Articles filed under Region
-
Parking tax would support building, hit private landDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A tax on parking places to help finance Illinois' $45 billion statewide construction plan has lawmakers taking a second look. The (Springfield) ...
-
Young-Braun bill aims to name post office after Ernie PyleDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - DANA, Ind. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sens. Todd Young and Mike Braun have introduced legislation to rename the post office in Dana, Indiana, after Ernie Pyle, the celebrate...
-
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she has fired Police Supt. Eddie Johnson due to his 'œethical lapses'ťDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she has fired Police Supt. Eddie Johnson due to his 'œethical lapses'ť . ...
-
Former Chicago alderman running for top county prosecutorDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former Chicago alderman who twice ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Chicago has joined the ranks of candidates running against Cook County State's Attorne...
-
GOP budget writer picked as Indiana House speaker successorDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republicans who control the Indiana House picked a key state budget negotiator on Monday as the next speaker. State Rep. Todd Huston, 47, of Fishers,...
-
Stabbing victim found in Indiana lake, 4 men arrestedDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - LAKE STATION, Ind. (AP) - Four men suspected in the stabbing death of a man whose body was found in the shallow water of a lake have been taken into custody. Police in t...
-
Chicago mayor fires city's top cop over '~ethical lapses'Dec 02, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired the city's retiring police superintendent Monday, citing 'œethical lapses'ť that included telling lies about a recent i...
-
Indiana child welfare caseworker charged with neglect of boyDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - A caseworker for Indiana's child welfare agency faces criminal charges stemming from the alleged neglect of a 4-year-old boy under his supervision....
-
University of Illinois joins campaign against climate changeDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois has joined more than 200 higher-education institutions worldwide in a letter declaring a climate emergency ahead of a majo...
-
Northern Illinois man convicted of torturing puppyDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - WINTHROP HARBOR, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man who sent a video to a woman that appears to show him choke a puppy has been convicted of felony animal torture. Lake...