October 8, 2021 Zebras block traffic in Illinois after escaping pumpkin patch Of all of the things that might cause a traffic jam in Illinois, this was probably the least expected.
October 7, 2021 President holds vaccine mandate event at business owned by major Biden campaign donor President Biden delivered remarks about vaccine mandates for businesses Thursday at an Illinois construction site owned by a major Democratic donor.
October 6, 2021 Crime creeps into Chicago suburbs as groups of thieves rob Bloomingdale's, Louis Vuitton Chicago's historic crime wave appears to be creeping into the suburbs as two high-end retailers were hit by groups of thieves this week.
October 6, 2021 Kyle Rittenhouse's decision to shoot was reasonable, use-of-force expert testifies A use-of-force expert testified that Kyle Rittenhouse’s decision to shoot three people during a riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year was reasonable.
October 6, 2021 Chicago gang shooting: Lightfoot asks feds to review evidence after prosecutor Foxx files no charges After no charges were filed in a deadly broad daylight shootout, quarreling between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx continued, as Foxx called on the mayor to “tell the truth.”
October 6, 2021 Chicago woman in Bali 'suitcase murder' to be released A Chicago woman convicted of assisting her boyfriend in her mother’s murder and stuffing the body in a suitcase on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali in 2014 is being released early from a 10-year sentence, a prison official confirmed Wednesday.
October 5, 2021 Chicago shooting: Lightfoot, prosecutor Foxx exchange war of words over no charges filed in gang gunfight Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is lashing out at Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx for her decision not to press charges in a deadly daylight neighborhood shootout between rival gang members.
October 3, 2021 Democrat Tammy Duckworth slammed for getting tax break on her Illinois home U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., a disabled U.S. military veteran, has been criticized by a Chicago newspaper for getting a tax break that has allowed her to avoid paying property taxes on her Cook County, Illinois, home since 2015.
October 2, 2021 Chicago mayor Lightfoot, police union clash after warning of 'consequences' for non-vaccinated city workers Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed Friday there would be "consequences" for any city employees who aren’t fully vaccinated by Oct. 15, according to reports, as the city continued negotiations with labor unions.
October 1, 2021 Northwestern professor accused of murder asked if he could use knife during sex, man claims A twisted Northwestern University professor accused of murdering his boyfriend in 2017 pulled a knife on a man he met on Grindr a year earlier while asking if he could pretend to stab him as they had sex, according to court testimony.