April 7, 2021 Illinois' Pritzker signs firefighter pension bill that Lightfoot slams as 'backroom' deal Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a Chicago firefighter pension bill into law this week that both Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Republicans in the state have called a "fiscally irresponsible" bill that will increase property taxes.
April 5, 2021 Chicago mayor vows to find adults who supplied Adam Toledo, 13, with gun before he was fatally shot by police Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday vowed to hold the adults responsible for "putting a gun into the hands" of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who was fatally shot by Chicago police during a foot pursuit last week.
April 5, 2021 Coronavirus outbreak at Illinois bar infects dozens, CDC report finds A coronavirus outbreak at a rural bar in Illinois resulted in at least 46 infections, hospitalized a long-term care resident and likely spurred the temporary closure of a 650-student school, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
April 2, 2021 Illinois Dem governor commutes sentence of convicted double murder defendant: reports Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker granted a sentence commutation Thursday to a 57-year-old inmate who has served nearly three decades behind bars following his conviction in a 1990 Chicago double murder case.
April 1, 2021 GOP Rep. Kinzinger hauls in big bucks after facing Trump's wrath Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of the 10 House Republicans who voted in January to impeach President Trump, said he has brought in $2.2 million in fundraising during the first three months of this year.
April 1, 2021 Former Obama Cabinet member hid $50G loan he got from foreign Clinton crony: DOJ Ray LaHood, who served as transportation secretary under former President Barack Obama, has admitted to federal prosecutors that he intentionally did not report a $50,000 loan he received from a Lebanese-Nigerian businessman, according to reports.
March 31, 2021 Republicans want Democrats to stop probing Iowa race, but don't talk as much about similar Illinois challenge House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has been vocal about what he calls Democratic efforts to overturn the election of Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, in favor of Democrat Rita Hart.Â
March 31, 2021 Chicago-area sales executive dies in Florida saving children from dangerous rip current, report says A sales executive at a suburban Chicago newspaper died after rescuing children from a rip current in the Gulf of Mexico while on vacation in Florida earlier this week, according to a report. Â
March 30, 2021 Chicago man, 18, killed after shooting police officer, security worker, investigators say An 18-year-old Chicago man has died after he was fatally shot while firing at a police officer and security worker near a Home Depot.
March 30, 2021 Chicagoland prep school Loyola shames White privilege in student assignment Students at a top Chicagoland Jesuit college preparatory school were forced to answer questions about how they have benefitted from White privilege and how they "wield this privilege."