Ald. Carrie Austin and chief of staff indicted on bribery charges for...
Under a cloud for two years since her ward office was raided by federal agents, 34th Ward Ald. Carrie Austin was indicted on federal bribery charges Thursday along with her chief of staff.
View ArticleGas-fueled fireballs ignited without required state license during Dundee...
When two gasoline-fueled fireballs went off last weekend during the finale of the Dundee Township Park District’s fireworks display, it wasn’t the accident some in the audience thought. But they were...
View ArticleIllinois EPA urges legal action against battery company over Morris fire
The Illinois EPA recommends the state Attorney General "pursue legal action" against Superior Battery, the unlicensed business that was storing as much as 200,000 tons of lithium batteries in Morris...
View ArticleUnder pressure from aldermen, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown...
Police Superintendent David Brown stresses violence plan, turns to poetry.
View ArticleMount Prospect cop will continue as school resource officer after initially...
Mount Prospect police Officer Lisa Schaps will continue to serve as the resource officer at Prospect High School for the coming school year, officials said in a statement Thursday afternoon.
View ArticleMan shot while sitting on CTA Green Line
A man was shot in the back of the neck while sitting on a train at a Green Line station Thursday, authorities said.
View ArticleTwo girls, 8 and 9, and two teens among 9 shot, 1 fatally, in three Chicago...
Two young girls, ages 8 and 9, were shot Thursday in separate incidents, police said.
View ArticleInfant among 5 shot in Englewood
A young child about a month old suffered a “traumatic injury” in a shooting that also wounded four other people Thursday evening in Englewood, authorities said.
View ArticleGirl, 9, and violence prevention worker wounded in 79th Street shooting
A young girl shot was shot in the head Thursday afternoon in Chicago’s Grand Crossing neighborhood in an attack that also left a man wounded, police said.
View ArticleCost to Bears for breaking Soldier Field lease? Peanuts compared with the...
What would it cost for the Chicago Bears to break their lease with the city and leave Soldier Field? Compared with the cost of a new stadium, a pittance.
View ArticleColumn: This Fourth of July, dogs declare their independence from fireworks
This Fourth of July, dogs declare their independence from fireworks and the scary noises that come with them.
View ArticleDaywatch: Bears could leave Soldier Field for (relatively) cheap, another...
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View ArticleThree people shot in crossfire between two cars in Garfield Park
Two men and a woman were shot when the car they were in ended up in crossfire from two vehicles in the East Garfield Park neighborhood late Thursday, police said.
View ArticleStolen ambulance leads police on chase
Joliet police officers initiate a pursuit of a stolen ambulance in the early hours of July 1, 2021.
View Article96-year-old Westmont nursing home resident died of exposure after workers...
Two men have been charged in the death from neglect of 96-year old Westmont nursing home resident who died of cold exposure when she was left in a bus overnight, prosecutors said.
View ArticleTexts warning of an expired driver’s license are part of a phishing scam that...
Texts claiming to be from the Illinois Secretary of State's office with warnings that the recipient's driver's license is about to expire are part of widespread phishing scam
View ArticleMotion seeks to allow evidence of past violence and association with Proud...
Prosecutors in Wisconsin want a judge to allow evidence at Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial that shows he had a previous violent encounter in Kenosha before he fatally shot two men and injured another during a...
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View ArticleSTEM schools student equity
The pandemic magnifies disparities, but STEM educators and students are determined to prevail.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot apologized, but her administration takes hard line with...
Mayor Lightfoot has publicly offered an apology and empathy to Anjanette Young, the victim of a botched police raid. But her administration is playing hardball in Young's lawsuit against the city.
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