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A judge Thursday ordered former 1st Ward Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno to Cook County Jail for violating his bail in a pending felony case. Judge William Hooks revoked Moreno’s bond after prosecutors said the ex-alderman violated condition of his bond in an ongoing fraud case by picking up misdemeanor DUI charges last month, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. During a hearing,...

A freshman Kansas congressman who had listed a UPS Inc. postal box as his residence on a voter registration form has been charged with three felony crimes, including unlawful voting

Aurora police say officers arrested a woman claiming to have coronavirus after she allegedly spit on a nurse’s face. Just after midnight on Monday, police said officers were called to Mercy Hospital in Aurora to assist security after a woman reportedly spit on a nurse’s face. Cynthia Meyers, 33, had checked herself into the hospital for trouble breathing, authorities...

A man has been charged after injuring seven Chicago police officers during an altercation Saturday in the South Loop. Nathan Arrington, a 57-year-old from Hyde Park, is charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery to a police officer and one felony county of resisting or obstructing an officer, police said. He also faces a misdemeanor charge for simple assault…

Charges were filed against two men who allegedly fled a traffic stop early Thursday and struck a Chicago police officer in Longwood Manor. Lamonte Powell, 27, of South Shore, faces a felony charge of battery to a police officer and misdemeanor counts of driving on a suspending license and fleeing and eluding, Chicago police said. Ernest Hayes, 32, of Roseland,…

Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton called for unity in the wake of the nation’s recent tragedies in Dallas, Minnesota and Louisiana while speaking in Springfield, Illinois, on Wednesday.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was forced to stay overnight in Indiana due to a mechanical issue on his private plane Tuesday night, NBC News confirms. The billionaire is reportedly using the extra time in Indiana to continue narrowing his search for a potential running mate.  Trump visited the Hoosier state Tuesday to attend a rally alongside Indiana...

A Chicago man faces a felony charge after he attempted to sell more than 200 counterfeit Cubs hats outside of Wrigley Field before Friday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

A Wisconsin high school student faces felony charges for trapping a teacher inside her classroom.

A Minnesota bar near the Wisconsin border faces felony charges for selling a popular Wisconsin beer, even though it’s not licensed to do so.

A 69-year-old man was charged in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a woman Thursday afternoon in Englewood, Chicago Police announced early Saturday.

Lotisha Myers, a correctional officer at the Cook County Jail, was charged with a felony for sexual misconduct after investigators found out about a sexual relationship between the officer and an inmate.

James Hargett, 37, has been charged after police pulled him over for a traffic violation and then discovered more than 300 pounds of cannabis valued at more than $1 million.