Chicago police probe robberies
February 9, 2025Chicago police are alerting residents of the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood about two recent armed robberies. In the robberies, three male offenders approached the victim, displayed…
Chicago police are alerting residents of the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood about two recent armed robberies. In the robberies, three male offenders approached the victim, displayed…
A man was rescued Tuesday from the Rock River. A citizen walking behind the Rockford Public Library, 215 N. Wyman St., at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday noticed a bag sitting on the sidewalk. He…
Still trying to come up with something for your special someone for Valentine’s Day? A Chicago sightseeing company and a Woodridge restaurant are both ready to help you out. City…
U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, D-Downers Grove, is co-sponsoring legislation that aims to ease the tax burden on teachers by increasing the amount educators are able to deduct for out-of-pocket…
A Chicago man is facing a theft charge after the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Organized Retail Crime Unit recovered thousands of suspected stolen shoes from a warehouse on Chicago’s…
A former circus acrobat and Illinois State University staff member is being remembered for her contributions to the Bloomington area. Cherie Valentine, 76, died Jan. 31 after being…
A career criminal with an extensive history of narcotics convictions and prison time is headed back to federal prison after he was convicted of taking part in the robbery of four DuPage…
A Chicago woman has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a 5-month-old boy in November on the city’s West Side. Tamyra Anderson, 20, a resident of the 1500…
A 19-year-old man died from injuries sustained during a shooting at a Rockford party. Rockford police responded to an apartment on the 900 block of Fourth Avenue at 9:40 p.m. Thursday…
A Chicago man has been charged in connection with a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway. Reginald Brown, 32, faces charges of aggravated possession of a weapon by a felon, a Class X…
Two of the country’s largest collections of Native American human remains are held by museums in Illinois. To the director of one of the museums, the work to rebury those remains…
This week in ag, the fallout continues from RFK’s “Make America Healthy Again” report that recommends sweeping changes to how farmers produce food. We’ve also got info on big…
The Illinois State Fair will offer a little something for everyone this year. Fans of the fair and its food gathered at the state fairgrounds in April to celebrate the countdown of…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office is projecting state revenues to come in about a half-billion dollars below the baseline projections assumed during his February budget…
Electric customers around Illinois will see significantly higher prices on their bills next month. The average residential customer of northern Illinois’ Commonwealth Edison will…
Mid-May rains across north-central Illinois did little to alleviate dry conditions in many locations, though some benefitted from up to 5 inches of precipitation. This week we will…
Illinois lost more than 1,000 jobs in April. Figures from the state’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity showed that 1,026 jobs were eliminated during April at businesses…