Lisa Capitanini

Six Army reservists from a single unit in America's heartland are the first fatalities of this war in Iran, leaving a region in mourning. The unit is based out of Des Moines, and they are proof that "freedom isn't free," to use the words Thursday of Iowa'... See more

The U.S. government's reward program sounds like money falling from the heavens. Give a good tip, get a few million dollars. A $15 million bounty in the case of the kingpin they call El Mencho --- one of dozens of criminal fugitives who have had multi-mil... See more

Unsolved and missing persons cases are what the National Institute of Justice has called "The Nation’s Silent Mass Disaster." In Illinois alone, there are nearly 500 open cases. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is now unveiling a new effort in its search ... See more

In Minneapolis, 700 ICE agents are being immediately redeployed but agency officials are not saying whether they will come back to Chicago, or where they might go. When it comes to immigration enforcement, Wednesday’s ICE messaging made it clear: the tone... See more

Suspects are facing charges in a brazen scheme to thwart an Indiana court case, tamper with witnesses and kill a judge and his wife, according to prosecutors in Lafayette. If the plot had succeeded, a witness would have been paid $10,000 for her silence, ... See more