November 16, 2020 Weekend gun violence in Chicago leaves 22 shot, 1 fatally Another weekend of gun violence in Chicago left one man dead and at least 21 others wounded across the city, according to reports.
November 13, 2020 Chicago mayor defends celebrating in the streets for Biden, then shutting down city Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has come under fire for enforcing new stay-at-home orders just days after she was seen in a crowded street applauding the win of President-elect Joe Biden.
November 12, 2020 Chicago mayor issues new stay at home order, officials advise residents to cancel Thanksgiving Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a new round of social distancing orders Thursday, after spikes in coronavirus cases have meant the city could see another 1,000 people dead by the end of the year.
November 12, 2020 Illinois mom, 51, births her own granddaughter A woman in Illinois just gave the biggest gift to her daughter – birthing her granddaughter.
November 10, 2020 Naval Academy: 1st Black woman named student brigade leader The first Black woman to assume the top role leading fellow students at the U.S. Naval Academy will take up that position next semester as brigade commander, the academy said Monday.
November 10, 2020 Kenosha shooter’s mother tries to deflect blame from her son The mother of an Illinois 17-year-old charged in the fatal shooting of two men during a protest in Wisconsin said neither her son nor the protesters should have been on the street that night and put much of the blame for what happened on police and the governor.
November 9, 2020 Chicago violence: 7 dead, 41 shot amid bloody weekend Chicago authorities on Monday said that 41 people were shot and seven were killed amid another violent weekend in the city.
November 7, 2020 Illinois Gov. Pritzker self-isolating after possible coronavirus exposure Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker began isolating Friday after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said.
November 6, 2020 Illinois woman, 22, raped, strangled and set on fire in forest preserve: authorities A young woman who disappeared in an Illinois forest preserve was found dead and authorities say she had been raped, beaten, strangled and set on fire, according to reports.
November 5, 2020 Game-changing ballot measures that passed on Election Day Voters in 32 states were asked to weigh in on more than 100 statewide ballot measures on Election Day, bypassing the usual legislative process for majority-rule policies.
