Traffic-stop reforms get chilly reception
— March 12, 2025Members of a Chicago police oversight board got an earful from retired police officers, elected officials and citizens at a public hearing on potential changes to Chicago Police Department…
Members of a Chicago police oversight board got an earful from retired police officers, elected officials and citizens at a public hearing on potential changes to Chicago Police Department…
Are cellphones a useful tool or a distraction in the classroom? According to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, they’re a distraction, and he has proposed banning them during classroom instruction. …
High school students generally don’t participate in drafting legislation. Jordan Henry is an exception. A senior at the Illinois Math and Science Academy, the Elgin native is…
Heather Mack, the former Oak Park resident sentenced to 26 years in prison for her part in the brutal murder of her mother, was one of four inmates allegedly sexually abused in 2023…
A Bloomington man was killed Saturday morning when involved in a traffic accident. The crash involving two sedans occurred shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday at Wylie Drive and West Market…
Chilly, occasionally rainy weather didn’t stop Southwest Siders from celebrating Chicago’s birthday March 4 in front of St Andrew Lutheran Church — at a spot recognized as the…
Restaurant owners in Chicago’s Kenwood and Washington Park neighborhoods are being told to be on alert after two businesses were burglarized. In both incidents, an offender made…
Ten Illinois congressional Democrats have sent a letter to the U.S. attorney general demanding that the Department of Justice ensure women and health care providers are not threatened…