Officers shoot at offender
September 2, 2023Police authorities are investigating the discharging of weapons by Chicago police in pursuit of an offender. Shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, Chicago police assigned to the South…
Police authorities are investigating the discharging of weapons by Chicago police in pursuit of an offender. Shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, Chicago police assigned to the South…
A Chicago man has been charged in connection with the accidental shooting death of an 8-year-old boy on the city’s West Side. Ramon Sumerlin, 41, a resident of the 3100 block of West…
The Chicago Police Department is planning DUI Saturation Patrols this weekend. Patrols will be from 6 p.m. today (Friday, Sept.1) to 2 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2 in the Near North neighborhood…
A Chicago man has been charged in connection with a 2022 murder on the city’s South Side. Aubrey Jackson, 34, a resident of the 400 block of West 61st Street, faces six felony charges:…
A Richton Park man faces murder and robbery charges in connection with the shooting of a woman in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. James Calhoun, 41, a resident of the 4800 block…
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is warning residents of telephone scams where callers identify as a Sheriff’s Office employee in an attempt to defraud victims. In the scams, callers…
Three teens have been charged with murder in connection with a shooting death on Aurora’s West Side. The three juveniles, a 16-year-old and a 15-year-old, both from Aurora, and a…
Aurora police are investigating a shooting on the city’s East Side. Just before 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, Aurora police dispatchers received several 911 calls in reference to multiple…
Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville was in lock-down mode for hours Wednesday, Aug. 30 in response to a fake call about a subject with a weapon. District 300 Superintendent…
The trial of Robert Crimo Jr., father of the accused Highland Park July 4 parade shooter, will move forward to its Nov. 6 docket date. Lake County Circuit Court Judge George D. Strickland…
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…