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February 5, 2020

Illinois suspects enter Walmart with 'Caution I have the Coronavirus' sign and spray substance on $7K worth of produce

Police in Illinois are looking for two men who caused nearly $10,000 in damage after they entered a Walmart with a “Caution I have the Coronavirus” sign and started spraying a mystery substance.

February 5, 2020

DNA, genetic genealogy helping to solve the coldest of cold cases

Detectives are using DNA and genetic genealogy to crack even the coldest of cold cases.

January 30, 2020

Person-to-person transmission of coronavirus reported in US, CDC says

The case involves the spouse of an Illinois woman who had contracted the virus after traveling to China.

January 30, 2020

Three Democratic attorneys general file suit to force the US to ratify Equal Rights Amendment

The attorneys general in Virginia, Illinois and Nevada on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit to force a government official to recognize Virginia's vote to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and add it to the U.S. Constitution.

January 28, 2020

Illinois trooper fatally shot in cigar bar by woman who scrawled threat on condo wall

A woman who fatally shot a retired Illinois trooper in a suburban Chicago cigar lounge four days ago had written his name on the wall of her condominium home with the message, “I hate you…hope you two die,” police said.

January 27, 2020

Illinois ex-lawmaker charged with bribery in red-light camera program

A former Illinois state senator was charged Monday with accepting payments in exchange for supporting costly red-light camera programs across the state, according to reports.

January 25, 2020

Woman fatally shoots retired trooper, injures two others at Chicago-area cigar bar before shooting self

A retired state trooper was shot dead in a cigar bar near Chicago by a woman who also shot and wounded two others--another retired trooper and an off-duty trooper--before killing herself, according to reports.

January 24, 2020

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she's unlikely to back Warren, Sanders or Biden: 'They haven't reached out'

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she plans to endorse a Democratic candidate for president before the Illinois primary March -- but she's unlikely to back Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden.

January 23, 2020

High-stakes sports gambler charged in $9.6M fraud, faces 20 years in prison

A high-stakes sports gambler from Illinois, who was depicted on social media going all-in on a lavish lifestyle with private jets and sports cars, has been charged with defrauding an investor out of $9.6 million.

January 21, 2020

Chicago man dies nearly decade after suffering wounds in shooting; coroner rules death homicide

A Chicago man’s death has been ruled a homicide after he died last week of complications from multiple gunshot wounds he suffered in a shooting nearly a decade ago, officials said.