CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police wrecked a boy’s fourth birthday party earlier this year when they raided the wrong house in a search for a drug dealer, and now the boy’s parents are suing for damages. Stephanie Bures contends more than a dozen officers used excessive force and ...Read more
AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Five white crosses commemorating the five people who died in a workplace shooting will be given to the Aurora Historical Society in suburban Chicago. The crosses will be removed from the Henry Pratt Co. fence on Sunday and taken to the Pierce Art and History Center in ...Read more
JUNEAU, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in Wisconsin have charged a 31-year-old man with fatally shooting his ex-wife who was a prosecutor in DeKalb County. Cash bail was set at $2 million Tuesday for Ulisses Medina Espinosa of Beaver Dam. The prosecution had requested bail of $5 million. Espinosa is ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — What if you were governor of Illinois and didn’t have a thing to wear? If you’re J.B. Pritzker, you look at your daily schedule. During his first six weeks in office, Pritzker’s appointment calendar includes 70 “attire” recommendations for ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois lawmakers are considering a proposal that would raise the state’s gas tax by 19 cents a gallon to pay for transportation infrastructure repairs. Democratic Sen. Martin Sandoval of Chicago introduced the measure last week. It could raise an additional $2 billion in ...Read more
MENDOTA – The Mendota Police Department is asking for help in locating the person or persons responsible for vehicle vandalism last week. Authorities say that a total of seven vehicles reported tires damaged, leaving some with two flat tires. Police are asking anyone with any security ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys for “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett said Tuesday that charges alleging he lied to police about a racist and homophobic attack have been dropped. Smollett attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes said in a statement that Smollett’s record ...Read more
AURORA – A child is dead and Aurora Police are looking for the driver and passenger after a crash Monday night. According to authorities they were called to the intersection of Lake Street and Plum Street where two were struck by a southbound car, an 8 year-old boy and his grandfather. ...Read more
MORRIS – A suspect in the stabbing death of a Morris man has turned himself into the police. Authorities say that 32 year-old Kasim Baker was taken into custody Monday by the Joliet Police Department without incident. Baker allegedly was involved in the death of 65 year-old Daniel Smiley ...Read more
LASALLE – LaSalle Mayor Jeff Grove informed residents that April 1st would be the start of yard waste pickups, weather permitting. He explained at Monday night’s City Council Meeting that residents needed to call City Hall in order to get in the list for yard waste pickup. Grove also said ...Read more
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