Prosecutors: We are only part of drug fight
October 24, 2023Last in a series examining drug-induced homicides Only a fraction of the overdose deaths in Illinois have resulted in charges being brought against individuals supplying the drugs….
Last in a series examining drug-induced homicides Only a fraction of the overdose deaths in Illinois have resulted in charges being brought against individuals supplying the drugs….
Fifth in a series looking at drug-induced homicides Patrick Kenneally saw the numbers and knew he had to act. Seeing that 78 people suffered overdose deaths in McHenry County in 2017,…
Last in a series looking at Black-owned start-up businesses in the Far South Community Development Corp. Marketplace in Chicago Taharia Randolph struggled with anxiety and depression…
Members of Jewish communities from throughout the Chicago area and state expressed fear, disbelief and support at an Oct. 9 Show Up For Israel Rally in the wake of terror attack in…
Fourth in a series looking at drug-induced homicides Cook County set an unwanted record last year. In 2022, the county saw 2,000 individuals die from opioid overdoses, breaking the…
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Springfield, is urging the U.S. Health Resources and Service Administration to explore flexibilities to enable Cook County Jail to participate…
A Westchester man faces multiple charges in a scheme that has cost Home Depot $6 million. Thomas McNeal, 62, of 1446 Haase Ave., faces four counts of theft/authorized control of between…
Chicago native Joyce Chapman, a longtime educator, is being remembered for her caring, commitment and consistency of kindness. She died Sept. 24 at her home. Chapman was 82. Education…
Two men died from injuries suffered Sunday, Oct. 1 in a shooting in Chicago’s Garfield Park neighborhood. A 7-year-old boy was also injured in the incident. Chicago police said four…
Chicago Police Department mass transit detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man responsible for an armed robbery on a CTA train. Police said the robbery…
Democratic congressional representatives from Illinois supported the expulsion of George Santos of New York from the U.S. House of Representatives. U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers…
Community colleges in Illinois recently reported that they have joined forces through the Illinois Community College Marketing Collective to announce the launch of a new statewide brand…
SPRINGFIELD — Officials at the Illinois State Board of Education say they’re receiving more requests for increased funding for next year than the state could possibly afford, and…
The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments from three staffing agencies that say their industry is exempt from state antitrust laws in a case claiming the firms conspired…
As Illinois faces shortages of health care practitioners and mental health professionals, the state agency in charge of licensing for those and more than 100 other industries has struggled…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers adjourned their fall veto session Thursday afternoon, Nov. 9, without renewing a controversial program that provided indirect state support for students…
SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers on Thursday approved a proposal that would allow companies to develop new nuclear power generation in Illinois for the first time since 1987. House Bill 2473…