October 23, 2024 Illinois jail continues allowing detainees to vote in presidential elections, other local races The Cook County Jail in Chicago is teaching civics classes to those detained. They then have a chance to study their options and vote from the jail's chapel.
October 20, 2024 Lane Bryant massacre: Criminal profiler says arrest could come in 2008 murder of 5 in women's clothing store Criminal profiler says he believes unsolved Lane Bryant massacre can be solved with new technology and the public's help tracking down gunman who killed five.
October 17, 2024 Scandal-plagued Illinois 'super mayor' Tiffany Henyard announces she will run for second term Dolton, Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard, the focus of multiple probes and lawsuits for alleged financial mismanagement and corruption announced that she will seek a second term.
October 12, 2024 Chicago spent $80K to renovate office for first lady Johnson as city faces billion dollar budget shortfall Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is facing scrutiny after the city spent $80,000 to renovate an office for first lady Stacie Johnson while facing a nearly billion-dollar budget shortfall.
October 12, 2024 Mob of up to 30 looters, some armed, ransack freight train in Chicago Dramatic footage captures the moment a mob of around 30 people loot a freight train in Chicago Friday and then make off with appliances like air fryers and flat-screen TVs.
October 7, 2024 Chicago Mayor discusses fiscal responsibility and liberating Black people Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said fiscally responsible stewards are making the same argument as those who said Black people could not be freed during the Confederacy because it was too expensive.
October 5, 2024 Entire Chicago school board to resign over teachers union dispute with Dem mayor: 'Deeply alarming' The entire Chicago Board of Education is resigning after reportedly declining to fire the Chicago Public Schools CEO during contract negotiations with the city's teachers union.
October 4, 2024 Ohio girl concedes cutting off tanker that spilled chemical last year in Illinois, killing 5 A 17-year-old Ohio girl concedes that a tanker truck, that later crashed and spilled a toxic chemical that killed five people in IL, was forced off the road after she passed it with her minivan.
October 3, 2024 'Dangerous' migrant is person of interest in shooting death of 17-year-old Chicago girl A 19-year-old migrant described as 'dangerous' was arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old female migrant in Chicago, a police source confirmed to Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ.
October 3, 2024 Missing Missouri mother's remains found 6 months after mysterious disappearance Authorities in Missouri have identified the skeletal remains of mother Emily Strite who was found in a remote wooded area six months after she mysteriously disappeared.