La Grange pastor charged with child sexual assault

The pastor of the Second Baptist Church in west suburban La Grange has been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a Class X felony. Read More

Man accused of hitting Metra conductor opts for bench trial

The Libertyville man accused of punching a Metra conductor rejected a plea deal Friday, deciding to have a judge preside at his trial. Read More

Wheaton man convicted of 1st degree murder

A Wheaton man accused of using a kitchen knife to stab his neighbor to death in front of the man's friends was found guilty of the 2009 murder by a jury in west suburban DuPage County on Friday. Read More

35 years in prison for man's murder

Phillip O'Bryant, 23, had just called his barber to say he would arrive in a few minutes. The married father of one never made it because a Waukegan man shot him in the head. Read More

Prosecutors: Jail guards ordered inmate beaten over insult

Two Cook County Jail officers are free on bond after being charged with having an inmate who insulted them beaten by two larger inmates. Read More

Father and son arrested in federal drugs, guns bust

A father and son were among 17 people indicted Thursday in a drug-trafficking and gun investigation that netted more than 17 kilograms of drugs and 15 firearms. Read More

Alleged hair salon bandit indicted for 5 robberies

Jason Logsdon, the Evanston man charged with robbing 15 hair salons throughout the Chicago area, was indicted Friday in Skokie on five counts of armed robbery. Read More

Be careful with space heaters, burn center docs say

Doctors at Loyola University Medical Center’s Burn Center, who see about 3,500 burn patients every year at the west suburban hospital’s clinic, are warning area residents that winter is not over y Read More

U of C pursues building 267-unit apartment building in Hyde Park

The University of Chicago, encouraged by early success of its Harper Court redevelopment, is pushing forward with plans to build a retail and apartment building less than a half-mile away from it. Read More

Lake Zurich cop pleads guilty to reckless driving

A Lake Zurich police officer has agreed to work under a "last chance employment agreement" in response to charges that he caused an alcohol-related crash while in possession of a loaded gun Read More