Man charged with killing woman in West Loop
January 4, 2025A Chicago man was charged in connection with the killing of a woman in Chicago’s West Loop. Johnnie Matthews, 42, a resident of the 1500 block of West Warren, was arrested at…
A Chicago man was charged in connection with the killing of a woman in Chicago’s West Loop. Johnnie Matthews, 42, a resident of the 1500 block of West Warren, was arrested at…
The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are advising residents that a winter storm is anticipated to create dangerous travel conditions throughout much of…
The Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation, in partnership with the Chicago Park District, is conducting its annual Holiday Tree Recycling Program at 27 locations throughout the…
Hundreds of parishioners from St. Ferdinand and St. Ladislaus churches on Chicago’s Northwest Side will process down Belmont Avenue during a Three Kings Parade on Sunday. The annual…
A Chicago man died from injuries sustained in an armed robbery on Chicago’s South Side. The 51-year-old man was inside a store on the 7500 block of South Racine at 12:31 p.m….
A man has been charged in connection with the murders of two Park Forest women. Coleman Franklin was arrested shortly before noon Tuesday in Harvey. He faces two counts of first-degree…
Former Oak Park resident Heather Mack, who is serving a 26-year sentence in a West Virginia federal prison for conspiring to kill her mother in Bali in 2014, has formally complained…
SPRINGFIELD — Changes that would make Illinois pension systems compliant with Social Security by improving benefits for government employees hired since 2011 could be on the table…
A 17-year-old boy was charged in connection with a carjacking on Chicago’s Southwest Side. The teen was charged with one count of aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm…
Time to study up, Illinois. New state laws are now in effect. They include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs,…
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…