Carpentersville man involved in West Dundee road rage incident has died,...
The man injured in a road rage incident last week on Route 31 in West Dundee has died, police said.
View ArticleChicago mayor names as interim CPS chief José Torres, former leader of...
Torres replaces Janice Jackson, who is leaving CPS at the end of the month.
View ArticleChicago police sergeant alleges commander sent officers to the block his home...
A spokesman for the Chicago Police Department said he could not comment on any of the allegations because the matter is under investigation.
View ArticleAuthorities call ‘large group of people actively fighting’ Sunday at Six...
Police said they do not know what caused a large fight at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee Sunday, but that the disturbance appeared to an isolated incident.
View ArticlePortage man drowns in Michigan City after saving girlfriend
A state Department of Natural Resources release identified the victim as Donald Turner.
View ArticleMiami man charged in fatal shooting of Gary bank security guard appears in...
A Miami man charged in a Gary bank security guard’s shooting death made his first court appearance Monday.
View ArticleGurnee man gets 4-year prison term for accidentally shooting girlfriend as...
In a negotiated plea with Lake County prosecutors, Isaiah Cole, 20, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and a drug charge. In return for the guilty plea and accompanying prison term, prosecutors...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot says email ripping aide over lack of ‘office time’ that...
The note drew criticism from political types who saw it as the mayor bullying a staffer.
View Article‘Serial stowaway’ with history of attempting to sneak onto flights could wind...
The woman known as the “serial stowaway” for her penchant for attempting to sneak onto flights could be transferred this summer to a specialized “problem-solving court” for defendants with mental...
View ArticleChemical fire large enough to appear on weather radar breaks out at Rockton...
An evacuation order was in place Monday in a northern Illinois near Rockford because of a chemical fire large enough to be picked up by weather radar, officials said.
View ArticleToxic waste left behind by coal-fired power plants could endanger drinking...
Dumps of water-soaked coal ash scattered around the state are chock-full of arsenic, boron, chromium, lead and other heavy metals. Nearly all of them are leaching pollution into lakes, rivers and...
View ArticleAurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman announces retirement from department she...
Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman announced Monday she will be retiring from the police agency she has been a member of since she was 17 years old, with her last day as chief set for Aug. 6.
View ArticleDog dies at Chicago kennel after being left in van on hot day
A spokeswoman for the Anti-Cruelty Society, an animal welfare organization, said there is no “safe heat” for an animal to be left in a vehicle.
View ArticleDovetail Project celebrates 21st graduating class of young Black and Latino...
Seven young fathers were honored in a ceremony on June 10, 2021, after completing the Dovetail Project's 12-week parenting program.
View ArticleWheaton man charged in connection with string of Aurora armed robberies
A Wheaton man has been charged in connection with a string of armed robberies in Aurora during February and March, police said Monday.
View ArticleWho is José Torres, the new interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools?
Torres started as a teacher but quickly moved to school administration.
View ArticleVan stolen in May located, as police chase leads to arrest in Westmont
Chicago officers located a vehicle that was carjacked last month and followed it until they were able to make an arrest in Westmont, according to police.
View ArticleAndersonville couple’s giant Pride paintbrush draws crowds
Nicholas Vazquez and his partner, Jesse Campbell, created and installed a giant Pride display in front of their Andersonville home that has gone viral in the days since its installation.
View ArticleColumn: Boeing is back to funding Republicans who promoted the Big Lie. Is...
Chicago-based Boeing is again donating money to Republicans who promoted the Big Lie, joining other corporations that suddenly forgot the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
View Article2 in Lake Shore Drive crash had been shot, 1 fatally
Two of three men in a car crash early Tuesday on Lake Shore Drive had been shot, one of them fatally, according to Chicago police.
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