America Today Staff 
Three Venezuelan migrants are facing charges after allegedly robbing three women at gunpoint inside a Buena Park apartment building, according to Chicago police and court records. Prosecutors said the women were returning from a night out in the Gold Coast when they reached the front door of their apartment building in the 700 block of … Read more
Chicago police say Michael Nash admitted he was at the scene of a violent robbery in Woodlawn earlier this month, claiming he was there as a neighborhood “peacekeeper.” But CPD says he was actually one of the robbers — and in a twist far from peaceful, he twice used phone calls from the police station … Read more
Saturday’s powerful snowstorm created dangerous travel conditions across the Chicago area, leading to nearly 500 crashes on local highways, according to Illinois State Police. Between 5 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, troopers responded to 414 crashes that caused only property damage and 66 crashes that resulted in injuries. ISP also assisted motorists in about … Read more
A man was found shot to death early Monday in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood, police said. Officers discovered the 38-year-old man around 6 a.m. in the 10900 block of South State Street. He was unresponsive and had a gunshot wound to the head. Police said he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators are still working … Read more
Snowfall and ice triggered a massive 45-vehicle pileup in Indiana, leaving cars and trucks scattered across an icy highway near Terre Haute. On Saturday morning, heavy winter weather hit the eastbound I-70 in Vigo county, causing multiple drivers to lose control. A spokesperson for the Riley Fire Department told WTWO 2 it was the largest … Read more
A Colorado father and three children were killed when their car was struck head-on by a stolen vehicle driven by a career criminal on November 24. Alvin Corado, 35, and his children MaKenlee, 11, Toretto, 8, along with family friend Jase Green, 12, died at the scene on Highway 83 in Douglas County. Two other … Read more
A 19-year-old Indiana teen was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with eight years suspended, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit murder for planning a mass shooting at Mooresville High School. The sentence will be followed by five years of probation. Trinity Shockley apologized in court to her intended target and the community, expressing … Read more
A two-month investigation into drug trafficking in Southwest Michigan led to the arrest of a 30-year-old Benton Harbor man and the seizure of a substantial quantity of illegal drugs. On November 25, detectives from the Southwest Enforcement Team (SWET) and the Berrien County Sheriff’s Tactical Response Unit executed search warrants at the COGIC Village Apartments … Read more
A months-long investigation into drug activity in southern Indiana has led to the arrests of 18 people and the disruption of a regional drug network. The operation primarily focused on individuals distributing illegal drugs in Switzerland County, Indiana. The investigation was led by the Indiana State Police and involved multiple agencies, including the Switzerland County … Read more
Lincoln Park authorities say 58-year-old Kenneth Smith of Westchester executed ten shoplifting incidents at the Target on 555 West Webster Avenue over just 12 days, stealing more than $1,200 in merchandise. Smith, already on probation for a previous shoplifting case, is now charged with operating a continuing financial crime enterprise, a Class 1 felony applied … Read more