Bond set at $500,000 for Morton Grove man involved in 16-hour standoff with...
A Cook County Circuit Court judge set bond at $500,000 for a Morton Grove man accused alleged domestic violence that led to a 16-hour standoff with police.
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View ArticleMan faces murder charge after girlfriend found shot in Bishop Noll parking...
The victim, Monica Mills, 43, of Hammond, was taken to St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago where she later was pronounced dead, officials said.
View ArticleTwo Gary women in custody after fight involving children ends in gunfire,...
A pregnant Gary woman is in stable condition Wednesday afternoon after a shooting in which the suspect barricaded herself in her house with her children.
View ArticleOpenlands Lakeshore Preserve in Highland Park closed after explosive material...
Openlands Lakeshore Preserve in Highland Park is closed to the public until further notice after military materials were found on two separate occasions in one week.
View ArticleLatin School educators take big steps toward unionizing
Teachers from Chicago’s prestigious Latin School are taking steps this week toward organizing a teachers union, officials with the Illinois Federation of Teachers said Wednesday.
View ArticleAs Chicago braces for protests over fatal police shootings, CPD makes new...
The Chicago Police Department has made new rules about how cops should treat protesters as the city braces for more demonstrations over the shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo and other killings by...
View ArticleIllinois Senate majority leader Kimberly Lightford diagnosed with COVID-19
State Sen. Kimberly Lightford said she tested positive for COVID-19 Monday, making her at least the third person linked to the state government known to have tested positive this week.
View ArticleMan whose body was found by fisherman in South Deering died of multiple...
The body of a man found by a fisherman Tuesday morning near the Calumet River on the Far South Side died of multiple gunshot wounds, officials said Wednesday.
View ArticleFederal judge slaps BP for emitting too much lung-damaging soot from its...
The Whiting refinery is the nation’s sixth largest, with a capacity to process more than 400,000 barrels of oil a day.
View ArticleWhat’s going on with COVID-19 in Michigan? Here’s what we know.
Here's what we know about the COVID-19 outbreak in Michigan.
View ArticleColumn: George Floyd and the double standard on who gets sympathy for an...
Not every opioid user garners the same amount of empathy, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleSubsidizing 2 more Exelon nuclear plants key to meeting Pritzker’s climate...
Exelon's six Illinois nuclear plants provided more than half of the electricity generated in the state in 2019, with Byron and Dresden responsible for about a fifth of the total, according to federal...
View ArticleDaywatch: Adam Toledo police shooting video to be released, parents group...
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View ArticleMother, 2-year-old forced from vehicle in Wicker Park carjacking, police say
A mother and her toddler daughter were forced from their vehicle, which was carjacked late Wednesday in Wicker Park.
View ArticleBobby ‘Slick’ Leonard, 88, Pacers Hall of Fame coach, dies
Bobby “Slick” Leonard was selected as the ABA’s greatest coach. Hall of Fame player George McGinnis considered him a genius.
View ArticleLake Shore Drive bridge to close overnight in preparation for Chicago’s...
The Lake Shore Drive bridge over the Chicago River will be closed Thursday night into Friday morning as Chicago transportation officials test bridge function to prepare for regular bridge lifts as part...
View Article120 students in quarantine as Geneva High School takes ‘adaptive pause’ from...
Ten days after welcoming students back to fully in-person learning, Geneva High School sent 120 students into quarantine and shifted all students to remote learning for the remainder of the week,...
View ArticleMichigan city considers holding 2-day music festival with marijuana vendors
A promoter has applied for a permit to hold a two-day event in Niles with live music and marijuana vendors.
View ArticleCook County chief judge’s office to examine solitary confinement practices at...
The Cook County chief judge’s office has announced a group of experts and politicians to explore the practice of solitary confinement at the juvenile jail, as an advisory board again recommended the...
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