PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his mother. Police on Monday found the body of 74-year-old Judith Krystyniak stuffed in a trash can inside the Park Ridge home she shared with 47-year-old David Krystyniak. Park Ridge Police ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois workers will no longer have to disclose their salary history to employers under a new state law. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law barring employers from asking job applicants how much they made in previous jobs. Illinois lawmakers passed two previous versions ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge told Jussie Smollett’s attorneys he’s not changing his mind about appointing a special prosecutor in the case against the actor and that he won’t let another judge replace him. The losses that Cook County Judge Michael Toomin handed the attorneys ...Read more
STREATOR – The village of Dana, Longpoint and Ancona are under a boil order, according to Illinois American Water. The community’s distribution system experienced a drop in water pressure below 20psi threshold. Streator’s fire department says a water main break caused water pressure to ...Read more
MENDOTA – LaSalle County’s electronic recycling event will be at the Mendota Civic Center on Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon. A $25 per item fee will be collected for all televisions and monitors. Accepted items include laptops, printers, video game consoles and cell phones. ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – Sewer repairs in Spring Valley begin on Thursday. The Illinois Department of Transportation will repair the sewer line on U.S Route 6 after patchwork is completed for the resurfacing project. The city approved a contractor at Monday night’s council meeting for just ...Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has announced the names of two U.S. soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan on Monday. The Defense Department says 20-year-old Pfc. Brandon Jay Kreischer of Stryker, Ohio, and 24-year-old Spc. Michael Isaiah Nance of Chicago died “as a result of wounds ...Read more
MENDOTA- The board of directors of the Mendota Sweet Corn Festival announced Wednesday the Grand Marshall of the Sweet Corn Festival Parade. This year the person with honor will be Roberta Friedlein. She retired this year from the Mendota Chamber of Commerce after having served the city for ...Read more
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man who, with his wife, is accused of confining their 10-year-old daughter to their basement has been found mentally unfit for trial by a court-appointed doctor. Randy Swopes’ status was revealed Tuesday during a hearing in Lake County Circuit ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s police oversight board has determined a sergeant was justified in killing a fleeing 19-year-old three years ago because the dead man was carrying a gun as the officer claimed. No gun was found at the scene on the November 2016 day that Kajuan Raye was shot in the ...Read more
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