Chicago
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Ex-state Sen. Sandoval faces bribery, tax evasion chargesJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval was formally charged in federal court Monday with bribery and tax fraud. The indictment comes one day before lawmakers a...
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Killer wrote 'I hate you' beside trooper's name; recording reveals police finding 'multiple injured' at loungeJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - The woman who shot and killed retired Illinois State Police Trooper Gregory Rieves Friday night in Lisle had written his name on a wall at her Chicago home, next to a me...
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Amazon to build distribution center in Pullman, bringing 100s of jobs: alderman
Jan 26, 2020 10:00 pm - Amazon is planning to build a huge 40-acre distribution center in the Pullman neighborhood, Alderman Anthony Beale confirmed Monday morning. "This is absolutely huge for...
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Blighted home program plans 12 demolitions in Chicago suburb
Jan 26, 2020 6:00 am - NORTH CHICAGO, Ill (AP) - A suburb north of Chicago has planned 12 demolitions this year as part a program targeting blighted and vacant properties, officials said. Off...
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Woman kills retired trooper, self at Chicago-area cigar bar
Jan 25, 2020 6:00 am - LISLE, Ill. (AP) - A woman fatally shot a retired Illinois State Police trooper and wounded another retired state trooper and an off-duty trooper Friday night before tur...
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Chicago woman is 2nd US patient with new virus from China
Jan 25, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A Chicago woman has become the second U.S. patient diagnosed with the dangerous new virus from China, health officials announced Friday. The woman in h...
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Round Lake man charged in Chicago sex assault by fake delivery driver
Jan 25, 2020 12:00 am - A 57-year-old Round Lake man was ordered held without bail Friday for allegedly posing as an Amazon delivery driver and sexually assaulting a woman inside her Albany Par...
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Small explosion prompts Chicago police station evacuation
Jan 24, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police station was briefly evacuated Friday morning after a small explosion in a computer room. No injuries were reported. The explosion occurre...
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On stage: Porchlight & Windy City revive classics, Chicago Shakes premieres Jane Austen-inspired tunerJan 24, 2020 5:00 am - • The popularity of its winter opera series prompted the New Philharmonic to add an additional performance of "The Merry Widow," Franz Lehar's operetta based on an 1861 ...
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Chicago woman with coronavirus 'doing well' in isolation at Hoffman Estates hospitalJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - A Chicago woman is the first Illinoisan to contract a dangerous virus that causes pneumonia, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The woman, ...