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May 29, 2024

Illinois high school apologizes after printing quote from student 'happy' about Oct. 7 in yearbook

Glenbrook South High School announced it launched a probe into the "deeply offensive" quote that was printed in its yearbook of a student being "happy" about the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

May 29, 2024

Illinois city slapped with lawsuit over 'unconstitutional' reparations plan: 'Using race as a proxy'

Evanston, Illinois citizens are suing the city that was the first in the U.S. to fund reparations to Black residents saying it is "presumptively unconstitutional."

May 28, 2024

5-year-old Chicago girl among 9 fatally shot over Memorial Day weekend, grandmother issues plea

A 5-year-old girl sitting in a car was among nine people fatally shot in a bloody Memorial Day weekend of gun violence in Chicago, Illinois.

May 28, 2024

Chicago man convicted of murder based on blind witness' testimony files lawsuit against city, police

A man convicted of murder in Chicago based in part on testimony from a legally blind eyewitness has filed a lawsuit against the city and the police department.

May 24, 2024

More severe weather hits the Midwest as Iowans recover from devastating twister

A large storm system swept the Midwest on Friday, with multiple tornadoes being reported across the region shortly after a separate storm laid waste to Greenfield, Iowa.

May 24, 2024

Extremely rare "blue-eyed" cicada spotted in Chicago suburb

Two families in the Illinois suburbs found a "one in a million" blue-eyed cicada while exploring in their backyard, snapping picture of the rare insect.

May 22, 2024

Billions of noisy cicadas emerge from slumber across the US

Billions of the buzzing cicadas are expected thanks to a 'double brood,' not seen in centuries, where the 13-year cicadas and the 17-year cicadas emerge at the same time.

May 22, 2024

6 men charged with staging string of Chicago-area robberies to get immigration visas

The U.S. Attorney's Office charged six men with conspiracy to commit visa fraud after staging a series of fake robberies across Chicago and its suburbs.

May 22, 2024

Illinois politicians aim to change word 'offender' to 'justice-impacted individual'

Illinois Democratic state lawmakers want to replace the word "offender" with "justice-impacted individual" in a new bill that passed the Senate on Tuesday.

May 22, 2024

Elite university journalism professor exposed for monthslong campaign justifying Hamas

A Northwestern journalism professor is coming under fire from members of Congress for "hateful antisemitic canards" ahead of a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism.