Man represented at murder trial by his brother is convicted in fatal beating...
A Cook County jury has again convicted Anthony Jackson of first-degree murder in the gruesome 2013 beating of a stranger on a Green Line platform.
View ArticlePregnant Woodridge woman, who was injured when a tornado caused a tree to...
A young mother was injured during the tornado Sunday evening and lost her unborn baby. Now, family members, friends and strangers are offering their support with a GoFundMe page that has raised over...
View ArticleThe Spin: City Council poised to vote on Lake Shore Drive name change...
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View ArticleDownstate man charged with assaulting Capitol police officer, media during...
A downstate man was arrested Thursday on federal charges alleging he assaulted members of the media and tripped a police officer during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
View ArticleTiger show at Kane County Fair raises concerns, but officials can’t stop it
Kane County officials say they are concerned about a live tiger show to be offered at the county fair, but have no power to stop it because the event is run privately.
View ArticleCook County commissioners ask for more say in how $1 billion in federal aid...
A proposed resolution to temporarily hand Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office more control of $1 billion in federal aid was sent to a committee Thursday for fine-tuning after...
View ArticleTrial for Hamlet man, 20, ends in mistrial in 2019 deaths of Lake County teens
The nearly monthlong trial of a 20-year-old man charged in the 2019 murders of two Lake County teens ended in a mistrial Thursday in Valparaiso.
View Article2020′s difficulties fade, but Chicago homicides and shootings stay stubbornly...
Last year was billed as an outlier for violence in Chicago as tensions flared during the pandemic and civil unrest. But as the first half of 2021 draws to a close and the country has returned to a...
View ArticleDaywatch: Homicide and shooting numbers remain high in 2021, Chicago drivers...
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View ArticleColumbia College deletes listing for housekeeper in president’s house after...
Staff at Columbia College, frustrated after almost three years of contract negotiations with their employer, decided to make a point by applying for a part-time housekeeping position at the president's...
View Article‘I won’t be participating in this’: Lawyer’s effort to defend his brother in...
Lawyer steps away from case after guilty verdict in his brother's murder trial.
View ArticleBill headed to Pritzker could set up a wave of annual property tax hikes by...
Legislation headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk could set the stage for a wave of annual real estate tax increases across Illinois by allowing local taxing bodies the ability to make up for refunds...
View ArticleJournalist Jerome Cahill, who covered national politics with a ‘determined...
Journalist Jerome Cahill, who covered national politics with a ‘determined pursuit of facts,’ dies at 92
View Article‘No Boundaries Bandit’ robbed six banks within months of release in prior...
A Cicero man once dubbed the “No Boundaries Bandit” for a prolific string of bank robberies in 2014 is under arrest again.
View ArticleLoyola University grad who works for Morton Salt, University of Chicago...
At least two people with ties to Chicago are said to be among the scores missing in the condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida.
View ArticleState to partner with Red Cross, local agencies to provide tornado relief...
In an effort to help DuPage County residents adversely affected by Sunday’s tornado, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday announced a partnership between the state of Illinois and community relief...
View ArticleGiannoulias looks to consolidate union support, gets Teamsters backing in...
Former state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias on Friday received the backing of Teamsters Joint Council 25, a significant show of support as he continues to try to consolidate union support more than a year...
View ArticlePreckwinkle facing labor woes as about 2,000 Cook County employees take to...
About 2,000 Cook County employees went on strike Friday morning, a day after the county hospital system’s nurses also staged a work stoppage despite Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s...
View ArticleIndianapolis man wanted in fatal Whiting hit-and-run, charging docs say
An Indianapolis man is wanted in connection with a fatal Whiting hit-and-run in September after a night gambling at a local casino, according to Lake Superior Court records.
View ArticleHobart attorney found dead in ransacked house; William Enslen ‘never gave up’...
A prominent Lake County, Ind., attorney was found dead in his ransacked Hobart home Thursday afternoon.
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