Dennis Hastert, the disgraced former US House speaker who went to prison, dies at 84
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison in a hush money case tied to sexual abuse, has died. He was 84.
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Grand jury indicts father of Highland Park July 4 parade shooting suspect
An Illinois grand jury on Wednesday formally indicted the father of a man charged with fatally shooting seven people at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, the Lake County State's...
Why did Brendt Christensen admit he killed Chinese scholar Yingying Zhang at U. of I.? It might save his life.
Lawyers for a former University of Illinois doctoral student accused of kidnapping, torturing and killing a visiting scholar from China spent nearly two years preparing for the day they would...
Suspect in U. of I. scholar’s slaying sought help for homicidal thoughts, but school didn’t offer adequate care, say lawyers
Lawyers for a former University of Illinois student accused of killing Chinese scholar Yingying Zhang say university counselors didn't offer him adequate care when he sought help for suicidal and...
R. Kelly will remain in jail until Monday or Tuesday, his lawyer says
R. Kelly’s attorney says the R&B singer won’t get out of jail until Monday or Tuesday as arrangements are made to pay the $100,000 bail needed to free him while...
Bloody handprint, cadaver-sniffing dog part of case against man accused of killing missing Chinese scholar at U. of I.
Prosecutors are building a case based partly on a bloody handprint and the responses of a cadaver-sniffing dog that a former University of Illinois student killed a Chinese scholar in...
Deadly polar vortex envelops Midwest with some of the lowest temperatures in a generation
A blast of polar air enveloped much of the Midwest on Wednesday, cracking train rails, breaking water pipes and straining electrical systems with some of the lowest temperatures in a...
Colleges are urged to end ties with Aurora volleyball coach accused of sexual misconduct
Several dozen colleges have kept ties to an influential Aurora-based volleyball coach long after he was publicly accused of sexually abusing and raping underage girls who trained with him in...
Court hears arguments in appeal by former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock on corruption charges
A lawyer for former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock says prosecutors are aiming to be the first to imprison a former member of Congress over ambiguous rules the U.S. House set...
Este fue el ‘gran anuncio’ de Apple en Chicago
Apple añadió a su modelo iPad más barato la función para poder dibujar y escribir con un lápiz digital, con la intención de hacer que la tableta sea más atractiva...