Longtime political operative for Ald. Edward Burke, former state Sen. Martin...
A longtime precinct captain for indicted Chicago Ald. Edward Burke and aide to former state Sen. Martin Sandoval was charged Monday with misleading the FBI in its sprawling federal political corruption...
View Article2 killed in head-on collision on Eisenhower Expressway in Forest Park caused...
Two women were killed when one, driving the wrong way on the Eisenhower Expressway, collided head-on with a vehicle driven by the second person in Forest Park early Monday, according to Illinois State...
View ArticleRacist, anti-Semitic and homophobic memes shared with Jones College Prep...
Some of the posts "would be considered threatening," Jones officials said.
View ArticleChicago police move to prevent cops from stopping man who alleged he was...
Chicago police have moved to keep officers from stopping a man who sued last week alleging that he’d been detained more than 60 times by cops who mistook him for a man with the same name wanted on an...
View ArticleIllinois close to having 70% of residents 65 and older vaccinated, but rising...
Almost 70% of Illinois residents 65 and over have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, but an increase in COVID-19 cases, positivity rates and hospitalizations will keep the state from...
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View Article3 killed in fiery wrong-way crash at east end of Eisenhower downtown
Three people in two vehicles were killed after one of the drivers apparently had been traveling the wrong way on Interstate 290, according to Illinois State Police.
View ArticleNorth Aurora man charged in fatal Aurora hit-and-run was using iPhone when...
Police said a driver from North Aurora accused of fatally striking an 18-year-old Aurora pedestrian in a hit-and-run Sunday was using an iPhone when the crash occurred.
View ArticleChicago-based marijuana giant part of federal pay-to-play investigation
A Chicago-based marijuana cultivator and dispenser that has rapidly grown into one of the nation’s biggest pot firms is under federal investigation for possible pay-to-play violations during its push...
View ArticleFour men in one car shot on Interstate 57 near 127th Street late Sunday...
Illinois State Police are investigating a weekend shooting on Interstate 57 that injured four men in one vehicle, authorities said.
View ArticleCouple says they dropped off coffee and doughnuts to co-workers, only to have...
Police are investigating a Monday afternoon vehicle theft and crash in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side, authorities said.
View ArticleLoretto Hospital CEO George Miller to be suspended for 2 weeks amid fallout...
The CEO of Loretto Hospital will be suspended for two weeks without pay, but the disciplinary action is on hold until officials can find a replacement for the West Side hospital’s second in command,...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Chicago opens COVID-19 vaccines to those...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleDaywatch: Rising COVID cases prevent further reopening in Illinois, Chicago...
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View Article5 ways COVID-19 might reshape maternal health
Pregnancy data. Telehealth. How will COVID-19 reshape maternal health?
View Article$2,000 reward offered after 2 juvenile bald eagles shot in Indiana this year
Indiana conservation officers are investigating the second shooting death of a juvenile bald eagle in western Indiana this year.
View ArticleWoman convicted in Slender Man stabbing of classmate still dangerous,...
Earlier this month, Anissa Weier, 19, asked Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren to release her from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute in Oshkosh.
View Article18-year-old identified as shooter who wounded Chicago officer, security...
Cook County officials have released the name of an 18-year-old who was fatally shot after officials say he shot a Chicago police officer and a security worker last week.
View Article8 in custody following shooting outside Oak Lawn Hilton, according to police
Eight people are in custody following a fight in the parking lot of the Oak Lawn Hilton early Tuesday in which shots were fired but nobody was hurt, according to police
View ArticleProsecutors reject murder charge in summer unrest beating homicide that...
A man won’t face criminal charges after fatally beating one of two men who authorities have determined were trying to rob the first man and a friend of his during unrest following the death of George...
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