Records reveal new details on hit-and-run as Illinois State Police co…

More than two years after a deadly hit-and-run, Illinois State Police are still withholding records related to a pursuit that preceded the crash, now defying a judge’s order to produce [...]

2024-01-23T07:41:45+00:00January 23rd, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Police Searching for Suspect in Shooting Deaths of 8 people Over 2 Da…

The Joliet Police Department is searching for Romeo Nance, who is believed to be driving a red Toyota Camry. (Joliet Police Department) CHICAGO (AP) — A man shot and killed [...]

2024-01-23T03:40:54+00:00January 23rd, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Chicago aldermen advance $5 million settlement for man wrongly declar…

The family of a Chicago man wrongly pronounced dead by paramedics is a step closer to receiving a $5 million settlement from the city.Members of the City Council’s Committee on [...]

2024-01-22T23:39:52+00:00January 22nd, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

“Stay home”: ISP warns as icy weather causes delays, accidents, closi…

Freezing rain in Central Illinois Monday morning has made for hazardous travel conditions with several crashes in the area already. Illinois State Police Captain Jody Huffman issued an advisory early [...]

2024-01-22T15:36:48+00:00January 22nd, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Student dies on University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus – NBC …

An investigation was underway after an 18-year-old student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was found dead on Saturday, authorities said. A student called University of Illinois police at around [...]

2024-01-22T11:35:48+00:00January 22nd, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Back Wages Totaling More Than $5M Owed to Thousands of Illinois Worke…

(Tiger Lily / Pexels) The U.S. Department of Labor is currently holding more than $5 million in wages owed to more than 7,000 Illinois workers, and the department has launched [...]

2024-01-21T04:24:33+00:00January 21st, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

West Lawn woman latest Cook County cold-related death: medical examin…

A Southwest Side woman died partially of cold exposure, becoming the latest Cook County resident to die in connection to a week of frigid weather.Reyna Duarte, 58, was pronounced dead [...]

2024-01-21T00:23:20+00:00January 21st, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

3 hospitalized after high carbon monoxide levels found in Logan Squar…

Three people were transported to area hospitals on Friday night after high carbon monoxide levels were detected inside an apartment building in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood, authorities said. Firefighters were [...]

2024-01-20T12:18:48+00:00January 20th, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Week in Review: Emails Show City Knew of Pilsen Shelter Problems; Sox…

Questions of transparency and safety after a WTTW News report exposes Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration’s early knowledge of problems at a Pilsen migrant shelter. Emails that were initially redacted show [...]

2024-01-20T08:16:51+00:00January 20th, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Man ejected from car following crash on Lake Shore Drive; detour in p…

Chicago police are investigating and detours are in place after a man was ejected from a vehicle following an accident on DuSable Lake Shore Drive early Thursday. The incident took [...]

2024-01-18T12:52:51+00:00January 18th, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Metra Passengers Who Threaten, Harm Someone Can Be Banned Under New P…

(WTTW News) Metra passengers who verbally or physically threaten or harm someone could be banned from riding Metra trains. “No transit employee should have to face an individual who has [...]

2024-01-18T08:51:50+00:00January 18th, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Cook County records seventh weather-related death as cold snap eases

Two new cold weather deaths have brought the total number of confirmed or suspected Cook County weather deaths to seven since a snowstorm and frigid temperatures swept through the Midwest, [...]

2024-01-18T04:51:13+00:00January 18th, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Texas bus company sues City of Chicago over migrant drop-off ordinanc…

A Texas bus company has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Chicago alleging the city’s recent ordinance aimed at deterring buses from dropping off migrants unannounced is “unconstitutional” [...]

2024-01-17T08:37:10+00:00January 17th, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Spotlight Politics: Amid Freezing Temperatures, Chicago Suspends Migr…

Politics Spotlight Politics: Amid Freezing Temperatures, Chicago Suspends Migrant Eviction Policy In this week’s edition of Spotlight Politics: Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield with migrants top of mind. Bad weather [...]

2024-01-17T04:32:31+00:00January 17th, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Wind chill warnings in effect, temperatures to feel like-30 – NBC Chi…

Nearly all of the Chicago area Tuesday was under either a wind chill warning or advisory as dangerous, brutal cold leading to school closures, frozen pipes and more grips the [...]

2024-01-16T12:14:39+00:00January 16th, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Takeaways from Maryland men’s basketball’s win over No. 10 Illinois

Maryland men’s basketball collected by far its biggest win of the season Sunday when it upset No. 10 Illinois on the road, 76-67. The win marked the Terps’ first triumph [...]

2024-01-16T07:54:15+00:00January 16th, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Are Chicago Public Schools closed tomorrow? Here’s the latest – NBC C…

A number of schools across the Chicago area have already announced closures for Tuesday as dangerously cold temperatures sweep across the region, but what about Chicago Public Schools? While the [...]

2024-01-15T19:49:59+00:00January 15th, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

A look at snowfall totals across the Chicago area following the week’…

With the week's second winter storm wrapping up as intense cold begins to move into the Chicago area, residents are clearing up significant snowfall once again, though some areas were [...]

2024-01-13T16:35:59+00:00January 13th, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Week in Review: Johnson Suspends Migrant Eviction Policy; Trump Sound…

A major winter snowstorm hits Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city’s ready, but immediately suspends his policy evicting migrants from city shelters after 60 days. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis [...]

2024-01-13T12:34:48+00:00January 13th, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Gov. Pritzker issues stern letter to Texas Gov. Abbott, pleading for …

With the Chicago area facing its second winter storm of the week ahead of an arctic blast of frigid temperatures, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a stern letter to his [...]

2024-01-12T23:21:30+00:00January 12th, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Federal Prosecutors Oppose ‘ComEd Four’ Defendants’ Push for Sentenci…

(Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News) Federal prosecutors have once again expressed their opposition to any delay in sentencing for the “ComEd Four” defendants, arguing it’s “wishful thinking” that an unrelated [...]

2024-01-12T19:16:58+00:00January 12th, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

‘We did what we had to do late’: Rodgers, No. 10 Illinois hold off su…

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Several lead changes and runs later, the Illini picked up a big home win in conference play. Illinois — coming off a tough five-point loss at No. [...]

2024-01-12T11:13:24+00:00January 12th, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments
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