An examination of the dog found dead along with actor Gene Hackman and his wife in their Santa Fe home shows dehydration and starvation were likely what led to the animal’s demise.
Category: Crime and Public Safety
Family of slain boy accuses state prisoner review board of negligence in lawsuit
The family of a boy slain while trying to protect his mother from a former boyfriend has sued the Illinois Prisoner Review Board for releasing the man before the killng.
Metra says trains stopped in north suburbs after freight train strikes pedestrian
Metra’s trains on the Milwaukee District North Line are halted near Lake Forest and “extensive delays anticipated” after a freight train struck a pedestrian Friday, according to a Metra.
On centennial of the Scopes trial, Chicagoans honor Clarence Darrow at Jackson Park bridge named in his honor
The Chicago-based lawyer led the charge in multiple high-profile cases, including defending Tennessee high school teacher Thomas Scopes for teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution in the classroom.
Witness testifies he was with shooter who killed Charles Baird at New Lenox gas station
Marquez Whitfield, an inmate, said he was with the defendant and saw him shoot Charles Baird in 2020 at a New Lenox gas station.
Don’t click on those toll text messages. Officials issue warnings about the smishing scam
State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts.
Police: Woman died after found unresponsive in Cedar Lake ditch
An 80-year-old woman died after police found her unresponsive in a Cedar Lake ditch early Tuesday morning.
Police identify man found by railroad tracks in Liberty Township; case under investigation
The Porter County Sheriff’s Department has released the identification of a man whose body was found along railroad tracks in Liberty Township earlier this month and said the case is still under investigation.
Woman critically injured in Portage Park hit-and-run, police say
A black SUV was traveling westbound on the street when it struck the victim in a crosswalk, police said.
Indiana woman trapped in crashed car survives on creek water for 6 days until rescue
An Indiana woman who was trapped in her car after a crash survived for nearly a week on water from a small creek before she was discovered and rescued, authorities said.