July 3, 2017 Wisconsin plane crashes, killing 6, after experiencing 'local weather phenomenon' A plane carrying six people crashed in Wisconsin while the pilots were having a discussion about a “local weather phenomenon,” authorities said. All of the passengers onboard died.
July 1, 2017 ‘Abduction 101’: Feds say suspect in Chinese scholar's disappearance visited bondage website An Illinois man has been accused of kidnapping a visiting Chinese scholar weeks after he visited a bondage and sadomasochism fetish website forum called “Abduction 101.”
June 30, 2017 Trump's 'feds' now in Chicago to fight gun violence 'epidemic' Months after taking to Twitter to say he would send in "the Feds" to help reduce Chicago's murder rate, President Trump's administration has sent in agents to combat the ongoing violence.
June 28, 2017 Laquan McDonald murder case: Officer Jason Van Dyke takes the stand The Chicago police officer accused of fatally shooting black teenager Laquan McDonald took the stand on Wednesday for the first time in his murder case.
June 27, 2017 Illinois Lottery suspends Powerball and Mega Millions amid budget crisis The Illinois Lottery is suspending all Powerball and Mega Millions sales in the state because of the ongoing budget crisis.
June 27, 2017 Laquan McDonald case: 3 Chicago police officers indicted Three Chicago police officers were indicted Tuesday on felony charges that they conspired to cover up the actions of a white police officer who shot and killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, saying the officers lied when they alleged the black teenager "aggressively" swung a knife at officers and attempted to get up from the ground still armed after he was shot.
June 27, 2017 FBI locates car related to missing University of Illinois scholar The FBI said Tuesday it located the car that a missing Chinese scholar studying at the University of Illinois was last seen getting into earlier this month.
June 25, 2017 Illinois could be 1st state with 'junk' credit status due to budget Illinois is on track to become the first U.S. state to have its credit rating downgraded to "junk" status, which would deepen its multibillion-dollar deficit and cost taxpayers more for years to come.
June 22, 2017 Chainsaw attack nearly slices off arm of Illinois man in love triangle An Illinois man accused of almost severing a man’s arm off on Monday in Arlington Heights, a Chicago suburb, carried out the attack because the victim was seeing the suspect’s estranged wife, prosecutors said.
June 22, 2017 Arkansas moves to recovery mode after record flooding Arkansas in recovery mode after record flooding By Willie James Inman Parts of Arkansas were hit hard by severe flooding on Wednesday forcing hundreds to evacuate.