CPS employees fired, quit over PPP loan fraud
September 12, 2023Fourteen Chicago Public Schools employees — 13 of whom had six-figure salaries — have lost or are in the process of losing their jobs because of fraudulent participation in the…
Fourteen Chicago Public Schools employees — 13 of whom had six-figure salaries — have lost or are in the process of losing their jobs because of fraudulent participation in the…
First in a series looking at black-owned start-up businesses in the Far South Community Development Corp. Marketplace in Chicago Being a health care worker and having a varied schedule,…
An expected trial date for Robert Crimo III, who is charged with killing seven people and injuring dozens more during the 2022 Highland Park Independence Day parade, will have to wait….
Monsignor Jason Gray, executive director of the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation, will present a talk at St. Mary’s Parish Hall on Sept. 14 at the meeting of the Woodford County…
The public is invited to attend a community meeting from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 at the University Center of Lake County, 1200 University Center Drive, Grayslake, to learn about…
Two teens were killed in separate Chicago shootings during the Labor Day weekend. A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3 on the 2900 block of West Walnut…
Chicago police Mass Transit detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying offenders responsible for damaging CTA Green Line trains. Detectives said the offenders were…
A man died and a woman was critically injured in separate accidents in Lake Michigan. Chicago police said shortly before 10:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4, multiple people were observed jumping…
Evanston police made one DUI arrest during its Labor Day impaired driving campaign. In addition to the driving under the influence arrest, police issued 43 seat-belt citations, 23 of…
A Chicago Heights man faces an attempted murder charge in connection with a road-rage incident on an area expressway. William Wesley, 28, was arrested by the Illinois State Police Division…
SPRINGFIELD — A panel of Illinois lawmakers began hearing testimony Wednesday on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposals for sweeping changes in the state’s health insurance industry….
On March 19, voting will conclude in primary contests for hundreds of seats in the Illinois legislature and in the state’s court system. But most of those contests are uncompetitive….
University of Illinois Extension is hosting a series of garden day and plant sale events at various locations throughout the state, providing an opportunity for gardening enthusiasts…
State and community leaders on Monday, Feb. 26, celebrated the planned opening of a new freestanding birth center on Chicago’s South Side while emphasizing proposed maternal health…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday, Feb. 21, proposed growing state spending by over $2 billion in the upcoming fiscal year while making a handful of corporate, sports…
Illinois’ electric vehicle charging infrastructure is on pace to double this year, buoyed by an influx of state and federal dollars. The investments are aimed at supporting both federal…
CHICAGO — For most of his adult working life, Tim Mapes only had one boss: former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. And for the more than 25 years he served as Madigan’s chief…