January 1, 2022 Illinois police officer’s death: One suspect nabbed in Indiana, another surrenders, authorities say Both suspects linked to Wednesday’s shooting death of a veteran Illinois police officer were in custody Friday after a manhunt of nearly 36 hours, police said.
December 31, 2021 Chicago Teachers Union members may strike if demands for remote learning period aren't met Chicago Teachers Union members may strike if their demands for negative COVID-19 tests for all students to return to class after winter break — or a two-week return to remote learning — are not met.
December 31, 2021 Slain Illinois police officer called family’s ‘backbone’; 2 suspects being sought: report A manhunt continued in Illinois late Thursday for two suspects wanted in connection with a Wednesday shooting in Kankakee County, south of Chicago, that left one police officer dead and another hospitalized in critical condition.
December 30, 2021 Illinois police officer killed, another injured in shooting at motel, report says Two police officers were shot — including one fatally -- at a motel in Illinois’ Kankakee County late Wednesday, according to a report.
December 29, 2021 Illinois deputy killed, suspect arrested linked to crime spree in at least two states A suspected gunman linked to the Wednesday death of an Illinois sheriff's deputy and a carjacking in which a victim was shot was arrested after an hours-long manhunt that spanned at least two states.
December 29, 2021 Illinois lost 122,000 people in 2021, the largest drop since World War II: Census Illinois has suffered its largest single-year population decline in decades, according to newly-released estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
December 28, 2021 Chicago police alert residents to burglaries targeting senior citizens A team of thieves has come up with an elaborate new plan to target the elderly in northern Chicago this month, the Chicago Police Department said in a notice to residents on Tuesday.
December 28, 2021 'Goth' house in Illinois listed on Zillow goes viral Seth Goodman spoke with Fox News about the house in Lincoln, Illinois, which has been dubbed "the goth house" on social media.
December 25, 2021 Chicago-area DA Kim Foxx ripped by Illinois Republican after Oak Brook mall shooting A Republican county commissioner based outside Chicago lashed out at Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx this week after gunfire at an Oak Brook shopping mall left at least four people wounded – and sent Christmas shoppers scrambling for safety.
December 24, 2021 Husband of Illinois Dem state lawmaker fired legal gun at perps during carjacking: reports Illinois state Sen. Kimberly Lightford's husband used a legally-owned gun to trade fire with suspected carjackers.
