Mental exams ordered for suspect in Illinois school shooting
CHARLESTON – A judge ordered a central Illinois high school student to undergo mental evaluations and remain in juvenile custody after the f…
Supremely guilty – Illinois Supreme Court upholds Drew Peterson conviction
The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed disgraced former Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson’s 2012 murder conviction.
Wheaton College football players charged in hazing incident
WHEATON – Several Wheaton College football players are facing criminal charges after a freshman teammate was restrained with duct tape, beat…
‘A horrific tragedy’ – Police: Dixon dad kills 5-year-old son, turns gun on himself
DIXON – A Dixon man under investigation for child sexual abuse shot his 5-year-old son in the head before killing himself this afternoon, th…
Illinois veteran who fought library attacker among 18 Carnegie Heroes
PITTSBURGH – An Army veteran who fended off a mentally ill man who tried to attack a chess class the veteran was teaching at an Illinois pub…
Great Lakes states renew push for new lock at critical point
MINNEAPOLIS – Officials from Great Lakes states are making a renewed push to win approval of a long-stalled proposal for adding a new lock t…
Fed-up Illinois legislators head for the exit in big numbers
CHICAGO – Illinois residents aren’t the only ones throwing up their hands at the gridlock and increasingly polarized politics that have defi…
Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General, won't seek re-election in 2018
CHICAGO – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says she's not seeking re-election for a fifth term.
Kennedy's running mate looks to address 'senseless' violence
CHICAGO – Democratic candidate for governor Chris Kennedy’s newly announced running mate said he wants to work with Kennedy to address the “…
Rod Blagojevich mops prison floors, maintains innocence
CHICAGO (AP) – More than five years into his 14-year sentence on corruption convictions, Rod Blagojevich, who once held the highest office i…
Chicago asks for national halt to Trump immigration rules
CHICAGO – Attorneys for Chicago on Monday asked a federal judge for a nationwide halt to Trump administration requirements that cities enfor…
