WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyers plunged into his impeachment trial defense Saturday by accusing Democrats of striving to overturn the 2016 election, arguing that investigations of Trump's dealings with Ukraine have not been a fact-finding...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has always been a man of absolutes.Something is the best or the worst, a person is a winner or a total loser, an event has never happened before, even when it has.Absolutism was the unwritten credo of his career in business...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump inquired how long Ukraine would be able to resist Russian aggression without U.S. assistance during a 2018 meeting with donors that included the indicted associates of his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani.“How...
LISLE, Ill. (AP) — A woman fatally shot a retired Illinois State Police trooper and wounded another retired state trooper and an off-duty trooper Friday night before turning the gun on herself at a cigar lounge in the Chicago suburbs, police said.The...
Fire damage has displaced 140 tenants living in Ridgebrook Apartments, 808 Ridge Drive, according to DeKalb police.A press release sent at 8:27 a.m. says DeKalb fire and police departments responded 10:54 p.m. Tuesday to reports of an active fire on the...
There needs to be a change of attitude when dealing with the prioritization of drastic and progressive efforts and gun violence needs to top that list before it touches more lives.Six people were killed and six people were injured during the mass shooting...
The past few months have birthed a new wave of series surrounding the personal lives of serial killers. While this trend certainly garners views, its depiction of gruesome criminals as misunderstood victims of society promotes a dangerous narrative empathizing...
When it comes to feeling safe on campus, students want to know what is going on so they can keep an eye out for unsafe situations, which is why safety bulletins are necessary and should be sent out more often.The NIU Police Department sends bulletins...
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
Jan. 23
• Daniel W. Stephenson, 25, of Algonquin, was charged with theft.
• Devon W. Sanders, 25, of DeKalb, was charged with theft.
• Natalie J. Moore, 18, of Galesburg, was charged with theft.
• Catherine P. Gilman, 23, of DeKalb, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
Friday
• Sharita M. Walker, 29, of Chicago, was charged with identity theft.
• Charles S. Fenger, 22 of DeKalb, was charged with fighting in the city.
• Anthony O. Alford, 20, of DeKalb, was charged with trespassing.
Saturday
• James D. Stewart, 51, of DeKalb, was charged with aggravated assult and disorderly conduct.
• Cruz V. Montana, 31, of DeKalb, was charged with resisting arrest, obstruction and disarming an officer.
Sunday
• Dominic El. Primbas, 19, of Chicago, was charged with liquor consumption by a minor.
• Shawntina A. West, 25, of DeKalb, was charged with theft.
Monday
• Aisha M. Shadeed, 19, of Chicago, was charged with domestic battery.
False rape accusations take away from valid cases where rapists should be tried and convicted. Those who falsely accuses another of rape, and later admit to lying, should serve time in jail.Rape cases can be difficult to prove since physical evidence...
