It is an opportunity to educate young people about the nature of police work and perhaps motivate some to consider a career in law enforcement.
Waukegan youth police academy gives teens a glimpse behind the badge; ‘Cops do a lot of different things’
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Two teens charged in Lake County shooting that injured two women
Two teenagers — an adult and a juvenile — are charged in connection with a drive-by shooting Sunday that injured two women in Lake County.
Hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions are in limbo as a DC court awaits Donald Trump’s White House return
It’s the largest prosecution in Justice Department history — with reams of evidence, harrowing videos and hundreds of convictions of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Now Donald Trump’s return to power has thrown into question the future of the more than 1,500 federal cases brought over the last four years.
Man found dead near West Side
The victim was discovered unresponsive on the sidewalk of the 2100 block of West Gladys Avenue at about 3:16 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the shoulder and laceration to the temple, according to police.
Aidan Abad gave up wrestling. Or so he thought. Now the undefeated Lowell senior has no quit in him.
Abad, who didn’t wrestle as a sophomore, is 20-0 this season.
Joe Biden, in 11th hour action, bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters
President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling.
What to know about the Meta glasses the New Orleans attacker used to scout the French Quarter
The man who drove a truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, killing 14, had previously scouted the French Quarter and recorded video with his Meta smart glasses, the FBI said.
UK leader Starmer slams ‘lies and misinformation’ after attacks from Elon Musk
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday condemned “lies and misinformation” that he said are undermining U.K. democracy, in response to a barrage of attacks on his government from Elon Musk.
Joe Biden is traveling to New Orleans following the French Quarter attack that killed 14 and injured 30
President Joe Biden is taking a message to the grieving families of victims in the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans: “It takes time. You got to hang on.”
Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office
Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church’s religious orders.