Glenview police search for SUV driver after bicyclist killed in weekend...
A 59-year-old Wheeling bicyclist was struck and killed early Saturday morning in Glenview in what police are calling a hit-and-run.
View ArticleAuthorities seek help in identifying woman whose body was pulled from Lake...
Lake County authorities have released a sketch as they continue to seek the public’s help in identifying a pregnant woman whose body was recovered this month in Lake Michigan.
View ArticleR. Kelly shamed 17-year old girl he gave herpes, beat her with Nike Air Force...
R&B; superstar R. Kelly gave a 17-year-old girl herpes — then later shamed her for it causing her pain during sex, she testified Monday.
View ArticleWith full FDA approval of Pfizer vaccine, pediatricians discourage parents...
Pediatricians are discouraging parents from trying to get shots for kids under age 12 until the completion of clinical trials in the coming months.
View ArticleIndianapolis man charged in 2019 Gary murder
The driver said he tried to get the gun away from Malone, then veered off the road. He believed Malone had a semi-automatic weapon and would shoot him, too, he said.
View ArticleFormer Lake County correctional officer charged with sexual misconduct...
Elizabeth A. Blomstrand, 40, of Gurnee, was taken into custody on felony counts of custodial sexual misconduct and official misconduct, according to the Lake County sheriff’s office.
View Article46 shot, 6 killed in Chicago during weekend, police say
At least 46 people were shot in Chicago during the weekend, six of them fatally, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleEvanston Fire Department crews pulled kayaker, 2 Northwestern students out of...
Evanston Fire Department officials issued a warning Monday asking people to be careful on Lake Michigan after three people were rescued from the water in two different incidents over the weekend.
View ArticleFDA approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Why is that good? What’s the...
FDA approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Why is that good? Are vaccine mandates next? What’s the difference between boosters and third doses?
View ArticleRetired special education teacher killed on Dan Ryan remembered as being...
Mourners confront "anger, loss and confusion" as they pay respects to retired special education teacher Denise Huguelet, shot and killed Aug. 17 on the Dan Ryan Expressway while returning home from a...
View ArticleThose who lost shot at Illinois marijuana licenses want investigation of...
Now that Illinois has concluded its first round of lotteries to award marijuana retail licenses, objections continue to come from those who missed out on starting businesses expected to generate...
View ArticleGang member who got ‘trophy tattoo’ on his face to commemorate murder is...
A reputed Northwest Side gang leader who celebrated a murder by getting a “trophy tattoo” on his face was sentenced to nearly 33 years in prison on Monday.
View ArticleIllinois State Police to install license plate-reading cameras on...
With more shootings so far in 2021 than in all of 2020, Illinois State Police soon will begin installing license plate-reading cameras on Chicago area expressways.
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccines to be required for Chicago city workers, Mayor Lightfoot...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot will soon announce a vaccine mandate for city employees, she said Monday, though her administration is still trying to hammer out the details with unions that represent the workers.
View ArticleSIU student from Chicago shot and killed during weekend party near campus; 3...
SIU student from Chicago shot and killed during weekend party near campus.
View ArticleCPS schools are safe to reopen next week, mayor insists, despite lack of...
A union leader said she's "confident" CPS will meet CTU's demands because they're "reasonable."
View ArticleR. Kelly trial: The judge, attorneys, witnesses, jury and the singer accused...
A "who's who" guide to the trial unfolding in Brooklyn.
View ArticleWilliam Recktenwald, investigative journalist who went undercover to root out...
He also spent 22 years training a new generation of reporters as a journalism professor and mentor at Southern Illinois University.
View ArticleIllinois State Police investigating shooting on Eisenhower expressway
The inbound Eisenhower Expressway was closed for several hours Monday afternoon while the Illinois State Police investigated a shooting, authorities said.
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