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February 19, 2019

Judge gives go-ahead to lawsuit aimed at stopping Chicago Obama library

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit filed by an advocacy group hoping to halt the construction of former President Barack Obama's $500 million presidential center on Chicago's South Side can proceed.

February 19, 2019

Illinois governor signs measure hiking state's minimum wage to $15

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a measure gradually hiking the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, the highest in the Midwest.

February 19, 2019

Pastor and founder of Chicago megachurch fired after more than 30 years of leadership

Pastor James MacDonald, the founder Harvest Bible Chapel, a megachurch located in the surrounding Chicago area, has been fired as a leader of the church.

February 19, 2019

Feds auction off prized horses of ex-Venezuela treasurer who got rich as socialist country crumbled

As Venezuela's path of socialism was going bust and millions of people were drowning in poverty without access to adequate healthcare or even food, a small group of military leaders, politicians and businessmen siphoned billions from the government that went straight into their pockets. 

February 18, 2019

Aurora shooter Gary Martin passed 2 gun background checks despite felony conviction

The disgruntled worker who killed five people in Aurora, Ill., last week after being fired had passed two gun background checks five years ago, despite a criminal record that should have prevented him from possessing a gun, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ has found.

February 18, 2019

Aurora man known for white memorial crosses makes 5 for his hometown: 'Toughest...I've ever made'

An Illinois man who has delivered more than 26,000 white crosses to sites around the U.S., largely to remember victims of gun violence, now finds himself doing the same in his hometown.

February 18, 2019

Aurora shooting victim texted his wife during rampage: ‘I love you, I’ve been shot at work’

One of the victims in Friday’s workplace shooting in Illinois texted his wife as he lay dying to say he loved her, the man’s wife has revealed.

February 17, 2019

Aurora shooter opened fire at termination meeting; one victim was HR intern on first day

The disgruntled employee behind Friday’s deadly shooting a suburban Chicago warehouse opened fire at a meeting where he was being terminated, police said Saturday.

February 17, 2019

Aurora shooter brought gun to termination meeting, opened fire as soon as he was fired, police say

Gary Martin, a disgruntled employee who shot and killed five people at a manufacturing plant in Illinois on Friday, brought his weapon to his termination and opened fire as soon as he was fired, police say.

February 16, 2019

Aurora workplace shooter was set to be fired by company, police chief says

The gunman in a deadly shooting spree at a manufacturing warehouse in Aurora, Ill., where five employees were killed and five officers were wounded Friday, was set to be fired by the company, Police Chief Kristen Ziman told reporters at a news conference Friday night.