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July 17, 2023

Canadian wildfire smoke causes air quality alerts from Montana to Ohio

Air quality alerts have been posted by the EPA for many states from Montana to Ohio due to lingering thick concentrations of smoke from the Canadian wildfires.

July 14, 2023

Jesse Jackson, 81, to step down as Rainbow PUSH Coalition leader after more than 50 years

Prominent civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson is stepping down from the organization he created decades ago as he approaches his 82nd birthday in October.

July 13, 2023

Serial kitten killer who microwaved pets named 'Shelly' turned in by disgusted lover: police

Thomas Martel of Chicago is facing four felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and two felony counts of animal torture after he allegedly killed at least four kittens.

July 12, 2023

Chicago man allegedly microwaved kitten to death, killed other felines

A Chicago man allegedly tortured and killed several cats, included putting one in a microwave, a woman who reported the incident said.

July 12, 2023

Chicago high school security guard accused of sexually assaulting student, 15, giving her alcohol

A Chicago high school security guard is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage student and giving her alcohol, according to the Chicago Police Department.

July 12, 2023

The media, universities expect conservatives to 'sit down and shut up,' student says

Conservative student Daniel Schmidt discussed the media attacks against him after he exposed an anti-White course at his school.

July 12, 2023

Catholic university offers health care class teaching about ‘transgender children,’ gender altering surgeries

Loyola University in Chicago, a Catholic institution, appears to disregard Church social teaching by educating students about transgender medical operations on children.

July 12, 2023

Former Chicago restaurant employee says he was fired for revealing unsanitary kitchen conditions

A former employee of a Chicago restaurant is claiming he was wrongfully terminated after filming videos of what he believes were unsafe conditions caused by a drain backup.

July 11, 2023

Prime suspect in 1982 Tylenol murders has died: police

The prime suspect in the Tylenol poisonings of 1982, which killed seven people in the Chicago area, died at his home on Sunday, according to Massachusetts police.

July 11, 2023

'We've proven' reparations can work, Evanston activist says: 'City hasn't blown up'

A reparations advocate who successfully persuaded her Chicago suburb to hand out reparations to Black residents said their model could be one for the country to follow.