Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger uses expletive to question House GOP leader’s...
Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger uses an expletive to question House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy's credibility
View ArticleJoliet man steals ambulance from hospital, crashes it, and then returns to...
A 58-year-old Joliet man has been accused of stealing an ambulance from Amita St. Joseph Medical Center early Thursday, Joliet Police Department said in a news release.
View ArticleDangerous beach conditions Thursday afternoon to Friday night in Chicago, but...
Chicago-area Lake Michigan beaches will see waves up to 8 feet high and dangerous swimming conditions Thursday afternoon and Friday before a warm and sunny July 4 weekend, according to the National...
View ArticleChicago news today: Here’s what’s happening July 1, 2021
Here’s the latest news in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleGrand Crossing neighborhood shooting
A young girl shot was shot Thursday afternoon in Chicago’s Grand Crossing neighborhood in an attack that also left a man wounded.
View ArticleThe Spin: Indicted Ald. Carrie Austin just the latest member of Chicago City...
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View ArticleFamily of 7-year-old boy who drowned in Chicago River last year files lawsuit...
The family of a 7-year-old boy from Little Village, who drowned in the Chicago River last year after the motorboat he was in overturned, filed a lawsuit Thursday against the companies that owned a...
View ArticleAld. 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 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 ArticleInfant among 7 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 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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