February 9, 2020 Facebook settles in Illinois for $550M in rare privacy law Facebook has agreed to settle a $550 million lawsuit brought on behalf of millions of Illinois users who claim the social network’s automated tagging feature powered by facial recognition technology violates their biometric privacy rights.
February 9, 2020 Chicago teenagers charged with murder in death of store owner during attempted robbery Two teenagers in Chicago have been charged with first-degree murder after a store owner was fatally shot Friday during an attempted robbery, according to officials.
February 7, 2020 Joe Walsh, former Tea Partier, says he’d support ‘socialist’ over Trump after dropping primary bid Former Illinois Republican Rep. Joe Walsh tells ӣƵ he’d support a “socialist” over President Trump, making clear he'll be backing whoever is the Democratic nominee after dropping his GOP primary bid on Friday.
February 5, 2020 Illinois suspects enter Walmart with 'Caution I have the Coronavirus' sign and spray substance on $7K worth of produce Police in Illinois are looking for two men who caused nearly $10,000 in damage after they entered a Walmart with a “Caution I have the Coronavirus” sign and started spraying a mystery substance.
February 5, 2020 DNA, genetic genealogy helping to solve the coldest of cold cases Detectives are using DNA and genetic genealogy to crack even the coldest of cold cases.
January 30, 2020 Person-to-person transmission of coronavirus reported in US, CDC says The case involves the spouse of an Illinois woman who had contracted the virus after traveling to China.
January 30, 2020 Three Democratic attorneys general file suit to force the US to ratify Equal Rights Amendment The attorneys general in Virginia, Illinois and Nevada on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit to force a government official to recognize Virginia's vote to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and add it to the U.S. Constitution.
January 28, 2020 Illinois trooper fatally shot in cigar bar by woman who scrawled threat on condo wall A woman who fatally shot a retired Illinois trooper in a suburban Chicago cigar lounge four days ago had written his name on the wall of her condominium home with the message, “I hate you…hope you two die,” police said.
January 27, 2020 Illinois ex-lawmaker charged with bribery in red-light camera program A former Illinois state senator was charged Monday with accepting payments in exchange for supporting costly red-light camera programs across the state, according to reports.
January 25, 2020 Woman fatally shoots retired trooper, injures two others at Chicago-area cigar bar before shooting self A retired state trooper was shot dead in a cigar bar near Chicago by a woman who also shot and wounded two others--another retired trooper and an off-duty trooper--before killing herself, according to reports.