October 22, 2017 Wooden box linked to Abraham Lincoln's early political days is donated for posterity A simple wooden box reportedly made from a tree stump on which Abraham Lincoln delivered one of his first political speeches has been donated to a historical society in a central Illinois village.
October 20, 2017 Police, community say goodbye to dying K9 officer A K9 officer who served the communities of East Alton and Wood River, Ill., for eight years was laid to rest on Wednesday.
October 18, 2017 Federal worker busted on online child pornography charges A federal employee living in Illinois was arrested Monday after he allegedly tried to entice young girls on the internet to send him illicit pictures and threatened them with rape and violence.
October 16, 2017 Chicago aims to hire 1,000 police to combat high crime rate, address surge in retirements In one of its most ambitious recruitment drives ever, Chicago officials say they have received more than 10,000 applications for law enforcement jobs, ahead of the midnight deadline to “protect and serve” in a city grappling with a seemingly unending wave of high crime.
October 13, 2017 Attacker with knife flees after woman reveals her concealed carry gun, police say A woman in Illinois was reportedly able to protect herself with her concealed carry firearm after a stranger with a knife jumped into her car.
October 11, 2017 Mike Ditka apologizes for comment on racial oppression Mike Ditka has apologized for saying he wasn’t aware of any racial oppression over the last 100 years in the United States.
October 10, 2017 Chicago woman accused of threatening to out FBI mole in train-guns case A suburban Chicago mother of seven is accused of urging Facebook followers to kill a gang member-turned-FBI mole for his role in a sting that put an associate of hers behind bars on charges he tried to sell semi-automatic rifles stolen from a freight train, court documents show.
October 10, 2017 Chicago man sues Cubs, MLB after foul ball leaves him blind in one eye A 60-year-old Illinois man who says he's a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan is now imploring the team and Major League Baseball to immediately install more nets protecting fans in crowds after he was hit in the face by a ball in August, causing him to immediately go blind in one eye.
October 8, 2017 Chicago Marathon sees first American winner in 15 years Galen Rupp won the Chicago Marathon on Sunday to become the first American winner in 15 years.
October 6, 2017 Chicago woman's freezer death: Accident - or not? A 19-year-old woman whose body was found in a Chicago-area hotel freezer died of hypothermia, according to autopsy results released Friday.