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September 19, 2022

Missouri man in prison charged in 'Package Killer' murders from decades ago: report

A Missouri man has been linked to a series of killings from the 1990s where the victims were found dead inside various containers.

September 19, 2022

Illinois man found dead morning after asking group of people to be quieter: police

An Illinois man was found dead Saturday morning afters after getting into a violent confrontation with a group of people whom he had asked to be quiter, police said.

September 19, 2022

2 Illinois sites renamed under new national policy to remove derogatory term towards Native American women

Two different sites in Illinois were renamed due to a new policy that is removing a racist term for a Native American woman "squaw" from federal land.

September 18, 2022

Durbin says GOP governors of Florida, Texas and Arizona are ‘using migrants as pawns’

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey of using migrants as pawns for their political campaigns.

September 17, 2022

Gianno Caldwell says ending cash bail in Illinois will be like 'The Purge' after brother murdered in Chicago

Fox News contributor Gianno Caldwell argued that Illinois eliminating cash bail is setting it up to operate like the cities in "The Purge" horror movies.

September 17, 2022

Chicago man allegedly beat and robbed victim, then pushed them onto train tracks

A man in Chicago allegedly beat and robbed someone on Thursday night before pushing them onto train tracks on the city's Green Line around 11:30 p.m.

September 16, 2022

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Time to send Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidate 'back to the farm'

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot suggested it was time to send a Republican candidate for governor "back to the farm" during a voter rally on Friday.

September 16, 2022

Illinois Republican Senate nominee targets IRS funding in first general election TV ad

A new ad by the GOP Senate nominee in Illinois warns voters that the middle class will be targeted due to Internal Revenue Service funding approved by Democrats

September 14, 2022

Illinois governor, Chicago mayor blasted for 'hypocrisy' after sending migrants bussed from Texas to suburbs

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's office is calling out Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker over what it calls "hypocrisy" after state officials sent migrants to suburban Chicago towns.

September 14, 2022

Chicago daylight robbery outside an Apple store thwarted by suburban mayor's armed security detail

Security detail for an Illinois mayor intervened in a suspected robbery and exchanged gunfire with the suspect outside an Apple store in Chicago Wednesday afternoon.