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April 28, 2023

Illinois funeral shooting leaves 1 person injured during family dispute: Police

Police in Maywood, Illinois, say that a shooting during a funeral Friday morning left one person injured as the result of a family dispute.

April 28, 2023

Federal judge grants injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of Illinois gun law

A federal judge in Illinois issued a temporary injunction blocking the enforcement of a gun law which bans some semiautomatic rifles as well as high-capacity magazines.

April 28, 2023

Chicago car crashes into day care center, leaving 2 adults and 1 child injured

A car in Chicago crashed into a day care center Friday morning, leaving two adults and one child injured, according to fire department officials.

April 28, 2023

Chicago suburb students seen chasing cow on sidewalk after 'senior prank' goes wrong

Police were able to corral a cow that had escaped from an all-boys' high school in a Chicago suburb. The bovine was part of a senior prank that had gone awry.

April 28, 2023

Federal judge declines to block Illinois gun law, calls 'assault' rifles 'particularly dangerous'

A federal judge in Illinois has declined to block the state's "assault weapons" ban, finding there is a compelling government interest in protecting the public.

April 27, 2023

Chicago officials to cut down centuries-old oak tree that predates city

A bur oak tree older than Chicago is scheduled to be cut down at the Lincoln Park Zoo.

April 27, 2023

Illinois man gets 40 years for killing teen, dumping body in ditch

Daryl Vandyke, 57, of Champaign, Illinois, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of 14-year-old Steven Butler III.

April 26, 2023

Illinois man who was killed in Chicago petroleum refinery explosion was also a high school wrestling coach

Dru Worker, the 25-year-old man who died in a petroleum refinery fire, was also a high school wrestling coach. A second person suffered minor injuries in the blast.

April 26, 2023

79-year-old Illinois man accused of fatally shooting neighbor in head during argument

A 79-year-old Illinois man is accused of murder after shooting his neighbor in the head during an argument over a leaf blower earlier this month.

April 26, 2023

Robbery suspects used social media to target victims in Chicago: police

Chicago police are warning of several robbery suspects who used a social media app to target victims. The suspects threatened the victims with knives and demanded their money.