June 14, 2021 Illinois chemical plant fire: Rockton orders mandatory evacuations, fire expected to burn for days Authorities in Illinois have ordered mandatory evacuations Monday after an explosion at a chemical plant sparked a massive fire, with locals reporting seeing “small chunks of the building” falling out of the sky.
June 9, 2021 Over 90 Chicago shootings reported along area expressways so far this year, police say There have been more than 90 shootings along Chicago-area expressway systems so far this year, and over 220 shootings on such roadways since the start of 2020, ӣƵ has confirmed.
June 9, 2021 Illinois man’s body found in fuel tanker hauled by truck: reports An Illinois man's body was found inside a tanker filled with gas last week after two truck drivers who were unloading it noticed the fuel wasn't flowing smoothly, according to reports.
June 4, 2021 Arrest made in 1972 cold case murder of Illinois teen stabbed 36 times A Minnesota man was arrested Wednesday in connection to the cold case murder of a 15-year-old Chicago-area girl found stabbed to death in a field nearly five decades ago, authorities said.
June 4, 2021 Walmart brawl breaks out after shopper apparently spits on employee A Walmart employee took hands-on customer service to a new level – brutally cold-cocking a customer in retaliation after the shopper apparently spat on him, shocking video shows.
June 2, 2021 Uber driver, father of 3, dies two days after carjackers shoot him in the head: police An Uber driver and father of three who was shot in the head in Illinois during an armed carjacking has died, according to reports.
June 2, 2021 Justice Dems-backed candidate for Congress participated in defund the police rally On Tuesday, Chicago activist Kina Collins announced a primary challenge against the long-serving incumbent, Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., who has represented the area in Congress since 1997.
June 2, 2021 Rod Blagojevich supervised release can end early, judge rules A federal judge on Tuesday put an early end to the two-year period of supervised release of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose 14-year prison sentence for corruption was commuted by President Trump.
May 31, 2021 Illinois State Trooper's vehicle hit by alleged drunk driver after traffic stop, video shows An Illinois State Trooper's vehicle was struck by an alleged drunken driver last Monday in Moline, according to authorities.
May 28, 2021 Illinois 'Battle Buddy' program sends cops with military background to respond to veterans in crisis Instead of sending in social workers, a pioneering Illinois police program designed to aide despondent and suicidal veterans deploys officers who have military backgrounds of their own to 911 calls about vets in crisis.