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Carjackers drop off boy, 10, tell him to have ‘a good day at school’

May 22, 2019 at 10:59 p.m.

The 10-year-old boy started up his parent's SUV, then climbed into the backseat and waited for his parents to take him to school Tuesday morning.But two carjackers, both teens, climbed...

Northern Illinois finishes season with 31-21 win over Kent State

June 8, 2018 at 10:32 p.m.

Joel Bouagnon ran for two touchdowns, Daniel Santacaterina and Jordan Huff each ran for scores and Northern Illinois beat Kent State 31-21 in Friday's season finale for both teams. Santacaterina,...

Illinois' Malcolm Hill fights for a loose ball with Florida State's Terance Mann and Xavier Rathan-Mayes in the second half during the consolation game of the NIT Season Tip-Off at Barclays Center on Nov. 25, 2016, in Brooklyn.

Illinois falls 72-61 to Florida State in NIT Season Tip-Off consolation game

June 8, 2018 at 10:48 p.m.

Illinois dropped its third straight game Friday and its second in two days against a nationally ranked team, but it wasn't difficult for coach John Groce to pinpoint the positives....

Refugee boy’s death was from natural causes: Medical examiner

May 22, 2019 at 10:35 p.m.

An 8-year-old refugee from the Congo who died in Chicago after his family arrived at O'Hare International Airport last week died from natural causes, the Cook County medical examiner's office...

Man on FBI Most Wanted list in Chicago murder, assault cases captured in Mexico

May 22, 2019 at 10:30 p.m.

A former Chicago man charged with sexually assaulting one woman and killing another in 1998, and added to the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list in 2012, has been arrested...

Gary Thompson, left, is escorted into a court hearing in Indianapolis on Jan. 30, 2015.

Indiana man pleads guilty in deadly house explosion

June 10, 2018 at 9:19 a.m.

One of five people charged in a deadly house explosion that devastated an Indianapolis neighborhood pleaded guilty Friday to a conspiracy charge after agreeing to a deal with prosecutors. Gary...

A customer fills out a lottery form for the Mega Millions drawing in Chicago on March 29, 2012.

Massive $415 million Mega Millions jackpot is 10th largest in U.S. history

August 21, 2019 at 6:58 p.m.

Mega Millions has swelled to record heights for the holiday weekend, offering a $415 million jackpot Friday. The already massive jackpot surged to the third highest in the lottery's history...

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks about a new gun legislation proposal during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 21, 2016.

Republican senator seeks bipartisan support for gun deal

August 21, 2019 at 6:51 p.m.

A moderate Republican senator sought broad bipartisan support Tuesday for a compromise to block gun purchases by some suspected terrorists, a day after the chamber split along party lines to...

Illinois lottery director Michael Jones holds the winning ticket purchased by a Naperville man who recently won a $250 million Mega Millions jackpot during a press conference Feb. 24, 2015, at the Thompson Center in Chicago.

7th-largest Mega Millions lottery jackpot of $333M up for grabs tonight

June 24, 2019 at 2:33 a.m.

The largest Mega Millions jackpot in more than two years could be awarded Tuesday night when the six winning numbers for the multi-state lottery are drawn. After Friday night's drawing...

Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson arrives at a downtown courthouse Tuesday, June 14 for the fourth day of his trial in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray.

Baltimore officer who drove van in Freddie Gray case chooses bench trial

August 21, 2019 at 6:39 p.m.

The Baltimore police officer facing the most serious charge stemming from the death of a 25-year-old black man whose neck was broken in the back of a transport wagon waived...

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