Marquette Park man held on $2M bail in taxi-driver murder case
A Marquette Park man was ordered held on $2 million bail in Cook County bond court Sunday in the fatal shooting of a taxi driver last year. Gregory James, 29,...
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Two men rob Radio Shack in Bolingbrook, police say
Two men robbed the Radio Shack at 1196 W. Boughton Rd., Wednesday afternoon in Bolingbrook, police said. Two men walked into the store at about 12:30 p.m. inquiring about Smartphones,...
Can the media reduce massacres?
Remember Columbine? Remember the novelty of it all? Mass shootings had occurred before, but April 20, 1999, felt unprecedented, both for the deaths and the depth with which we got...
Latest trucker crash puts logbooks under scrutiny
An Indiana trucker whose semitrailer truck crashed into three vehicles Monday, killing four people, has been charged with falsifying duty logbooks used to verify that a driver is not spending...
Prosecutors: Trucker in I-55 crash was speeding, falsified driving records
The driver of a semi-truck that hit three stopped vehicles on Interstate 55 Monday afternoon, killing four people and injuring four others, was ordered held in lieu of $1 million...
7th graders to try new math curriculum in District 365U
The Valley View School District 365U school board voted to implement a pilot math curriculum for 7th graders that emphasizes real-world applications. The program will cost $28,000 for student and...
Romeoville police reports: Patio furniture stolen, residence damaged by spray paint and more
The following items were taken from Romeoville police reports: Patio furniture was reported stolen July 10 from a residence in the 900 block of Dogwood Court. The estimated value of...
Joliet professor tries to make learning Chinese easy and fun
Mike Hainzinger was living in Taiwan in the early 2000s and faced a choice: try to get by with a minuscule bit of Mandarin Chinese that he knew, "pointing at...
Man removed from Kendall County grain bin, authorities say
Rescue crews freed a man who was trapped in a grain bin in Kendall County, according to authorities. The man was conscious and receiving medical attention as of 5 p.m.,...
2 men tried to steal guns from outdoors store: cops
Two Frankfort men were arrested early Tuesday in Bolingbrook after police said they were caught trying to steal guns from the Bass Pro Shop at 709 N. Janes Ave. Police...