1 hour agoEx-University of Illinois doctoral student killed visiting Chinese scholar, defense admitsThe defense attorney's for the former University of Illinois doctoral student admitted to the jury Wednesday that their client brutally beat and killed a foreign exchange student from China but pleaded that he "is on trial for his life," in a case that could warrant the death penalty.
4 hours agoIllinois governor signs abortion protection bill pro-life groups call a 'death penalty'Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law Wednesday establishing a woman's "fundament right" to abortion, keeping a campaign promise to make the state the most progressive in the country when it comes to abortion rights.
5 hours agoProtective layer on The Ledge at Chicago's Willis Tower cracks as visitors stand on itA trip to the top of the tallest building in Chicago turned into an even more harrowing experience in the sky for some visitors on Monday when a protective coating on the glass-floored balcony began to crack beneath their feet.
2 days agoJussie Smollett posts on Instagram for first time since alleged 'hoax' attackJussie Smollett has returned to social media, sharing his first Instagram post since January when he alleged he'd been the victim of a hate crime -- a claim Chicago cops later accused him of faking following an extensive investigation.
2 days agoIllinois man with stage 4 cancer sentenced for ordering THC chocolatesAn Illinois cancer patient has been sentenced to prison for ordering 42 pounds of THC-infused chocolates that he claims he bought to self-medicate.
4 days agoChicago woman mysteriously dies after flight to DubaiA Chicago woman people say was extremly healthy has died mysteriously minutes after he plane landed in Dubai.
5 days agoIllinois bishop: No communion for lawmakers who backed ‘abominable’ abortion billAn Illinois bishop who calls the abortion bill passed in the state legislature "extreme" issued a decree that no lawmakers who supported it will be able to receive communion for "promoting the abominable crime and very grave sin of abortion."
6 days agoCare home resident dons 'demonic mask,' stabs staffer more than 30 times, authorities sayA developmentally disabled man allegedly put on a “demonic mask,” played the theme song from the horror film “Halloween” on his iPod, and stabbed his caretaker more than 30 times with a kitchen knife in a group home near Chicago on Saturday, authorities said.
June 3Illinois newlywed charged in wife's deadly fall from St. Louis parking garageAn Illinois corrections officer is accused of assaulting his new wife after the woman was found dead outside a St. Louis parking garage.
June 1Illinois poised to legalize recreational marijuanaIllinois is poised to become the 11th state in the US to legalize marijuana for recreational use, after lawmakers voted to legalize the drug on Friday afternoon.
