March 14, 2018 Northwestern University experiences 'swatting incident' after false reports of gunman, police say Northwestern University has declared the campus "ALL CLEAR" after receiving a false report on Wednesday afternoon of a "person with a gun" at a residence hall for graduate students at the school's Evanston campus.
March 13, 2018 Three men arrested, charged in Minnesota mosque bombing Three Illinois men have been arrested and charged in connection with the August bombing of a mosque in a Minneapolis suburb, federal officials said Tuesday.
March 11, 2018 Chicago girl, 9, accidentally shot by 3-year-old cousin, cops say A 9-year-old girl was injured after she was accidentally shot by her 3-year-old cousin on Chicago's West Side on Saturday, according to police.
March 11, 2018 As bullets fly, Chicago police boss blasts civilian oversight plans Chicago's police superintendent on Saturday blasted efforts for greater civilian oversight of the department, citing "real progress" in fighting crime -- just hours after at least eight people were reportedly wounded in overnight shootings.
March 8, 2018 Chicago bus crash caught in crazy surveillance video, 6 injured Six people were injured after a Chicago Transit Authority bus and SUV collided before the vehicle then veered into a bus shelter early Wednesday in a dramatic crash captured in surveillance video.
March 8, 2018 Chicago Mayor Emanuel ordered to give deposition in police-involved fatal shootings A Cook County judge has ordered Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the city's police superintendent to provide sworn depositions within the next 30 days in the wrongful death lawsuits brought by the families of Quintonio LeGrier and Bettie Jones.
March 8, 2018 Dem 'cannabis candidate' accused of abusing women, overstating 'Iraq veteran' claim A Democrat seeking a U.S. House seat in Illinois – who attracted attention for a campaign ad showing him smoking pot – now faces accusations that he has abused women and misleadingly described himself as an “Iraq veteran" and "former FBI agent."
March 7, 2018 Animal shelters request armchairs for homeless dogs after video goes viral Homeless pets being held at a no-kill shelter in Illinois will be sleeping comfortably tonight as donations of chairs continue to pour in for the furry friends.
March 7, 2018 Illinois couple drives to hospital after being shot in home invasion A married couple who were both shot in the legs during a suspected targeted home invasion Tuesday outside of Chicago managed to drive to a hospital afterwards to seek treatment, an official says.
March 7, 2018 Democratic Rep. Danny Davis confirms Farrakhan relationship despite his view on 'the Jewish question' Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., described his personal relationship with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in an interview Sunday -- saying, in his own words, “The world is so much bigger than Farrakhan and the Jewish question and his position on that and so forth.”