Weather Service: Tornado hit southern Illinois on Saturday
WARE, Ill. (AP) — A tornado packing winds of up to 100 mph struck far southern Illinois during last weekend’s severe weather outbreak, the National Weather Service said.
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Truck slams into Illinois Starbucks; 4 sent to hospitals
McHENRY, Ill. (AP) — A pickup truck slammed into an Illinois Starbucks on Thursday, injuring several people and causing massive damage to the coffee shop, police said.
Police: 2 gunmen injure 5 customers at Chicago barbershop
CHICAGO (AP) — Two gunmen fired through the window of a Chicago barbershop Thursday evening, injuring three juveniles and two adults who were getting their hair cut, police said.
Lawyers: Immigration court system is ‘red tape gone crazy’
CHICAGO (AP) — Tucked in a windowless room of Chicago’s immigration court, one of the nation’s largest legal advocacy groups for immigrants runs a free help desk.
Man sentenced in 2012 killing of 7-year-old Chicago girl
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man who was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2012 killing of a 7-year-old girl was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in prison.