May 1, 2021 Illinois college professors gush about teaching social justice on Zoom: 'I'm living the life over here' Two Chicago-based professors were caught gushing about teaching social justice in the classroom during a school board meeting held via Zoom in February.
April 30, 2021 Illinois man, teen charged in violent carjacking that left mother paralyzed A Chicago man and teenager have been charged in connection with a carjacking that left a mother of two paralyzed, authorities in Aurora announced Thursday.
April 30, 2021 Suspect fatally shot as he dragged Illinois cops at gas station, video shows Cops in Illinois fatally shot a man who stole a car at a gas station and tried to drive away — slamming the vehicle into reverse and dragging officers with him, police bodycam video shows.
April 30, 2021 Illinois Dem Cheri Bustos not running for reelection in competitive seat Rep. Cheri Bustos, the veteran Democrat from Illinois and former head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, announced Friday she won't seek reelection next year.
April 27, 2021 MacCallum on trends in Census' Congress redistricting: Never seen 'people move because of politics' The 2020 Census results will shift the nation's political map ahead of the 2022 elections, with several blue states and at least one red state losing Congressional seats, while the responding gains will be felt mostly in Republican-led states.
April 26, 2021 Illinois county jurors may no longer be greeted by mustachioed Lester Holt in orientation video Jurors summoned in Cook County of Illinois may no longer be greeted in the decades-old orientation video featuring Lester Holt.
April 24, 2021 Illinois man puts dad's ashes into ball, bowls perfect game John Hinkle Jr., of Peoria, said he had tears in his eyes during the game
April 23, 2021 Chicago police release graphic videos of Brighton Park shooting that left suspect dead, cop wounded Authorities in Chicago on Friday released graphic video footage from a March 25 shooting in the city’s Brighton Park neighborhood that left a suspect dead and a police officer wounded.
April 21, 2021 Illinois deputies fatally shoot pipe-wielding domestic violence suspect, bodycam video shows Illinois police on Monday released graphic bodycam video of deputies fatally shooting a man accused of beating his wife as he approached them with a metal pipe during an attempted arrest.
April 20, 2021 Chicago police may soon need supervisor's OK to chase suspects on foot, mayor says Police officers in Chicago may soon require permission from a supervisor before pursuing a suspect on foot, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday.
