June 27, 2017 Illinois Lottery suspends Powerball and Mega Millions amid budget crisis The Illinois Lottery is suspending all Powerball and Mega Millions sales in the state because of the ongoing budget crisis.
June 27, 2017 Laquan McDonald case: 3 Chicago police officers indicted Three Chicago police officers were indicted Tuesday on felony charges that they conspired to cover up the actions of a white police officer who shot and killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, saying the officers lied when they alleged the black teenager "aggressively" swung a knife at officers and attempted to get up from the ground still armed after he was shot.
June 27, 2017 FBI locates car related to missing University of Illinois scholar The FBI said Tuesday it located the car that a missing Chinese scholar studying at the University of Illinois was last seen getting into earlier this month.
June 25, 2017 Illinois could be 1st state with 'junk' credit status due to budget Illinois is on track to become the first U.S. state to have its credit rating downgraded to "junk" status, which would deepen its multibillion-dollar deficit and cost taxpayers more for years to come.
June 22, 2017 Chainsaw attack nearly slices off arm of Illinois man in love triangle An Illinois man accused of almost severing a man’s arm off on Monday in Arlington Heights, a Chicago suburb, carried out the attack because the victim was seeing the suspect’s estranged wife, prosecutors said.
June 22, 2017 Arkansas moves to recovery mode after record flooding Arkansas in recovery mode after record flooding By Willie James Inman Parts of Arkansas were hit hard by severe flooding on Wednesday forcing hundreds to evacuate.
June 22, 2017 Chicago police shooting: 2 officers 'targeted,' officials say Two Chicago police officers were shot while inside their covert vehicle on Tuesday night when they came upon a gang street battle and the rival groups of thugs turned their weapons on the cops.
June 21, 2017 Scalise upgraded as gunman James Hodgkinson had 200 rounds of ammo in storage unit, FBI investigators say The shooter who opened fire at a Republican baseball practice last week had more than 200 rounds of ammunition stored at a local storage unit, FBI investigators said.
June 20, 2017 Illinois student missing: $40G reward offered The family of a 26-year-old Chinese scholar at the University of Illinois has joined officials offering $40,000 for information leading to an arrest in the disappearance of Yingying Zhang.
June 19, 2017 Starbucks stabbing: Fight over drink order triggered attack, witnesses say A California man was stabbed by an Illinois man at a Park Ridge Starbucks Sunday after a dispute over an incorrect drink order.
