Father, son charged in Antioch Township beating of private investigator
A father and son have been charged with accosting and seriously beating a private investigator who was working in their Antioch area neighborhood, the Lake County sheriff’s office said Thursday.
View ArticlePregnant Illinois mom worried her eligibility for a COVID-19 vaccine won’t...
Despite being an at-risk population, pregnant women are not included in early phases of vaccination in Illinois.
View ArticleColumn: The End: The final poem in a four-year rhyming chronicle of Trump’s...
For the past four years, columnist Mary Schmich has chronicled the presidency of Donald J. Trump in rhyme, always based on his words and actions. This is the last entry in the chronicle.
View ArticleIndoor dining returns in Will and Kankakee counties as restrictions gradually...
Will and Kankakee counties and a downstate region that includes Champaign-Urbana saw restrictions on indoor dining loosened Thursday under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s coronavirus reopening plan.
View ArticleGary man gets 45 years for 2010 killing
A Gary man was sentenced to 45 years in prison Thursday in a plea agreement for his role in the 2010 shooting death of a Gary social club operator.
View Article14-year-old dies after he was struck by car while skateboarding, Kane sheriff...
A Pingree Grove teenager has died of his injuries after he was struck by a car while skateboarding this week, the Kane County sheriff’s office said.
View ArticleThe Spin: Biden’s climate platform faces challenges from Illinois coal-fire...
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View ArticleSuburban man accused of threatening violence at Biden inauguration ordered to...
A south suburban man was ordered held without bond Thursday on federal charges alleging he left a message for a U.S. representative threatening to shoot up “terrorist” Democrats at the presidential...
View ArticleStruggling kids, fed-up parents: Chicago families who want CPS schools open...
Parents say kids are suffering from the pressures of remote learning and should have the choice of in-person classes.
View ArticleIllinois awards $31 million in grants funded by pot taxes for violence...
Illinois awards $31 million in grants from marijuana taxes, to be used for violence prevention and economic development in areas hit by violence, poverty and the war on drugs.
View ArticleAirplane’s wheel plunges from sky, landing in Jefferson Park family’s yard....
‘Thank God it was a small plane, but it’s really surreal’: Airplane’s wheel plunges from sky, landing in Jefferson Park family’s yard
View ArticlePolice believe men who robbed driver at gunpoint in Niles had tried minutes...
Police say a woman was robbed at gunpoint from inside her own car while she was driving on a Niles street Thursday afternoon.
View ArticleExpressway shootings more than doubled in 2020, and victims and advocates are...
The Chicago area saw an unprecedented surge in expressway shootings in 2020, leaving a trail of grieving loved ones and traumatized victims who wonder what is being done about the disturbing trend.
View ArticleColumn: Joe Biden is the worst president in history and he’s turning my dog...
Joe Biden is the worst president in history and he’s turning my dog into a socialist.
View ArticleDaywatch: CPS families grapple with union pushback, Madigan no longer speaker...
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View ArticleFourth person charged in killing of retired Chicago firefighter Dwain...
A fourth suspect has been charged in the killing of retired Chicago Firefighter Dwain Williams, 65, who was fatally shot during a carjacking gone wrong in December on the Far South Side.
View ArticleBloomingdale man, 72, charged with sex crimes involving Glenview minor
The man was charged with several felonies including child pornography and grooming after police searched his home Wednesday.
View ArticleMan paroled after murdering Chicago cop in 1968 gets life for Northwest Side...
A Chicago man who was paroled after serving less than 20 years for the 1968 murder of a police officer has been sentenced to life in prison for a 2018 bank robbery, according to the U.S. attorney’s...
View ArticleNo punishment for Chicago cops who handcuffed 10-year-old in 2018
Two Chicago police officers were spared punishment by a member of the city’s police disciplinary panel Thursday night after investigators recommended they be suspended for how they handcuffed a...
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