Articles filed under Region
-
Candace Parker voted AP Female Athlete of Year for 2nd timeDec 29, 2021 12:00 am - Candace Parker wrestled with the decision to make a huge change in her life and leave Los Angeles — where she had played her entire WNBA career — and head home to Chicag...
-
Illinois responsible for 5.8% of nation's new COVID-19 cases this weekDec 29, 2021 12:00 am - Only two other states have recorded more new COVID-19 cases than Illinois over the past seven days. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the...
-
Off-duty Chicago officer shoots man amid exchange of gunfireDec 28, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An off-duty Chicago police officer shot and critically wounded a man during an exchange of gunfire after the man tried to rob him on the city's South Side...
-
COVID-19, homicides and ODs strain Indiana coroner's budgetDec 28, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Marion County coroner's office budget has been strained from deaths from COVID-19, drug overdoses and rising homicides in Indianapolis. Funding s...
-
Indiana police agencies trying out license plate camerasDec 28, 2021 6:00 am - PLAINFIELD, Ind. (AP) - A growing number of Indiana communities are purchasing license plate cameras that can allow police to automatically detect stolen cars or vehicle...
-
Fire guts family home of Illinois officer killed in AugustDec 28, 2021 6:00 am - MAKANDA, Ill. (AP) - A fire has destroyed the family home of a southern Illinois police officer who died in August after he was allegedly struck on a Mississippi River b...
-
New COVID-19 cases top 20,000 for second time this week, for a 15% positive-test rateDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - For the second time in five days, Illinois has recorded more than 20,000 new COVID-19 cases. State health officials Tuesday reported that 20,804 new cases of the respira...
-
How long of a wait to get a COVID-19 test? Sites, supplies are getting stretched this weekDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois residents are finding it difficult to get a COVID-19 test as providers are being pushed to their limits amid the current surge in cases. Those fortunate enough ...
-
Billing software error leaks info of 1,600 Advocate Aurora patientsDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - A billing software error sent statements containing the personal health information of over 1,600 Advocate Aurora patients to one customer on or around July 29 of this y...
-
Man charged in Indiana deputy's shooting dies from COVID-19Dec 27, 2021 6:00 am - NEWBURGH, Ind. (AP) - A former town marshal charged in the September shooting of a southwest Indiana sheriff's deputy has died after being hospitalized with COVID-19. Po...