October 20, 2019 Joey 'the Clown' Lombardo, infamous Chicago mobster, dead at 90, reports say Chicago mobster Joseph Lombardo – better as “Joey the Clown” – died in prison Saturday while serving a life sentence for murder, according to federal prosecutors.
October 20, 2019 Illinois man with name tattooed on neck allegedly gave police false ID An Illinois man was arrested after he allegedly gave police a fake name... despite having his real name tattooed on his neck.
October 20, 2019 Chicago's top cop caught sleeping in car after mayor says he had 'couple of drinks' with dinner Eddie Johnson, the superintendent of Chicago Police, has requested the department investigate him after he was caught sleeping in a car at a stop sign — which the city's mayor claims came after the top cop had "a couple of drinks with dinner."
October 17, 2019 Chicago teachers go on strike, canceling class for 300,000 students Teachers across Chicago hit the picket lines Thursday after months of union demands for better working conditions and smaller class sizes failed to materialize.
October 17, 2019 Boxer Patrick Day, 27, dies days after brutal KO Middleweight boxer Patrick Day has died days after suffering traumatic brain injuries in a brutal knockout loss, his promoter said Wednesday.
October 16, 2019 Off-duty Missouri police officer killed in Illinois crash An off-duty Missouri police officer was killed after he was involved in a three-vehicle crash in Illinois last Thursday, police said.
October 14, 2019 Chicago man charged in apartment shooting that left 5 neighbors dead in act of ‘savagery,’ police say Investigators on Monday charged a Chicago man with multiple counts of first-degree murder after a weekend shooting rampage left five of his neighbors dead in what.police have called an act of “savagery.”
October 13, 2019 Car crashes into hayride at Illinois farm, at least 11 injured: reports At least 11 people in Illinois were injured, three critically, after a car rear-ended a hayride that was being towed by a farm vehicle on Saturday, according to local reports.
October 13, 2019 Boxer Patrick Day in coma after brutal KO against Charles Conwell: report Junior Middleweight boxer Patrick Day reportedly remained in a coma early Sunday after undergoing emergency brain surgery following a brutal 10th round knockout against Charles Conwell.
October 13, 2019 Illinois football team makes boy, 7, with cerebral palsy honorary captain for a day A football team in Illinois made a 7-year-old boy with special needs an honorary captain for a day and even gave him the chance to score a touchdown, the boy’s mother told ӣƵ on Sunday.