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July 4, 2022

Illinois Gov Pritzker 'monitoring' Highland Park shooting aftermath, Mayor Lightfoot deploys police to assist

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker asked for residents to stay away from the area where the shooting took place after state and local police responded to the scene and started investigating.

July 2, 2022

Chicago 4th of July weekend violence begins with 22 people shot, 4 fatally, in 20 hours

Chicago's 4th of July weekend began on Friday with 22 people, including a police officer, shot in less than 24 hours. Four victims were pronounced dead.

July 2, 2022

Will Dobbs energize Dems? Primary turnout in key blue state indicates weak response to SCOTUS' abortion ruling

Democratic primary participation in Illinois indicates weak response the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, though Democrats aim to make it a key midterm issue

July 1, 2022

Biden warns of nationwide abortion ban if Republicans take majority of Congress: 'The choice is clear'

President Biden is warning voters to vote Democratic in the midterms or risk a Republican-led Congress enacting legislation that would ban abortion nationwide.

July 1, 2022

Chicago police officer in serious condition after being shot by convicted felon, officials say

A Chicago police officer has been hospitalized Friday after being shot multiple times by a convicted felon while responding to a domestic violence call, authorities say.

June 30, 2022

Illinois shooting: Three men found dead by relative in apartment

The Kankakee County Sheriff's Office said that three men were found shot to death in an apartment about 50 miles south of Chicago on Wednesday afternoon.

June 30, 2022

Chicago police officers injured after driver runs red light, hits cruiser: report

Two Chicago police officers were injured this week after their squad car was struck on the city's South Side by a driver that blew a red light, a report says.

June 30, 2022

Trump-backed Illinois gubernatorial candidate rips Gov. Pritzker: 'Epitome of a woke liberal government'

Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey slams Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker on "Fox & Friends First" as Chicago battles surging crime.

June 29, 2022

Trump-backed Rep. Miller says her victory shows the former president's ‘still the leader’ of the GOP

Trump-endorsed Rep. Mary Miller says her Illinois GOP primary victory shows that the former president is "still the leader" of the nation's Republican Party.

June 29, 2022

Skyrocketing Chicago crime has small businesses, corporations pack their bags: 'Enough is enough'

A Chicago business owner told Fox News Digital that crime in Chicago became such an expense and threat to his workers that he was forced to pull jobs from the city.