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A ‘little stressful’: U of I, suburban school students deal with Canvas outage caused by cyberattack

By Katlyn Smith
May 08, 2026 10:00 am - As a result of the Canvas outage, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign postponed all final exams and assignments scheduled for Friday or this weekend. The outage hit not only higher academia. It also disrupted suburban Chicago school districts.
No human remains found after search of South Elgin home

By Susan Sarkauskas
May 08, 2026 9:52 am - No human remains were found at a South Elgin home, after authorities did a forensic excavation looking for evidence in connection with the 2016 disappearance of teen Kianna Galvin.
2nd man charged with hate crime in 2024 attack of Jewish DePaul student from Buffalo Grove

By Mary Norkol
May 08, 2026 8:52 am - A second man faces hate crime charges in a 2024 attack of two Jewish DePaul University students. In November 2024, Max Long and Michael Kaminsky were outside the DePaul s...
Crystal Lake man accused of exposing himself to children during school recess

By Jake Griffin
May 08, 2026 8:11 am - A Crystal Lake man is facing felony charges after police say he exposed himself to children and an adult at a school Thursday afternoon.
US fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz

By ADAM SCHRECK and AUDREY McAVOY
May 08, 2026 7:11 am - U.S. forces fired on and disabled two Iranian oil tankers on Friday after exchanging fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz overnight. The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, reported another Iranian missile and drone attack.
Cyberattack hits Canvas system used by thousands of schools as finals loom

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
May 07, 2026 10:02 pm - A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline Thursday during a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals and underscoring education’s dependence on technology.
Schaumburg man charged with murder in slaying of woman he was dating

By Charles Keeshan
May 07, 2026 9:38 pm - A 56-year-old Schaumburg man faces a first-degree murder charge in the killing last week of a woman he previously had been accused of battering, police said Thursday.
Trump-appointed FEMA Review Council proposes sweeping changes to federal disaster support

By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA
May 07, 2026 8:24 pm - A council meant to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency proposed Thursday a series of long-awaited changes to the disaster recovery body that stop short of the administration’s promises to dismantle it, but could reduce the number of disasters the federal government supports and the amount of money it doles out.
Movies returning to Des Plaines Theatre for $1-a-ticket series

By Russell Lissau
May 07, 2026 8:06 pm - Movies will return to the Des Plaines Theatre this spring.
Judge denies release for teen charged with taking police officer’s gun from school

By Barbara Vitello
May 07, 2026 8:02 pm - A teen who authorities say took the firearm an Arlington Heights police officer left in a school restroom on Monday will remain in jail while his case is pending, a Cook County judge ruled Thursday.

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