June 17, 2021 Chicago mayor declares racism a public health crisis Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot declared racism a public health emergency Thursday, pointing to systematic racism as a leading factor in the city’s life expectancy discrepancies.
June 16, 2021 7 of 8 Chicago shooting victims in Tuesday attack were struck in the head: reports Seven of the eight people shot inside a Chicago home early Tuesday morning were struck in the head, police said Wednesday, according to reports.
June 16, 2021 Teacher defends pushing critical race theory on students, calls opponents racist A teacher in Illinois is defending critical race theory as a valuable tool for addressing racism.
June 16, 2021 Illinois Back the Blue campaigners pack city council meeting, demand support for police Hundreds of people packed the council meeting, with dozens of people lined up to voice their concerns.
June 15, 2021 Louisiana private firefighting company to spray foam onto massive Illinois chemical plant fire A private firefighting company from Louisiana will begin spraying foam to suppress the massive blaze burning at an Illinois chemical plant after the building was rocked by an explosion Monday, officials said.
June 14, 2021 Illinois chemical plant fire: Rockton orders mandatory evacuations, fire expected to burn for days Authorities in Illinois have ordered mandatory evacuations Monday after an explosion at a chemical plant sparked a massive fire, with locals reporting seeing “small chunks of the building” falling out of the sky.
June 9, 2021 Over 90 Chicago shootings reported along area expressways so far this year, police say There have been more than 90 shootings along Chicago-area expressway systems so far this year, and over 220 shootings on such roadways since the start of 2020, Fox News has confirmed.
June 9, 2021 Illinois man’s body found in fuel tanker hauled by truck: reports An Illinois man's body was found inside a tanker filled with gas last week after two truck drivers who were unloading it noticed the fuel wasn't flowing smoothly, according to reports.
June 4, 2021 Arrest made in 1972 cold case murder of Illinois teen stabbed 36 times A Minnesota man was arrested Wednesday in connection to the cold case murder of a 15-year-old Chicago-area girl found stabbed to death in a field nearly five decades ago, authorities said.
June 4, 2021 Walmart brawl breaks out after shopper apparently spits on employee A Walmart employee took hands-on customer service to a new level – brutally cold-cocking a customer in retaliation after the shopper apparently spat on him, shocking video shows.
