America Today Staff 
Metra BNSF trains were delayed Tuesday evening after an Amtrak train struck a vehicle near the Congress Park Metra Station in Brookfield, Illinois. The crash occurred around 6:30 p.m. Authorities have not said what caused the collision or whether anyone was injured. Both inbound and outbound BNSF trains were stopped following the crash. Service resumed … Read more
A suspect is in custody after officers found a man dead early Monday inside a Chicago Ridge home, police said. Around 4:30 a.m., Chicago Ridge officers responded to a report of an unresponsive person at a home in the 10500 block of South Austin Avenue. Police said they found the man dead inside. The Cook … Read more
A man died early Tuesday after officers found him shot several times in an alley on the West Side. Around 12:30 a.m., officers responded to a call about an unresponsive person in the 1900 block of South Ridgeway Avenue. Chicago police said they discovered the victim with multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics took him to Stroger … Read more
An Elmhurst man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities discovered the body of a missing Florida woman in a wooded area in Wadsworth, Illinois, over the weekend. The Lake County Coroner’s Office said it was notified shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday that a body had been found near Adams and Delany roads. The victim … Read more
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly sexually assaulting and robbing four women at suburban hotels while on duty. Federal prosecutors say Luis Urbie, 44, carried out the attacks between February and October 2022 at hotels in Schaumburg and Naperville. All four victims were women of … Read more
Alicia Marie Mogan, 43, of Hebron, faces charges after investigators reviewed security footage and message exchanges connected to repeated cash shortages at Corky’s Dog House in Cedar Lake, where she previously worked. According to the probable cause affidavit, police responded to the restaurant on Wicker Avenue after management reported ongoing theft concerns. Throughout the summer, … Read more
A 35-year-old Cedar Lake woman is facing a Level 6 felony theft charge after investigators concluded she used a Cub Scouts troop debit card for personal expenses over several months, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Lake County. The case began on August 6, 2025, when a complainant reported that a troop purchase … Read more
A traffic stop near Silver Lake led to the arrest of 44-year-old Anthony Wayne Miller of Warsaw on several drug- and driving-related charges. Police stopped Miller on Nov. 21 after a Silver Lake officer saw his vehicle cross the center line several times and noticed a broken license plate light. Court documents say the officer … Read more
The Berrien County Prosecutor’s Office says 20-year-old Rease Pence has been found guilty of first-degree murder, carrying a concealed weapon, receiving and concealing a stolen vehicle, and a felony firearm offense. The charges stem from the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old at the Arbor Trails Apartments in May 2022. Pence is already serving a 122.5-year … Read more
A Davenport man landed back in jail after a Sunday evening “fishing trip” ended with deputies finding him surrounded by cut fences and piles of stolen copper wire. Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) arrested 41-year-old Jack Edward Tolhurst on December 7 after responding to a trespassing call at a Lake Wales sand … Read more