Nicholas August Sentenced To 30 Years For Raping Woman During Rockford Bank Robbery
Nicholas August, of Rockford, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault with a weapon.
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Nicholas August, of Rockford, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault with a weapon.
Police came right to a Humboldt Park neighborhood bank and arrested a suspected robber this week, after authorities said he handed over his real state ID while trying to commit a robbery.
Two suspects identified in a bank robbery in Wilmette this week are also suspected in similar incidents the same afternoon in Lombard and Naperville.
Police and the FBI were searching Monday evening for two men who robbed a Byline Bank branch in Wilmette.
The man held up the Glen Ellyn Bank and Trust on Roosevelt Road around 11 a.m. Saturday.
Agents say they may have robbed the Citibank near 87th and Stony Island on the evening of June 1.
Chicago police were on the scene of a bank robbery at the PNC branch at Franklin and Madison in the Loop neighborhood around 5 p.m. Friday afternoon.
Munster and Hammond police have made an arrest in connection with the robbery on Tuesday at the First Midwest Bank.
A man wearing a suit and fedora robbed the First Midwest Bank in Munster, Ind., Tuesday morning.
Nicholas August faces multiple charges after he took a woman hostage in Heritage Credit Union, which led to a nearly seven hour standoff.
"These two bank robbers in the back of my office, taking the cash out of bags and stuffing it in their clothes."
The youngest frontman to ever play Riot Fest was supposed to headline a show Saturday in North Center.
The family of a 15-year-old boy who was accidentally shot in a shootout at an Old Irving Park music school has set up a GoFundMe to support the surgeries he needs.
The suspect robbed the Fifth Third Bank at 57 E. Randolph St. around 3:44 p.m, according to the FBI.
Maurice Murphy, 32, has been charged federally for stealing more than $15,000 from a Des Plaines Bank earlier this week.
A man robbed a bank at gunpoint right downtown at Michigan Avenue and Monroe Street Monday morning.
A suspect is in custody following a bank robbery in suburban Rolling Meadows Saturday morning, according to the FBI.
Police are looking for man they say robbed a First Midwest Bank in Waukegan.
The FBI is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of a bank robber who targeted the same TCF Bank branch about two years apart in Oak Lawn.
The FBI is offering a reward up to $1,000 for information leading to the suspect's arrest.
The trio allegedly led officials on a pursuit after robbing a bank Wednesday afternoon.
The FBI was called out Wednesday afternoon for the robbery of a US Bank branch in Elmwood Park.
The FBI Chicago field office is looking for a man who robbed a bank in The Loop Monday night.
A Chase Bank was robbed in the Ashburn neighborhood Wednesday morning.
Police are searching for a man accused of robbing a Chase Bank in Munster, Indiana on Friday.
A 57-year-old man was traveling east on Irving Park Road in a Hyundai sport-utility vehicle and was making a U-turn to head west when he hit the squad car, police said.
The workers' crane touched a power line, which energized the truck and gave the workers an electric shock.
German American Events LLC said the attendance record was shattered despite it being colder in 2024 than 2023, and despite the duration of the market being shorter.
Antos' excellence in teaching, and passion for music, have led him to be among the 10 finalists for the 2025 Music Educator Award.
A judge has ruled that a Wisconsin woman who stabbed her sixth grade classmate to please the horror character Slender Man can be released from a psychiatric hospital.
City attorneys are recommending settlements in lawsuits tied to former CPD Commander Jon Burge, former Sgt. Ronald Watts, and former Det. Reynaldo Guevara - all of whom have been accused of framing dozens of people.
President Biden honored former President Jimmy Carter in a eulogy at his funeral.
Madigan is accused of using his power and influence to arrange for no-show jobs for his allies, and business for his own law firm.
The legislation is named in honor of Karina Gonzalez, who was shot and killed – allegedly by her husband – in July 2023.
DePaul University professor and transportation expert Joe Schwieterman said Chicago needs to take a look at what New York is doing with congestion pricing.
Many turned out to take advantage of day-after-Christmas sales that can be hard to pass up.
At Yorktown Center in Lombard, just about everyone who spoke with CBS News Chicago on Monday said the act of going out and physically shopping puts them in the Christmas spirit.
Scammers know many of us are waiting for packages this holiday season.
The National Retail Foundation projected roughly 157 million people across the country would shop last-minute and try to wrap up their shopping lists.
The strike was deliberately authorized in the midst of the busy holiday delivery season nationwide for a reason—with the Teamsters Union pushing the company for a contract.
Those with endometriosis, ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, and female orgasmic disorder are now eligible to be prescribed medical cannabis in Illinois.
Lower immunity to the new GII.17 strain could be leading to more infections.
According to the CDC, at least 66 people have been infected with bird flu since last year. Most have had direct contact with sick birds.
The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.
A warning from the country's top doctor about alcohol's cancer risk comes at a time of year when many are already taking a step back from drinking.
There remains a question of where exactly ground will be broken for the stadium.
Chef Bayless also addressed his lack of a relationship with his brother, sports broadcaster Skip Bayless.
John Carruthers and his thin crusts have raised $80,000—a lot of dough for charities around Chicago.
Many turned out to take advantage of day-after-Christmas sales that can be hard to pass up.
It may seem like a brave choice to launch a company making old-fashioned mechanical watches—when many wear new-fangled electronic alternatives. But the entrepreneurs' mission is bigger than just watchmaking.
As we say ADIEU to 2024, a new study has revealed last year's hardest Wordle puzzles in each U.S. state, including Illinois.
Peter Yarrow was a singer-songwriter and a social activist, but he was best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary.
Here is the full list of winners who took home awards at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.
Here are the books and characters newly joining the list of works in the public domain in 2025.
Taylor also played two nights at Ravinia this past June.
The driver of a sport-utility vehicle hit a squad car that had its lights and sirens running on Irving Park Road.
The workers’ crane touched a power line, which energized the truck and gave the workers an electric shock.
City attorneys are recommending settlements in lawsuits tied to former CPD Commander Jon Burge, former Sgt. Ronald Watts, and former Det. Reynaldo Guevara - all of whom have been accused of framing dozens of people.
For 16 years Dr. Justin Antos has been the music teacher and band leader, here at Eisenhower High School in Blue Island. As Suzanne Le Mignot reports, Antos is now a finalist for the 2025 Music Educator Award at the Grammys.
Detective Allan Reddins was shot and killed last November while responding to a call of a man with a gun seen leaving a Chase Bank in Oak Park. Megan Hickey reports.
Reddins was shot and killed last November while responding to a call of a man with a gun seen leaving a Chase Bank in Oark Park.
The fires have scorched more than 45 square miles of the Los Angeles area—leaving total devastation behind.
Some Chicagoans, including CBS News Chicago Investigator Dorothy Tucker's sons, are prepared for the worst as the fires rage.
A 57-year-old man was traveling east on Irving Park Road in a Hyundai sport-utility vehicle and was making a U-turn to head west when he hit the squad car, police said.
The workers' crane touched a power line, which energized the truck and gave the workers an electric shock.
Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) said the wooden or plastic traffic barriers currently recommended for permitted street fairs and festivals in Chicago are a security weakness, and that needs to change.
Cook County sheriff deputies served only 25% of protective orders between 2021 and 2023, data show.
"San Antonio has really led the way in using aerial surveillance technology to prevent these activities," said Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd), who chairs the City Council Public Safety Committee.
Customers said contractors from the company, Orange Elephant Roofing & Solar, seemed simply to disappear into thin air. But that is only the tip of the iceberg.
Survivors, advocates and experts have weighed in on Mayor Brandon Johnson's pledge to create a task force to study the safety of Black women in Chicago.
General manager Ryan Poles said the bears will "cast a wide net." At least 15 names have emerged for potential interviews.
Tre White also had 20 points to help Illinois (12-3, 4-1 Big Ten) win with scoring leader Kasparas Jakucionis sidelined by a bruised forearm.
Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzking was also reportedly up first for a virtual interview Wednesday.
Frank Nazar and Ilya Mikheyev also scored for the 'Hawks, who had lost six of seven. Petr Mrazek stopped 35 shots.
Both teams play on Saturday. Seton Hall visits Providence and DePaul hosts Xavier.
Reddins was shot and killed last November while responding to a call of a man with a gun seen leaving a Chase Bank in Oak Park.
William Zientek, 46, was indicted last month in the shooting death of Dr. Olga Duchon, of Vernon Hills.
Their identities were not released as they were juveniles at the time of the crime.
The woman who was stabbed was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The other victim was not seriously hurt.
Some of the men now charged were already convicted in a deadly carjacking in Milwaukee.
