Hammond man sentenced in fatal Thanksgiving stabbing over food
Hannah went “too far” defending himself and accidentally hit an artery, according to his lawyer Lemuel Stigler and court records.
View ArticleCotton the pig allowed to stay in Morton Grove home
An agreement between the village and the Minx family, Cotton’s owners, was reached just prior to a hearing Tuesday where an adjudication hearing officer was set to consider three citations involving...
View ArticleAurora man charged with attempted murder stemming from shooting in Naperville...
An alleged Aurora gang member has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting that took place in the parking lot of a Route 59 shopping center in Naperville, DuPage County...
View ArticleIn fallout from last year’s unrest, man pleads guilty to breaking into...
The unrest that gripped Chicago after George Floyd’s murder one year ago continues to have repercussions in federal court.
View ArticleLawyers for 4 charged in ComEd bribery case say no quid pro quo with Madigan,...
The filing argued that the U.S. attorney’s office has improperly used the federal bribery statute to criminalize recommendations forwarded by Madigan to ComEd officials.
View ArticlePolice seize $22 million in marijuana in warehouse in Wood Dale, arrest a man...
Prosecutors said the cannabis seizure was the largest in memory in DuPage County.
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View ArticleFormer Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s supervised release ends early, marking an...
A federal judge on Tuesday granted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich an early end to his two-year period of supervised release, marking an official end to a criminal case that rocked Illinois when the FBI...
View ArticleMan dies in Oak Forest fire despite attempt by son to save him
Janozik said someone in the home tried to put out the fire, but were unable to control the blaze.
View ArticleArchdiocese of Chicago to reopen long-shuttered Little Village school
Catholic school classes are slated to return to a Little Village building next school year, as the Archdiocese of Chicago looks to reopen a school closed 16 years ago.
View ArticlePolice: Two shot outside North Aurora store
Two people were shot in the parking lot outside Woodman’s market in the 100 block of Hansen Boulevard in North Aurora late Tuesday afternoon, according to police.
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker touts ‘fiscal discipline’ of $42 billion budget passed by...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker touts the "fiscal discipline" of the $42 million budget passed by Democrats, but the state energy policy remains a point of contention.
View ArticleRed Cross, American Cancer Society urge blood, platelet donations as cancer...
The American Red Cross and American Cancer Society have partnered to promote blood and platelet donations nationwide in the wake of the resumption of cancer treatments as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes in...
View ArticleTwo Chicago police officers being investigated after alleged beating of teenager
Two Chicago police officers are under investigation for allegedly beating up a teen boy they arrested earlier this year on the South Side, according to records obtained by the Tribune.
View ArticleIllinois Senate passes elected school board for Chicago, over the objections...
Over the objections of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Democrats in the Illinois Senate voted Tuesday night to transition Chicago’s mayor-appointed school board to a fully elected, 21-member body by 2027.
View ArticleColumn: Let’s give Mayor Lightfoot’s violence reduction plan a chance to work...
Violence is not solely a policing issue, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleReaching people with vaccine hesitancy or limited access: ‘It’s really...
With a $1.4 million NIH grant, UIC leading Chicago group examining vaccine hesitancy and access.
View ArticleDaywatch: State Senate passes elected school board for Chicago, O’Hare’s...
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