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November 18, 2022

Former Chicago college student sentenced to more than 7 years for attempting to help the Islamic State group

Thomas Osadzinski, a former DePaul computer science student, has been sentenced to 7 and a half years in prison for attempting to help the Islamic State group.

November 18, 2022

Illinois man faces charges for allegedly grabbing an officer's baton at the Jan. 6 Capitol protest

A man who was allegedly involved in the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6 will face charges. The man is accused of stealing an officer's baton and interfering with law enforcement.

November 17, 2022

IL security guard fatally shot at Chicago-area shopping mall

Two men who were trying to rob a jewelry store at the River Oaks Center fatally shot a security guard. Another man suffered a minor hand injury but was treated at the scene.

November 16, 2022

IL man who pleaded guilty for role in Jan. 6 riot charged with first-degree murder in wrong-way car collision

An Illinois man has been charged with murder in a wrong-way car accident that killed a woman. The man has previously pleaded guilty to charges related to the Jan. 6 protests.

November 16, 2022

80 years later, Illinois sailor who died in Pearl Harbor attack will be laid to rest in home state

U.S. Navy Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Keith Tipsword of Illinois will be laid to rest over 80 years after his death. Tipsword died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

November 15, 2022

Illinois cemetery headstones defaced with swastikas and antisemitic statements

A small Waukegan, Illinois Jewish cemetery was vandalized with antisemitism and swastikas painted on headstones on Monday. One vandal wrote, "Kanye was rite" on one tombstone.

November 15, 2022

Chicago man allegedly carjacked vehicle with baby inside, battered responding officer and paramedic

Pherris Harrington, 26, carjacked a couple in Chicago on Sunday night, speeding off with a two-month-old child inside until he crashed and was arrested, authorities said.

November 15, 2022

Solar farms in Alabama, Idaho, Illinois ordered to pay total of $1.3 million for environmental violations

Four solar energy companies that used a common contractor were ordered to pay a total of $1.3 million for environmental violations. The solar farms are in Illinois, Alabama, and Idaho.

November 15, 2022

Four suspects steal 20-plus firearms from gun range: police

Four suspects were caught on surveillance video breaking into an Illinois gun range with a stolen vehicle before taking nearly two dozen guns. They remain on the loose.

November 15, 2022

Coroner says Illinois woman who killed 7 people on I-90 was intoxicated

A coroner said on Monday that the Illinois woman who killed seven people while driving the wrong way down Interstate 90 was intoxicated. The woman also died in the accident.