September 29, 2017 Group of teens brutally beat family of three at Illinois Six Flags, police say A group of teenagers brutally attacked a family of three while on line Saturday at an Illinois Six Flags.
September 28, 2017 Packers, Bears stand during anthem before NFL game Every player on both sides of the field stood during the national anthem ahead of Thursday night’s NFL game.
September 28, 2017 Chicago cop reprimanded for criticizing kneeling NFL player: ‘I stand for the anthem’ A Chicago police officer was reprimanded Wednesday for sharing a photo on social media of himself apparently protesting NFL players kneeling during the national anthem.
September 27, 2017 Activists scale Trump Tower, raise 'Resist and Defend' banner Seven members of the environmental organization Greenpeace are in custody after unfurling an anti-Trump banner at Chicago's Trump Tower.
September 27, 2017 Video shows flyer with loose dog yelling at flight attendant A disruptive passenger was removed from an Atlanta-to-Chicago flight after yelling at a flight attendant while letting her dog run through the cabin.
September 27, 2017 Washington Post article linking Scalise shooter to conservative radio host sparks online outrage The Washington Post struck out with many on social media over an article that appears to blame a right-wing Illinois shock jock for the Virginia shooting rampage by a Trump-hating, Bernie Sanders volunteer who targeted Republicans during a baseball practice.
September 27, 2017 August Busch IV, ex-CEO of Anheuser-Busch, arrested for trying to fly helicopter while intoxicated The former CEO of Anheuser-Busch, August Adolphus Busch IV was arrested after he landed a helicopter in an Illinois business park Monday afternoon and returned appearing too intoxicated to take off, officials said Tuesday.
September 27, 2017 Illinois politicians wake up to Chicago's murder plague While social scientists, politicians, pundits and others look for the drivers that make Chicago so volatile and deadly, Superintendent of Police Eddie Johnson has begun calling one out – the endless cycle of violent gun offenders finding their way far too quickly out of police handcuffs and back onto the streets.
September 27, 2017 Obama library foundation now allows corporate donations, millions roll in The foundation for Barack Obama’s presidential library has reportedly lifted the donor restriction imposed while Obama was in the White House, resulting in million-dollar gifts from such corporations as Microsoft and Exelon.
September 27, 2017 Chicago officials used city email for racist jokes, Inspector General says Emails that have been released by Chicago’s Inspector General show racist and sexist conversations between employees of the Chicago Department of Water Management.