Rock ‘n’ Rock Chicago race canceled due to heat concerns
CHICAGO (AP) – Organizers of Chicago’s Humana Rock `n’ Roll Marathon series have canceled one of its three weekend races due to concerns about high temperatures.
Chicago’s elusive gator settles into new home in Florida
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) – An alligator that eluded capture for days in a Chicago lagoon is settling in its new home in Florida.
Judge orders R. Kelly moved to New York for court hearing
CHICAGO (AP) – A judge has ordered R&B singer R. Kelly to be transferred from Chicago to New York City for an Aug. 2 hearing on federal sex charges.
Lawyers: Actor is a victim, special prosecutor unneeded
CHICAGO (AP) – Lawyers for Jussie Smollett have filed motions contending that because the “Empire” TV actor was a victim a judge should reverse his appointment of a special prosecutor.
Slim chance of ever finding Chinese scholar’s body
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – Illinois authorities have said the remains of a slain 26-year-old scholar from China may never be found despite a vow from prosecutors this week that the search will continue.
Former governor candidate Jeanne Ives running for Congress
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) – A former state lawmaker and candidate for Illinois governor Jeanne Ives is seeking the Republican nomination for a suburban Chicago congressional district.
Boy hurt when rides collide at Chicago-area church festival
MIDLOTHIAN, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say a 9-year-old boy was injured by debris after two rides collided at a church festival in suburban Chicago.
University receives $25M donation for international students
CHICAGO (AP) – The University of Chicago has received a $25 million donation from an unnamed benefactor to support the financial aid program for international students.
Police overseers fire 4 officers in McDonald-related case
CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago Police Board has fired four police officers for covering up a white officer’s 2014 fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald.
Immigration police detain, free 3 children at O’Hare Airport
CHICAGO (AP) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport have released three detained children who are U.S. citizens and traveling with an adult deemed “inadmissible.”
Man electrocuted while working on farm irrigation system
DEER GROVE, Ill. (AP) – An electrician in northwestern Illinois is dead after being electrocuted while working on an irrigation system in a farm field.
Women accused in cut-from-womb case charged in baby’s death
CHICAGO (AP) – A mother and daughter accused of cutting the baby from a Chicago woman’s womb are now also charged with murder in the baby’s death.
Sisters charged with stealing money from college group
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Two sisters have been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from a group that represents Illinois private colleges in the capital.
Clerk fired after confrontation with Hispanic customers
CHICAGO (AP) – A suburban Chicago gas station clerk has been fired after a video posted on social media appeared to show him telling Hispanic customers to “go back to their country.”
5 rescued after boat hits Chicago Lake Michigan break wall
CHICAGO (AP) – Fire officials say five people were rescued from Lake Michigan after their boat crashed into a break wall near Chicago’s Maggie Daley Park.
Chicago woman charged in daughter’s alleged abuse death
CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago woman has been charged with murder in the alleged abuse death of her young daughter.
The Latest: Judge berates China scholar’s killer
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – The Latest on the sentencing in scholar’s slaying (all times local):
Man gets life in prison in scholar’s slaying
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – The Latest on the sentencing deliberations in scholar’s slaying (all times local):
Jury deliberates for 2nd day on penalty in scholar’s slaying
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – Jurors are set to resume deliberations on whether an ex-University of Illinois doctoral student deserves the death penalty for slaying a 26-year-old scholar from China.
Sterigenics to reopen plant after adding emission equipment
CHICAGO (AP) – The operator of a closed suburban Chicago plant where medical instruments were sterilized with a cancer-causing chemical has reached an agreement with the state of Illinois that will allow the plant to reopen.
Recently paroled robber held without bond in fatal stabbing
CHICAGO (AP) – A recently paroled armed robber is being held without bond in the stabbing death of a man aboard a Chicago Transit Authority train.
Intense heat could harm roads, Illinois officials warn
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois transportation officials are warning drivers throughout the state to watch for road blowouts during the intense heat.
R. Kelly doesn’t have freedom, money for this legal battle
CHICAGO (AP) – Fighting federal child sex crime charges is already proving to be a different experience for R. Kelly than when the R&B singer successfully fought child pornography charges in state court years ago.
Man sentenced to prison for gun traced to teen’s death
CHICAGO (AP) – A Kentucky man has been sentenced to 5 ½ years in federal prison for selling a gun that was used to kill a 15-year-old Chicago boy.
5 sites in Chicago be studied for casino feasibility
CHICAGO (AP) – Five sites in Chicago will be reviewed as possible locations for a casino.
State Rifle Association sues over gun dealer oversight law
CHICAGO (AP) – The Illinois State Rifle Association is challenging a law requiring more oversight for firearms dealers.
Ed Reisch, last family member to run brewery, dies at 100
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Ed Reisch, the last family member to operate Reisch Brewing in Springfield, has died at age 100.
Recently paroled robber charged in fatal Chicago stabbing
CHICAGO (AP) – A recently paroled armed robber has been charged in the stabbing death of man aboard a Chicago Transit Authority train.
Former host of hunting show pleads guilty in poaching probe
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois man who was a host of a TV show about hunting has pleaded guilty in a poaching investigation.
Cops search rural Illinois area for woman missing since ’92
WARRENSBURG, Ill. (AP) – Investigators have searched land in central Illinois for any remains of a woman who disappeared in Florida in 1992.
The Latest: Illinois jury goes home without sentence verdict
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – The Latest on the sentencing in the slaying of a visiting Chinese scholar (all times local):
Chicago aquarium officials determine sex of Beluga calf
CHICAGO (AP) – Officials with Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium say a Beluga whale calf born less than two weeks ago is male.
Closings at death-penalty phase in slain scholar case
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – Prosecutors and defense attorneys are delivering final arguments to jurors on whether a former University of Illinois doctoral student should be sentenced to death for killing a young scholar from China.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois rejects federal funds
CHICAGO (AP) – Planned Parenthood of Illinois has announced it will stop accepting federal funds because of a new Trump administration rule barring family planning clinics from referring women for abortions.
New charges filed against unlicensed public defender
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A former southern Illinois assistant public defender who is accused of practicing law without a license is facing new charges for writing bad checks.
Police oversight investigator accused of compromising cases
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago’s inspector general says probes by the city’s newly formed police oversight agency were compromised by an investigator who had relatives and friends, all police officers, under investigation.
Jesse Jackson, son urge trump to pardon ex-Gov. Blagojevich
CHICAGO (AP) – The Rev. Jesse Jackson is urging President Donald Trump to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for his corruption crimes.
Testimony ends in penalty phase of slain Chinese woman case
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – Testimony has wrapped up in the penalty phase of the trial of a former University of Illinois doctoral student convicted of killing a scholar from China.
Huge net used to pull Asian carp from Lake Decatur dam
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) – Fishermen with a net are removing thousands of Asian carp from Lake Decatur dam in central Illinois.
Dozens of dead barn swallows found at Chicago water plant
CHICAGO (AP) – State and federal authorities are investigating the deaths of dozens of barn swallows outside a water plant in Chicago.
The Latest: Judge orders R&B singer R. Kelly held in jail
CHICAGO (AP) – The Latest on the charges against singer R. Kelly (all times local):
The Latest: Expert captures alligator at Chicago lagoon
CHICAGO (AP) – The Latest on alligator captured in a lagoon in a Chicago public park (all times local):
R. Kelly expected to appear for court hearing Tuesday
CHICAGO (AP) – R&B singer R. Kelly is expected to appear in a Chicago federal courtroom on charges that he recruited girls and women to have illegal sex with him and then covered up the crimes by
Governor wants Illinois residents to report flood damage
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. J.D. Pritzker is urging residents to report flood damage to their county’s emergency management agencies. He says such action will increase the likelihood the state will qualify for federal disaster aid.
Western Illinois University gets grant for bobcat research
MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – Officials say a federal grant will help bolster Western Illinois University’s research on the state’s bobcat population.
Sister of man who killed Chinese scholar: He was ‘gentle’
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – The sister of a former University of Illinois student convicted of killing a Chinese scholar told a jury deciding whether he should be executed that he was a “very gentle person” who never
Months later, pregnant Chicago postal worker still missing
CHICAGO (AP) – The father of a pregnant Chicago postal worker says police have hit a “brick wall,” and he’s urging the public to share any information about his daughter’s disappearance last fall.
Judge combines R. Kelly hearings in separate federal cases
CHICAGO (AP) – A federal court hearing for R&B singer R. Kelly has been pushed back a day and will instead be held Tuesday when the singer was expected to be arraigned.
Florida expert flies to Chicago to help catch alligator
CHICAGO (AP) – An expert from Florida has been summoned to Chicago to help authorities catch an elusive alligator in a public lagoon.
Illinois woman gets postcard from Hong Kong – mailed in ’93
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois woman checked her mail and learned about a man’s travels in Hong Kong. But Kim Draper doesn’t know the man – and the postcard is 26 years old.