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CPS employees fired, quit over PPP loan fraud

— September 12, 2023

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…

Scrubs line targets essential workers
— September 12, 2023

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,…
Police probe damage to Green Line trains
— September 8, 2023

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…
Evanston issues seat belt, speeding citations
— September 8, 2023

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…
Southern Illinois casino opens, sends $25 million to the state
— September 5, 2023

CARTERVILLE — Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined hundreds of people from across southern Illinois on Friday to celebrate the opening of the state’s 14th casino on a rural estate just outside…

Teens killed in Chicago shootings
— September 8, 2023

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…
One dies, one injured in lake accidents
— September 8, 2023

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…
Man charged in I-90 road-rage incident
— September 8, 2023

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…