August 10, 2019 Nursing home staffers accused of taunting dementia patient, 91; outraged family suing: reports Two staff members have been fired and arrested and an Illinois nursing home now faces a lawsuit after video footage allegedly showed them taunting a 91-year-old dementia patient.
August 8, 2019 Man, 19, allegedly stole BMW with kittens inside and led police on multi-state chase: reports It wasn't just the BMW's engine that was purring.
August 6, 2019 Pilot in tears after choir surprises him on his retirement flight: 'May God hold in you the palm of His hand' There wasn't a dry eye outside gate K5 at Chicago O'Hare airport when an American Airlines pilot was surprised after his retirement flight from Dublin, Ireland with an Irish blessing.
August 6, 2019 Gianno Caldwell says it's time to 'speak up' following Chicago's deadliest weekend of year ӣƵ Contributor and Chicago native Gianno Caldwell said Tuesday that following the deadliest weekend in Chicago, it’s time to “speak up.”
August 5, 2019 Chicago's Mount Sinai goes on bypass after shootings, accidents overwhelm hospital Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago was forced to temporarily close its doors to new patients over the weekend after shootings and accidents throughout the Illinois city overwhelmed emergency medical officials.
August 4, 2019 At least 7 people shot in Chicago park; 1 killed, 3 others wounded in separate shooting At least seven people were wounded by gunfire early Sunday in Chicago after someone opened fire near a playground on the city's west side.
August 3, 2019 Body of slain Illinois student may be in landfill, new details from killer's attorneys suggest New information given Friday to the family of a University of Illinois student who was kidnapped and murdered in 2017 suggests her body may be in a landfill in the eastern part of the state.
August 2, 2019 Democratic Illinois state senator pocketed nearly $275K from labor union for doing ‘little or no work,’ prosecutors say A Democratic Illinois state senator has been indicted on charges that he embezzled money from a labor union in return for "little or no work," the U.S. District Attorney’s Office said in a statement Friday.
July 31, 2019 Illinois man accused of killing his 74-year-old mom with sword in suburban home: police An Illinois man with mental health issues and a history of erratic behavior was arrested Sunday after stabbing his mother with a sword and stuffing her body into a trash can, police said.
July 31, 2019 Illinois passes bipartisan law to allow hunting education classes in school curriculum Wedged in among the basics of science, math and English, a new bipartisan measure in Illinois now gives school districts the option to build hunting safety education into the daily curriculum.