December 26, 2020 Illinois bowling alley shooting leaves 3 dead, 1 in custody A shooting at a bowling alley in Rockford, Ill., on Saturday night left three people dead and three more wounded, according to police.
December 19, 2020 Chicago-area hospital to resume vaccinations after 4 workers experience adverse reactions: report A hospital north of Chicago says it plans to resume coronavirus vaccinations for its staff Sunday, following a temporary pause after four employees experienced adverse reactions to the Pfizer treatment.
December 18, 2020 Sen. Dick Durbin says alleged Russian hack 'virtually a declaration of war' Durbin equated the attack to "nothing short of a virtual invasion by the Russians."
December 18, 2020 Chicago mayor revises claim, now says staff ‘flagged’ botched police raid for her in 2019 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday that her staff informed her in November 2019 about a botched police raid that happened nine months earlier – thus revising her office’s Tuesday claim that she hadn’t learned about the February 2019 raid until this week.
December 17, 2020 Chicago mayor 'blindsided' by report of botched police raid, handcuffed naked woman The Law Department of the city of Chicago this week tried to block a local TV station from airing video of a botched police raid in February 2019, in which city officers allegedly stormed the wrong house and handcuffed an innocent woman while she was naked – and while a group of male officers looked on, according to reports.
December 14, 2020 NRA delivers Nerf guns to 4-year-old after mall Santa denied his request for the toy A mall Santa refused Michael DeCarlo’s request for a Nerf gun for Christmas, so now the National Rifle Association is stepping in to help the 4-year-old expand his toy arsenal.
December 9, 2020 4-year-old says 'bad Santa' denied his request for Nerf gun for Christmas at Illinois mall Michael DeCarlo, 4, called the Illinois mall Santa Claus who rejected his request for a Nerf gun for Christmas a "bad Santa" on “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday.
December 8, 2020 Chicago 7-year-old raises money for hospital's pandemic gear CHICAGO (AP) — Hayley Orlinsky has made so many bracelets, looping colorful rubber bands over her thumb and index finger again and again, that she no longer must watch her hands.
December 8, 2020 Kyle Rittenhouse’s mom says teen gunman was ‘helping people’ in Kenosha Teen gunman Kyle Rittenhouse’s mom claimed Sunday he was “helping people” during the unrest in Kenosha, Wis., where he fatally shot two protesters.
December 7, 2020 Chicago Teachers Union seeks injunction against reopening schools The Chicago Teachers Union has filed a request with the Illinois Education Relations Board on Monday for an injunction against Mayor Lori Lightfoot's school reopening date as coronavirus cases continue to surge across the country.