kelly has now been thrown into ...