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August 1, 2023

Helicopter crashes into Illinois cornfield, killing pilot

The pilot of an Illinois helicopter died after the vehicle hit power lines causing it to crash into a cornfield. The pilot was the only person on board.

August 1, 2023

Illinois ending cash bail a ‘backdoor’ defund movement that will spark police exodus: experts

Former Illinois law enforcement officials are sounding the alarm that eliminating cash bail is a "backdoor way" to defund police and will likely lead to a mass exodus of officers.

July 31, 2023

Illinois Gov. Pritzker allows non-US citizens to become police officers with new law: 'Fundamentally bad idea'

Illinois's Democrat Governor Pritzker will now allow non-U.S. citizens to join law enforcement in Illinois despite heavy opposition from Republican lawmakers and police groups.

July 31, 2023

Inmate sues private prison system over his 2021 stabbing at Kansas penitentiary

Joshua Braddy, now incarcerated in Illinois, is suing CoreCivic over his 2021 stabbing at its detention facility in Leavenworth, Kansas.

July 31, 2023

Chicago mother, 21, killed in shooting that wounded 8 others as weekend gun violence victims in city nears 50

Gunmen in Chicago opened fire on a group of women in the North Lawndale neighborhood, wounding eight and killing 21-year-old Kanesha Gaines.

July 30, 2023

8 police dogs die after AC breaks down during 2-hour traffic delay

Eight dogs died of heat-related distress as the air-conditioning unit of the vehicle in which they were being carried malfunctioned during a two-hour traffic delay.

July 29, 2023

New blue state law gives government increased power to target pregnancy centers

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law that empowers the state attorney general to crack down on pregnancy centers that use "deceptive tactics."

July 28, 2023

Woman dead, 6 others hurt after boat crashes, capsizes in Chicago's Lake Michigan

A woman, roughly 20 years old, has been reported dead after a boat she was on struck a breakwall and capsized in Lake Michigan. Six others were injured in the wreck.

July 28, 2023

2 Indiana men injured in small plane crash near Illinois' Dekalb Taylor Municipal Airport

A small plane crashed near Dekalb Taylor Municipal Airport on July 27, 2023. Two men were injured in the accident. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known.

July 28, 2023

Deep-blue state doled out $5.2 billion in 'overpayments' during COVID, gave millions to dead people: audit

Illinois improperly paid out billions of unemployment tax dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic, with tens of millions going to people who were either dead or in prison.