December 18, 2021 Illinois minors can get abortions without parental notification after Dem governor Pritzker signs repeal Doctors in Illinois will no longer need to notify the parents of an underage girl 48 hours before her scheduled abortion, after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a repeal of the state's law Friday.
December 17, 2021 Denver school hit with civil rights complaint after 'families of color playground night' surfaces A Denver elementary school and Illinois school district are facing federal civil rights complaints for allegedly engaging in an illegal form of segregation.
December 16, 2021 Chicago police sergeant under investigation for allegedly supporting a proposed conservative group The Chicago Police Department is conducting an internal investigation into a sergeant who voiced her support for the formation of a Turning Point USA chapter at William Howard Taft High School.
December 15, 2021 Indiana man charged with Chicago murder allegedly linked to another killing weeks earlier An accused killer who reportedly once worked for an anti-violence group in Chicago has been charged with committing a murder while free on bond in another case in which he allegedly shot and killed a motorist weeks earlier.
December 15, 2021 Chicago area teen guilty of murdering 15-year-old boy during drug deal gets probation A teenager in a Chicago suburb who pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a 15-year-old in 2020 was sentenced to probation and community service
December 15, 2021 Chicago crime spree: 5 robbed, 3 pistol-whipped in separate incidents: report At least five people were robbed last night in Chicago during a half-hour crime spree that also resulted in three of the victims being pistol-whipped, a report says.
December 15, 2021 Chicago area smash-and-grab thieves hit Nordstrom twice in one day Thieves targeted a Nordstrom location in a Chicago suburb twice in one day as the crime increases in the area
December 15, 2021 Chicago neighborhood hires private security to ‘help deter the rash of crime’, reports say A Chicago neighborhood group is deploying an armed private security patrol starting Wednesday in a bid to “help deter the rash of crime” happening there, according to reports.
December 14, 2021 Missouri girl, pictured 15 minutes before tornado hit, found dead in field dozens of yards away Missouri tornado victim Annistyn Rackley, a third-grader who loved swimming, dancing and cheerleading, was one of dozens killed in five states during severe weather.
December 13, 2021 Amazon warehouse collapse in Illinois: All missing people now 'accounted for,' police say The community of Edwardsville, Illinois, is picking up the pieces after a tornado ripped through an Amazon warehouse Friday night, killing six employees.
