Man, 30, dies after fall at Starved Rock State Park
OGLESBY, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say a man has died after falling almost 50 feet from an overhang at Starved Rock State Park.
1 of 2 Illinois brothers charged in 1983 death pleads guilty
DIXON, Ill. (AP) – One of two brothers charged in the 1983 death of a man whose body was found in a rural Illinois hog pen has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
Board approves casino, resort at Southern Illinois winery
MARION, Ill. (AP) – Local officials have advanced a plan for a resort and casino on the site of a Southern Illinois winery.
Ex-substitute teacher gets 112 years in prison for sex abuse
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) – A former suburban Chicago substitute teacher has been sentenced to 112 years in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a student.
Chicago lawmakers push stricter legislation for farm animals
CHICAGO (AP) – Urban farming has become more common in Chicago neighborhoods, and now lawmakers have begun pushing for stricter legislation.
Illinois courts to receive $100K grant to expand access
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The court system in Illinois will receive a $100,000 grant to expand access to the judicial process in Illinois.
Chicago strike means day off for some, emergency for others
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago parents are leaning on family, friends and community groups with teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district on strike.
Striking Chicago teachers return to picket lines for 2nd day
CHICAGO (AP) – Striking Chicago teachers have returned to the picket lines for a second day as union and city bargainers try to hammer out a contract in the nation’s third-largest school district.
Lightfoot: Taxes will be hiked if Springfield doesn’t act
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the city’s property taxes will be increased if her agenda isn’t addressed during the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session.
Chicago-area relatives charged in undocumented workers case
CHICAGO (AP) – Four relatives are charged with employing at least 18 undocumented workers at their suburban Chicago sheet-metal company.
Chief drank before falling ill in car
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago’s mayor says that the police superintendent told her that he had a couple of drinks with dinner the night he later pulled over his vehicle because he felt lightheaded and fell asleep.
Chicago’s top cop: Medication mistake led to falling asleep
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago’s top police officer says his failure to take the proper blood pressure medication caused him to feel lightheaded as he drove home late at night this week.
Report: 2 Illinois routes among Amtrak’s worst performing
CHICAGO (AP) – A new government report shows that two of Amtrak’s Illinois trains routes are among the worst-performing in the nation.
Man indicted after driving through suburban Chicago mall
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) – A man accused of driving an SUV through a suburban Chicago shopping mall has been indicted on charges of terrorism and criminal damage to property.
Oversight board fires police officer for fatally shooting 2
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago’s police oversight board has fired an officer who fatally shot two people – a teenager he said threatened him with a bat and a woman standing nearby.
Chicago teacher strike to continue into Friday
CHICAGO (AP) – More than 300,000 Chicago students will miss another day of classes as contract talks between striking teachers and the school district remain at an impasse.
Probe after Chicago chief found lying in car
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has asked the department to investigate his actions after he was found lying down in a car near his home.
Chicago principal who watched boy’s forced ejection retires
CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago elementary school principal who looked on as a security guard physically forced a fourth-grader out of the building on a cold day has retired.
Family of pregnant woman fatally hit by truck files lawsuit
CHICAGO (AP) – The family of a pregnant woman who was fatally hit by a truck in Chicago is suing the driver and his employer.
Boxer Patrick Day has dies 4 days after fight
CHICAGO (AP) – Boxer Patrick Day has died four days after sustaining head injuries in a fight with Charles Conwell.
Chicago teachers to strike amid no contract deal
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago teachers are set to go on strike after failing to reach a contract deal with the nation’s third-largest school district.
Inspector general slams detectives’ probe of officer’s death
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago’s inspector general says police department detectives conducted an “incompetent and incomplete” investigation into the suspicious death of an officer.
2 Illinois child welfare workers are sued over boy’s death
CHICAGO (AP) – The estate of the 5-year-old northern Illinois boy who was beaten to death and buried in a shallow grave this year has filed a lawsuit contending that two-state child welfare workers ignored clear signs
Toxic PCBs linger in schools; EPA, lawmakers fail to act
CHICAGO (AP) – Tens of thousands of schools may be contaminated with PCBs, toxic chemicals banned 40 years ago over concerns they could cause cancer and other illnesses.
Lightfoot proposes 2 options for Chicago casino to lawmakers
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is pushing two options for a Chicago casino. One calls for a casino owned by both the city and the state, the other calls for a privately-owned casino.
Pritzker administration won’t sale state land for casino
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration says it won’t sell state-owned land in a Chicago suburb to further development of a proposed combined race track and casino.
Chicago officer convicted of murder resigns from department
CHICAGO (AP) – A white Chicago police officer convicted of killing black teenager Laquan McDonald has resigned from the department.
Serial stowaway held without bond for violating probation
CHICAGO (AP) – A 67-year-old woman with a history of sneaking onto flights is being held without bond for her latest attempt at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
US official say they’ll carry out Lithuanian’s extradition
CHICAGO (AP) – Authorities say they are proceeding with the extradition of a former Lithuanian judge and parliamentarian jailed in Chicago after the Supreme Court refused to hear her appeal. A Tuesday court filing by Chicago federal
Judge in Chicago latest to block Trump green cards policy
CHICAGO (AP) – A federal judge in Chicago had joined three others nationwide in temporarily blocking President Donald Trump’s policy to deny green cards to many immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamps and other government benefits.
Man charged in connection with Cicero bowling ball attack
CICERO, Ill. (AP) – A man has been charged in connection with a bowling ball attack that left the victim in a coma.
Pritzkers report $6M in income, release partial tax returns
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker and first lady M.K. Pritzker reported $6.2 million in income last year and paid $216,000 in Illinois taxes.
Electric vehicle startup to begin manufacturing in Illinois
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) – Thousands of people, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker, attended a weekend event showcasing prototypes of electric vehicles created by a startup in central Illinois.
Hydraulic issue leads Southwest to evacuate plane in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) – Southwest Airlines has evacuated a flight over a hydraulic issue that cropped up after landing at Chicago’s Midway International Airport.
Village manager on paid leave after hit-and-run incident
OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) – The village manager of a Chicago suburb is on paid leave as authorities investigate his involvement in a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a pedestrian.
Chicago teachers rally, march ahead of strike deadline
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago teachers are calling for district leaders to meet their demands on class sizes just days before a threatened strike that would affect thousands of students in the country’s third-largest school district.
Police: 3-year-old boy shot in head on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago police say a 3-year-old boy has been shot in the head while sitting in a parked car with his mother and two other children.
Chicago man charged with killing 5 neighbors due in court
CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago man charged with gunning down five of his neighbors over the weekend is due in court.
Developer would pay $300K to move historic house
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) – An agreement to save one of Joliet’s oldest homes from demolition is awaiting city council approval.
Serial stowaway remains jailed after latest airport arrest
CHICAGO (AP) – A 67-year-old woman with a history of sneaking onto flights without a ticket will remain jailed after the latest incident in which police say she tried to get past security at O’Hare International Airport
Fifth victim in Chicago apartment shooting dies
CHICAGO (AP) – A fifth person has died from wounds suffered in a shooting at an apartment building on Chicago’s Northwest Side.
11 hurt after car crashes into hayride in northern Illinois
LITTLE ROCK TOWNSHIP, Ill. (AP) – A northern Illinois woman has been ticketed for driving her car into a hayride wagon carrying 14 adult passengers, injuring 11 of them.
Bill would require lab testing of CBD items sold in Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) – A proposed bill would require all CBD products sold in Illinois to meet testing requirements set by the state Department of Agriculture.
Probe underway into hiring of principal on don’t hire list
CHICAGO (AP) – The Illinois State Board of Education is investigating a former middle school principal who resigned after it was learned he was invested for sexual misconduct.
Deer mating season increases Illinois’ vehicle crash danger
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois’ transportation chief is warning motorists to be alert for deer on roadways during their mating season.
Rockford manufacturer creates world’s largest 3D printer
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – A Rockford, Illinois manufacturer’s polymer 3D printer has been declared the globe’s largest by the Guinness Book of World Records.
At least 10 hurt after car crashes into hayride in Illinois
LITTLE ROCK TOWNSHIP, Ill. (AP) – Authorities in northern Illinois say more than 10 people were injured after a car crashed into a hayride wagon being towed by a farm vehicle.
Chicago police: 4 dead, 1 wounded in apartment shooting
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago police say five people were shot, four killed, at an apartment building on the city’s Northwest Side.
Serial stowaway arrested at Chicago airport again
CHICAGO (AP) – A woman who has been arrested in or near airports dozens of times and sneaked onto planes without a ticket several times is back in custody after police say she tried to sneak through
Man accused of stealing $25,000 from youth baseball league
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) – A 44-year-old northern Illinois man has been arrested on charges that he stole thousands of dollars from a youth baseball team in a league he once ran.