April 8, 2019 Illinois billboard touts 'safe, legal abortion' in hit against Missouri's pro-life laws An Illinois abortion clinic is using a billboard to tout the state as an abortion-friendly alternative to others like Missouri who have passed anti-abortion laws recently.
April 8, 2019 Minimum wage hikes trigger 'payroll tsunami,' as small businesses cut back Small business owners across the country are beginning to feel the pinch as more states move toward a $15 minimum wage.Â
April 6, 2019 Gunfire at family gathering in Chicago wounds at least 6, including 2 children An 8-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl were among at least six victims in a drive-by shooting Saturday evening that targeted a family party in a neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, authorities said.
April 5, 2019 Man who claimed to be Timmothy Pitzen charged with lying to FBI Timmothy Pitzen’s family has had a rollercoaster week.
April 5, 2019 Nurses pay bond of dad arrested while rushing daughter to hospital A group of nurses bonded a father out of jail after he was arrested for multiple traffic violations while driving his one-year-old daughter to the hospital.
April 5, 2019 Jussie Smollett's lawyer threatens Chicago, Rahm Emanuel if they go after 'Empire' star for cash Jussie Smollett's legal team has promised swift action should the city of Chicago follow through with their threat to sue the "Empire" actor to reimburse the city for the cost of investigating his controversial case.
April 5, 2019 Man, 23, accused of posing as Timmothy Pitzen has criminal history, authorities say An Ohio man who falsely claimed on Wednesday to be Timmothy Pitzen, the Illinois boy who went missing in 2011 at age 6, has a criminal history and was once psychologically evaluated, authorities said on Thursday.
April 4, 2019 Chicago police unions call for Cook County State's Attorney Kimberly Foxx to resign Police groups from in and around Chicago are calling for Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx to step down.
April 4, 2019 Drew Peterson, convicted wife-killer, says he's 'living the dream' in federal prison, maintains his innocence Former cop and convicted wife-killer Drew Peterson thinks federal prison is an upgrade from the confines he was previously in and thinks he should have just stayed a bachelor in a new interview from jail.
April 4, 2019 Jussie Smollett's deadline to pay Chicago for investigative costs looms Jussie Smollett's deadline to pay more than $130,000 to Chicago for investigative costs into what city authorities say was a staged racist, anti-gay attack or risk getting slapped with a civil lawsuit is looming.