November 20, 2016 List of US students named as Rhodes Scholars for 2017 The 32 American students chosen as Rhodes scholars for 2017, listed by geographic region, as provided by the Office of the American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust: District 1: Joshua B.
November 19, 2016 Rep. Danny Davis' grandson shot dead over shoes in Chicago A dispute over shoes led to the fatal shooting of the grandson of Illinois U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, Chicago police said Saturday.
November 19, 2016 4 charged in beating of man as others yell anti-Trump words Chicago police say four people have been charged in the videotaped beating of a man as bystanders yelled "Don't vote Trump." Authorities say 26-year-old Julian Christian, 21-year-old Rajane Lewis, 20-year-old Dejuan Collins and a 17-year-old girl who wasn't identified were each charged with vehicular hijacking in the Nov. 9 incident.
November 18, 2016 Man in Islamic State case up for sentencing in Chicago A 21-year-old man from suburban Chicago is being sentenced in federal court for trying to join Islamic State militants.
November 17, 2016 Chicago suburb revokes liquor license of strip club next to convent A strip club next door to a suburban Chicago convent has had its liquor license taken away.
November 17, 2016 Officials search for cause of deadly Illinois gas explosion Authorities on Thursday were investigating the cause of a gas explosion that rocked downtown homes and businesses in a central Illinois community, shattering glass and cracking interior walls in nearby buildings and killing one person and injuring several others.
November 17, 2016 Hundreds of O'Hare Airport workers to strike ahead of Thanksgiving holiday Hundreds of O'Hare International Airport workers have voted to go on strike ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
November 17, 2016 Officials search for cause of deadly gas explosion in Illinois Authorities on Thursday were investigating the cause of a gas explosion that rocked downtown homes and businesses in a central Illinois community, shattering glass and cracking interior walls in nearby buildings and killing one person and injuring several others.
November 17, 2016 1 killed, 10 injured in natural-gas explosion in Illinois At least one person was killed and 10 others were injured in a large natural-gas explosion in Illinois Wednesday night.
November 17, 2016 Grand jury will look into possible cover-up in McDonald case A special prosecutor says a grand jury has been impaneled to hear evidence into a possible cover-up by Chicago police officers in the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald.
