Chicago native to join Astronaut Hall of Fame
As if being an astronaut isn't cool enough, John Grunsfeld will soon join Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in the elite band of space explorer legends. After five space shuttle...
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Gov. Rauner’s property tax freeze proposal gets mixed reception
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's call for a two-year freeze on property taxes stems from a a simple truth: Nobody wants to pay more of the most-hated tax of all. The...
For Illinois businesses that won medical pot permits, anticipation grows
Joseph Friedman was at work when he received news that his company, PDI Medical III, was a step closer to selling medical marijuana in Lake County. "It was a huge...
Center for troubled girls will close, cites decision by DCFS
A prominent but troubled residential facility for youths is closing following Tribune reports that children inside the Rockford center were assaulted and lured into prostitution. The 59-bed, all-girls Rock River...
Girl, 15, pleads guilty to murder in sister’s stabbing in Mundelein
By pleading guilty Tuesday to the murder of her 11-year-old sister, a Mundelein teenager will be allowed to remain in the juvenile system with "intensive mental health services" — a...
Tax business owner, 3 workers and 4 clients charged in alleged scam of IRS
Authorities arrested eight people from suburban Chicago on Wednesday for their alleged role in a federal tax fraud scheme that netted nearly $650,000 from hundreds of false income tax returns...
Authorities: Schiller Park woman poisoned her 2 kids with laced apple juice
A Schiller Park woman faces attempted murder charges for allegedly poisoning her children with drug-laced apple juice, Cook County authorities said. Krystle El Khatib, 29, crushed up benzodiazepine pills, an...
Illinois urged to reform programs for young wards; DCFS director steps down
Illinois authorities urgently need to overhaul the state's mental health programs for impoverished youth or they will only see more of the violence and abuse exposed by a recent Tribune...
Illinois pulls wards from Sadie Waterford Manor residential center
State child welfare officials have removed all juvenile state wards from a troubled south suburban residential treatment center after Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart angrily complained that girls were frequently...
DCFS stops placements, steps up monitoring at living center for youths
State child welfare officials have stopped sending juvenile wards to a troubled Rockford residential facility following Tribune reports that youths inside the center were assaulted and lured into prostitution. Officials...