December 12, 2018 Body cam video captures moment police officer stops teen from jumping in front of train An Illinois police officer was able to tackle a suicidal teenage girl just moments before she would have been hit by an approaching train, stunning body camera footage showed.
December 12, 2018 Chicago candidate, 19, says Democratic Party machine falsified signatures to kick him off ballot Allegations of election fraud are flying in Chicago's 13th Ward, where a 19-year-old student running for alderman accuses the city's Democratic Party machine of using dirty tricks in a bid to remove his name from the ballot.
December 10, 2018 Chicago campaign volunteer shot on Facebook Live while handing out pamphlets Maxwell Little was canvassing a Chicago neighborhood in support of an alderman candidate who's spoken out about the city's gun violence epidemic -- when suddenly Little found himself a victim of that violence.
December 9, 2018 Lee Smith, Harold Baines elected to baseball's Hall of Fame Longtime closer Lee Smith and smooth-swinging Harold Baines have been elected to the baseball Hall of Fame.
December 6, 2018 Laquan McDonald shooting cover-up trial's verdict expected later in December, Chicago judge says A judge will analyze dashcam video of the fatal police shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald and review reports to determine if she believes three officers lied to protect the officer who shot him.
December 6, 2018 Satanic Temple statue joins holiday display in Illinois Capitol Just in time for the Christmas season, a local chapter of the Satanic Temple has been granted permission to place a statue in the Illinois Capitol -- alongside holiday displays of a Nativity scene and a menorah.
December 6, 2018 2 dead when wrong-way truck hits bus carrying Illinois girls basketball team A 72-year-old high school girl's basketball volunteer was among two people killed Wednesday night when a school bus collided head-on with a wayward truck on Interstate 74 in Illinois, officials said.
December 3, 2018 Illinois boy, 11, inspired by 'A Christmas Story' gets tongue stuck on frozen pole It didn't take a triple dog dare, but a boy in northern Illinois found out the hard way not to place his tongue on a frozen metal pole.
November 30, 2018 Good Samaritan gives pizza, shelter to students stranded in snowstorm Five students driving back to college after Thanksgiving break found themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere off a busy highway in Illinois amid severe winter weather only to be saved by a good Samaritan.
