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October 25, 2022

America's 'most dangerous' law? Illinois candidate warns of 'anarchy' after criminal justice overhaul

Orland Park Mayor and congressional candidate for Illinois’ 6th district Keith Pekau says the SAFE-T Act could create potential 'anarchy' in the state.

October 24, 2022

Man killed in Illinois train accident identified as 49-year employee at a local co-op

A man who died in an Illinois train accident on Friday worked at Legacy Grain Cooperative for 49 years. The man was driving a rail car mover when he was struck.

October 24, 2022

Gunfire during illegal street racing in Chicago kills 3, seriously injures 2

Police claimed there was a caravan of street racers on an intersection of the city's Southwest Side early Sunday morning. Three people were fatally shot and two more were injured.

October 24, 2022

Chicago bloody weekend sees over 50 shot, including 14-year-old boy on playground, 5 at drag racing incident

Chicago police said that over the weekend there were 51 people shot, 10 fatally, including three men with gang affiliations during a street racing takeover incident.

October 21, 2022

IL white woman charged with hate crime after telling Black men they couldn't be at a suburban Chicago beach

A white woman told a group of Black men they could not be at a suburban Chicago beach in 2020. Irene Donoshaytis has been charged with a hate crime.

October 20, 2022

Illinois SAFE-T Act: Former Chicago-area police chief, prosecutor sound alarm over fast-tracked safety law

Critics of the Illinois SAFE-T Act, which aims to overhaul the state's criminal justice system, argue that the law will not improve public safety and may be unconstitutional.

October 20, 2022

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker reverses on school choice program he once pledged to 'do away with'

J.B. Pritzker, the Democratic incumbent governor of Illinois, appears to reverse course on school choice after previously attacking the program.

October 20, 2022

Hospitalized babies in Illinois participate in adorable Halloween costume contest

Advocate Children's Hospital in Illinois announced Wednesday that they are holding a Halloween costume contest for the premature and ill infants in their neonatal intensive care unit.

October 19, 2022

Chicago liquor store owner killed during attempted robbery; police seek gunman seen on surveillance video

Chicago police are searching for a gunman who fatally shot Salim Khamo, the owner of a liquor store in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood who was a month away from retirement.

October 19, 2022

Illinois gubernatorial candidate blames Chicago crime on Pritzker in heated debate

Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey slammed Governor JB Pritzker during a fiery Tuesday debate, blaming the Chicago's crime crisis on the Democratic incumbent.