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November 3, 2020

Chicago Police out throughout city ensuring safety on Election Night

The Chicago Police are out across the city to ensure residents' safety on Election night.

November 2, 2020

Kyle Rittenhouse's cash bail is set at $2 million

A Wisconsin court set bail at $2 million for Kyle Rittenhouse following his extradition from his home state of Illinois in connection with three shootings during a night of protests in late August.

November 1, 2020

Northwestern students clash with cops in call to defund campus police department

October 30, 2020

Judge rules Kyle Rittenhouse should be extradited to Wisconsin to face murder charges

An Illinois judge ruled Friday that a teenager accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third in August during a night of unrest in Kenosha, Wis., should be extradited to the Wisconsin city to face homicide charges.

October 30, 2020

Coal workers fear a Biden presidency will decimate industry

For many in the coal sector, Biden's "transition" could spell the end of an industry already struggling to stay afloat.

October 30, 2020

Woman wounded during Waukegan police shooting sues city, officers involved

The woman who was shot and whose boyfriend was fatally wounded allegedly by police in Waukegan, Ill., earlier this month is suing the city, the recently-fired Chicago-area officer who opened fire on them and the officer who questioned them minutes earlier, recently filed court papers show.

October 29, 2020

Illinois high school basketball season to start as scheduled despite governor's coronavirus orders

The Illinois High School Association on Wednesday defied Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s coronavirus orders and will begin the upcoming boys and girls basketball seasons as scheduled.

October 29, 2020

Chicago cop killer gets life sentence in death of Cmdr. Paul Bauer

A man convicted of murdering a Chicago police commander in 2018 was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday. 

October 28, 2020

Waukegan police shooting video released, victims' attorneys question officer's credibility

Police body camera and other footage released Wednesday from the Chicago-area officer-involamved shooting involving a woman and her boyfriend, who later died, does not show the actual shooting – only moments after – and leaves questions surrounding the credibility of the officer’s narrative, lawyers for the couple said Wednesday.

October 28, 2020

Chicago mayor, Illinois governor clash over coronavirus restrictions

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s planned rollback of coronavirus reopenings will have a devastating impact on the city’s economy just as it is beginning to recover from the damage caused by earlier lockdowns.