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ELGIN, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago police officer will not be charged in the fatal shooting of a woman armed with a knife along an interstate. The Cook County state’s attorney’s office decided not to criminally charge Elgin police Lt. Christian Jensen on Friday following an ...Read more

CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart wants to make sure the public is better protected from people who lose the right to carry guns. Dart is proposing legislation that would create countywide police units to recover weapons from owners who have had their Firearm Owners Identification ...Read more

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Colleges and universities in Illinois are struggling to combat declining enrollment that was spurred by low unemployment rates, a shrinking population, unstable funding sources and increased out-of-state competition. Data show that the state’s community colleges and ...Read more

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago has a new sister city. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Lord Mayor Clover Moore of Sydney, Australia, say they’ve signed a new sister city agreement. Sydney is Chicago’s 29th international sister city. Emanuel’s office said Thursday that Chicago now has a sister ...Read more

MENDOTA – The crowd was energetic as over 250 participants braved the icy waters of Lake Mendota to raise money for Special Olympics of Illinois.   Teams adorned costumes and jumped in groups into the water, which was around 28 degrees.   The weather wasn’t that much better, as the ...Read more

YORKVILLE – A body was discovered near the Fox River, after kayakers came upon what they believed was a dead body in the river. According to Kendall County Sheriffs on Friday after 5 p.m.  a deceased individual was allegedly located near the Fox River. Authorities are working with the ...Read more

TOWANDA – Two are in custody after a traffic stop made by the Illinois State Police Thursday led to the discovery of over 100 lbs of purported cocaine. A Trooper from the Statewide Criminal Patrol Team stopped a truck tractor-semi trailer on I-55 near Towanda to conduct a safety inspection. ...Read more

CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves, is due in court Saturday after being charged with aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least three between ...Read more

CHICAGO (AP) — Metra has approved a nearly $71 million contract to buy 15 locomotives and begin replacing the commuter rail agency’s aging fleet. The contract approved Wednesday includes the option to buy up to 27 additional locomotives from Progress Rail Locomotives of La Grange if ...Read more