Woman charged with killing boy, injuring other kids
July 6, 2025A Chicago woman has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a 4-year-old boy on the city’s Northwest Side. Wendy Tolbert, 45, a resident of the 3600 block of…
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/tKaMVLGj4QQ?si=yKtOXd2ShbtVoSlC Shane van Gisbergen won the Grant Park 165 NASCAR Cup Series Race today in downtown Chicago for the second time. Van Gisbergen,…
A Chicago woman has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a 4-year-old boy on the city’s Northwest Side. Wendy Tolbert, 45, a resident of the 3600 block of…
A 56-year-old man was killed Saturday night on a CTA platform in Chicago’s Loop. Police said the man was involved in a physical altercation with an offender at 10:25 p.m. Saturday…
Independence Day fireworks shows are as old as the nation itself. According to historical accounts, the first such shows came in 1777, one year after the 13 American colonies declared…
Chicago police are warning apartment dwellers in the Bronzeville neighborhood about a string of burglaries in their area. In the South Side incidents, offenders entered apartments through…
As thousands of NASCAR fans prepare to converge on Chicago’s lakefront, and hundreds of thousands of others anticipate watching on television, extensive work has continued preparing…
Three men were shot – one fatally — Saturday afternoon on Chicago’s South Side. The men, ages 25, 31 and 40, were in a business on the 800 block of East 63rd Street in…
Chicago officials tried to reassure Pilsen neighborhood residents that they are doing what they can to protect people from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdowns – while…
PEORIA — For 60 years, SkillsUSA Illinois has held workforce development competitions for young people entering the trades. And for 60 years, there has never been an all-female team…
Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half of fiscal year 2025, the state’s fiscal year closed June 30 with the state setting a record for…
SPRINGFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined another multi-state lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to withhold billions of dollars in federal funds…
WOLF LAKE. Ill. — Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could thank the perfect words she typed into…
PEORIA — For 60 years, SkillsUSA Illinois has held workforce development competitions for young people entering the trades. And for 60 years, there has never been an all-female team…
CHICAGO — In a hot gymnasium on Chicago’s South Side, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced this morning that he’s running for a potentially historic third term as governor. In his announcement…
SPRINGFIELD —– Three main factors contribute to the formation of Midwest dust storms: strong winds, dry soil in farm fields and large amounts of loose soil. That’s according to…
SPRINGFIELD — Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined to take up the issue during the spring session. Lawmakers…