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October 29, 2024

Jewish community 'shaken' after Chicago man shot on way to synagogue, attacker fired at police

A 39-year-old Chicago man was shot while walking to a synagogue over the weekend in the predominately Jewish neighborhood of West Ridge.

October 28, 2024

Skull found in Illinois home identified as teen who died 150 years ago

A skull found in the walls of an Illinois home over four decades ago in 1978 has finally been identified. The skull went forgotten until March 2021

October 24, 2024

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard will seek to arrest political opponents as she faces eviction

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard has suggested she'll seek to arrest political opponents, many of whom have raised concerns about her lavish spending on the taxpayers dime.

October 24, 2024

Dolton, Illinois Mayor Henyard says she'll seek to arrest political opponents as she faces eviction

Tiffany Henyard, the scandal-plagued Democratic mayor of Dolton, Illinois, says she'll seek to arrest political opponents as she faces eviction. (Credit: Tiffany Henyard via Facebook)

October 23, 2024

DNA helps Illinois police make breakthrough in 1970s cold case murder of 19-year-old

An Illinois police department announced it cracked a cold case homicide from the 1970s through DNA testing. It said 19-year-old Kathy Halle was murdered by serial killer Bruce Lindahl.

October 23, 2024

Chicago eliminates migrant-only shelters, 'landing zone'

Chicago is shutting down its migrant-only shelter system and merging it with the city’s traditional homeless shelter system.

October 23, 2024

Illinois jail continues allowing detainees to vote in presidential elections, other local races

The Cook County Jail in Chicago is teaching civics classes to those detained. They then have a chance to study their options and vote from the jail's chapel.

October 20, 2024

Lane Bryant massacre: Criminal profiler says arrest could come in 2008 murder of 5 in women's clothing store

Criminal profiler says he believes unsolved Lane Bryant massacre can be solved with new technology and the public's help tracking down gunman who killed five.

October 17, 2024

Scandal-plagued Illinois 'super mayor' Tiffany Henyard announces she will run for second term

Dolton, Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard, the focus of multiple probes and lawsuits for alleged financial mismanagement and corruption announced that she will seek a second term.

October 12, 2024

Chicago spent $80K to renovate office for first lady Johnson as city faces billion dollar budget shortfall

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is facing scrutiny after the city spent $80,000 to renovate an office for first lady Stacie Johnson while facing a nearly billion-dollar budget shortfall.