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Firefighters respond to South Side high-rise fire

May 21, 2019 at 12:58 p.m.

Chicago firefighters are battling an electrical fire in a high-rise building near the University of Chicago campus, authorities said. Around 4 p.m. today, fire crews responded to 5825 S. Dorchester...

Nicholas Sheley during his 2012 murder trial where he was found guilty of killing Ronald Randall, 65, of Galesburg and Russell Reed, 93, of Sterling, Illinois. He was also convicted in May of beating to death Kilynna Blake, 20, her 2-year-old son Dayan, Brock Branson, 29, and Kenneth Ulve, 25, in an apartment in Rock Falls, Illinois.

Illinois man gets life in beating deaths of toddler, three others

May 21, 2019 at 12:58 p.m.

A man serving two life sentences for a pair of Illinois killings was sentenced to four more on Monday, concluding criminal prosecution of a man authorities say committed a series...

Drivers won’t need to hand over license as bail for traffic offenses

May 21, 2019 at 12:56 p.m.

Motorists who are pulled over in Illinois will no longer need to hand over their driver's license in exchange for a citation under a bill signed into law on Saturday....

Man struck, killed by drunk driver while cutting grass in Will County

June 17, 2018 at 11:14 a.m.

A 68-year-old man mowing a lawn in Will County was struck and killed by a drunk driver Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Around 12:48 p.m. Sunday, a blue Toyota Camry traveling...

Mokena man dies after bike crash on Will County trail

June 17, 2018 at 10:42 a.m.

A Mokena man who was riding a bike without a helmet died after falling off his bike on a Will County Forest Preserve trail Saturday. Just before 11 a.m. Saturday,...

2 in custody in killing of Romeoville man, 55

May 23, 2019 at 3:01 a.m.

Two people are in custody, including a 15-year-old, in the death of a 55-year-old Romeoville man early Sunday, Romeoville police said. Around 2 a.m., police responded to a disturbance on...

Members of the Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps peform for their competition in the Drum Corps International World Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Rosemont-based drum corps finishes 6th in tournament

May 21, 2019 at 12:57 p.m.

The Rosemont-based Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps took sixth place at the Drum Corps International World Championships in Indianapolis this weekend. On Saturday, the group, founded decades ago by Boy...

Police: Dolton officer shoots, kills man after chase

May 21, 2019 at 12:57 p.m.

A 22-year-old Dolton man was shot and killed by Dolton police Saturday night after a chase in which an officer jumped out of his moving squad car after he saw...

Coroner: Plainfield man dies in motorcycle accident in Joliet

May 13, 2019 at 8:19 a.m.

A Plainfield man died Saturday after being involved in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident, officials said. Kevin Hrncir, 45, Plainfield, died in the accident at Caton Ridge Drive and Southridge Drive...

Program links retired District 303 teachers to volunteer opportunities

May 16, 2019 at 4:16 a.m.

Retired teachers in St. Charles won't have to go very far to volunteer in the community. A new program called "A Special Project for Important Retired Educators," known as ASPIRE,...

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