PONTIAC, Ill. (AP) — A suspended state corrections officer has pleaded not guilty in the Christmas Day shootings of his wife, adult son and another man in Cullom. Fifty-three-year-old Clifford Brewer is charged with six counts of first-degree murder. He remains in custody Thursday in ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Wire fraud charges have been filed against a suburban Chicago man accused of stealing millions of dollars to fund a high-roller lifestyle in Las Vegas. Robert Gorodetsky of Northbrook, Illinois is accused in U.S. District Court in Chicago of stealing nearly $10 million from a ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois state prosecutors say the first of the four Chicago sexual abuse cases against R. Kelly that they’ll take to trial involves a hairdresser who alleges that Kelly tried to force himself on her during a 2003 appointment. Cook County prosecutors told the judge their ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office has determined that last month’s death of rapper Juice WRLD was the result of an accidental overdose of the opioid oxycodone and codeine. The rapper whose given name was Jarad Anthony Higgins went into convulsions at Midway ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Amtrak is getting rid of a pricing policy that resulted in a $25,000 travel bill for a group of wheelchair-bound activists heading to Bloomington-Normal, Illinois from Chicago. The passenger rail agency told Chicago-based Access Living its policy was to charge extra to ...Read more
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Department and Conservation Police say the search for a missing Ottawa woman is now a recovery operation. Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police Sergeant Phil Wire says crews will work through the snowfall expected in the next few days to ...Read more
OTTAWA – Ottawa Township High School will utilize an “Emergency Day”, on Friday in wake of a student’s passing. Ottawa High School administration says classes will not be in session for students or faculty members due to the passing of sophomore Emily Greenberg last week. ...Read more
DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Police say a Danville homeowner shot and killed an intruder during a home invasion. Danville Police Commander Josh Webb says the man told officers that at least two people armed with handguns and wearing ski masks kicked in his door and attempted to rob him Sunday night. ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Officials say a computer error in Illinois’ new automatic voter registration system may have led to 545 non-U.S. citizens being registered to vote, 16 of whom cast ballots. The Illinois secretary of state’s office has acknowledged the mistake, saying it was an ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Travelers arriving at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport from Wuhan, China will be screened for the respiratory coronavirus. Tuesday’s decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comes as health officials announced a man in Washington state is infected ...Read more
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