America Today Staff

Fourteen individuals were arrested following a law enforcement operation aimed at addressing illegal lodging, squatting, and active arrest warrants in the Kern River Valley, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. The targeted enforcement action took place on January 27, 2026, as part of an ongoing effort to protect public safety and enforce state laws … Read more

Two individuals were critically injured early Wednesday morning after a crash involving a stolen vehicle on Chicago’s Southwest Side, police said. The crash occurred shortly after 1:15 a.m. in the 3500 block of West Marquette Road in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Officers on patrol noticed a vehicle that had crashed into a viaduct and responded … Read more

Chicago police are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a home on the city’s Far South Side late Tuesday night. Officers responded around 10 p.m. to a residence in the 10100 block of South State Street in the Roseland neighborhood. A 46-year-old woman was found unresponsive on the floor inside the home. Fire … Read more

A former Elgin police officer has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison after being convicted of possessing child sexual abuse material. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Tuesday that Jordan Collins, a 36-year-old resident of Kirkland and former Elgin police officer, was sentenced to 12 years in prison. The charges stem from … Read more

An East Chicago man is facing misdemeanor charges after a traffic stop led officers to discover identification documents they believe to be fraudulent. According to police, officers stopped a Ford sedan around 8:33 p.m. on January 26, 2026, near the intersection of 149th Street and Euclid Avenue. The driver, later identified as 26-year-old Reyson Alexander … Read more