May 3, 2016 Illinois newlywed accused of stabbing husband 4 days after wedding An Illinois woman stabbed her husband in the chest and arm at a bar less than a week after their wedding, investigators revealed Thursday.
May 3, 2016 Disgraced Illinois cop spent some stolen cash on coffee, movies, hormonal supplements A northern Illinois police officer who authorities say killed himself after years of embezzling from a police-sponsored youth program spent the stolen money on items such as coffee, restaurant meals and trips to the movies, according to court documents.
May 3, 2016 U of Illinois to pay professor $600,000 after he lost job over anti-Israel tweets The University of Illinois will pay a professor who lost his job offer over a series of anti-Israel tweets $600,000 plus legal costs under an agreement trustees approved Thursday.
May 3, 2016 'Betrayed': Some who donated to now-disgraced Illinois cop's family want their money back Some of the people and organizations who donated money to the family of a now-disgraced Illinois police officer want their cash back after investigators revealed last week that the cop embezzled thousands of dollars from his department before staging his suicide to look like a murder.
May 3, 2016 Illinois mom who watched 3 kids drown fights for new family In horrifying detail, prosecutors described how three children, trapped in the back seat of their mother's car, screamed for help before they drowned in 4 1/2 feet of water in an Illinois lake while their mother and her boyfriend escaped unharmed.
May 3, 2016 Man with concealed carry license who killed attempted robber won't be charged The Chicago man with a concealed carry license who shot and killed an attempted robber will likely not face charges, police announced Monday.
May 3, 2016 Muslim truckers who refused to deliver alcohol awarded $240,000 A jury has awarded $240,000 to two Muslim men who say they were fired from an Illinois trucking company after refusing to deliver alcohol. Â
May 3, 2016 Teacher strike that kept Illinois students out of class for weeks nears end A tentative deal has been reached between a southwestern Illinois school district and the union representing hundreds of teachers who have been on strike for a month, the district superintendent said Friday.
May 3, 2016 Deadly workplace shooting triggered school lockdown near Chicago Autopsies have been scheduled for two suburban Chicago men who were pronounced dead at the scene of a shooting in an industrial park.
May 3, 2016 Protesters target conference of police chiefs before President Obama's visit Hundreds of protesters marched outside a conference of police chiefs in Chicago over the weekend, as President Obama speaks at an event there Tuesday.