Lisle man dies following Cicero accident
January 24, 2025A Lisle man died after being hit by a car Monday night in Cicero. Anthony Rich, 69, died Wednesday at Mount Sinai Medical Center from injuries sustained while a pedestrian on the 3300…
A Lisle man died after being hit by a car Monday night in Cicero. Anthony Rich, 69, died Wednesday at Mount Sinai Medical Center from injuries sustained while a pedestrian on the 3300…
CHICAGO – With homelessness increasing in Illinois, a coalition of shelter providers and advocates is calling for a $100 million increase in state funding to prevent homelessness…
When the Chicago City Council accepted Bally’s Corp. proposal to build the city’s first casino, one of the conditions was that, when it starts selling shares, at least 25 percent…
A Central Illinois man is being held in Cook County Jail in connection with the 2020 slaying of a 22-year-old Harvey woman. Dakota Petrey of Lewistown has been charged with first-degree…
A Chicago man has been charged in connection with a murder on the city’s South Side. Marcus Womack Jr., 33, a resident of the 6500 block of South Evans Avenue, has been charged…
A Chicago man has been charged in connection with defrauding an elderly man on the city’s Northwest Side. Kenny Miller, 37, a resident of the 3400 block of North Greeview Avenue,…
Two Chicago Archdiocesan priests have each been accused of sexually abusing a child more than 30 years ago. Rev. Henry Kricek, a retired priest who has been living and serving at St….
An 18-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with another teen’s death on the city’s Southwest Side. Trevon Smith, 18, a resident of the 3100 block of West…
Peter Blair has done it all at Marriott Theatre. The theater’s executive producer started at the Lincolnshire venue in 2005 as a production assistant. “I mopped the floors….
Pezband co-founder Mimi Betinis used the word “legacy” several times as he talked about the recent release on vinyl of “The Best of Pezband.” Betinis, the band’s guitarist,…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order July 14 requiring Illinois agencies to draft recommendations to respond to tariffs being implemented by President Donald…
SPRINGFIELD — Raja Krishnamoorthi has worn many hats: lawyer, small-business owner, and for the last 10 years, U.S. representative. The 51-year-old Schaumburg Democrat, who represents…
Big news in agriculture to talk about lately, including the ramifications of the “Big, Beautiful Bill” on the upcoming farm bill, beef prices continuing to surge and the anticipated…
The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat watch for portions of northern and central Illinois from Wednesday morning through Thursday evening. Forecasters say that dangerously…
A suburban congressman says states and counties will be facing difficult decisions because of pending federal budget cuts. “Our states and our counties are going to be facing a terrible…
Hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans could lose benefits from a federal food assistance program while the state will be required to cover more costs under changes passed in the latest…
The number of homeless people in Illinois is rising, but the state’s spending on homeless prevention and other housing programs is headed in the other direction. Facing a tight…