Tag: Illinois

Chicago television reporter Joanie Lum went to work last week thinking it would be like any other day. Lum was filming a live news segment on the rise of gun ...

Many people spent their holiday weekend out at various bodies of water, enjoying beaches, sun and swimming with family, friends and loved ones. Those headed to Lake Michigan's beaches near ...

China sent 30 warplanes Monday to Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense. The maneuver coincides with a previously unannounced visit Monday by a U.S. ...

Editor’s Note: Our readers responded strongly to this story when it originally ran; we’re reposting it here in case you missed it. It's difficult to imagine what could lead a ...

Jif peanut butter is being recalled for fear of potential salmonella contamination. J.M. Smucker announced the voluntary recall of certain Jif products on May 20. According to the Food and ...

With spring comes new life in all shapes and sizes, and invariably, at some point, some of those new lives will need a little extra help. This time of year, ...

The U.S. Department of Education declared the ESSER (COVID) funds would also go toward addressing "inequities."

One of two men found last summer in a filth-strewn home near Chicago last year has been arrested, while police said charges could be pending against his brother, according to The ...

Smollett arrived flanked by sheriff's deputies, already handcuffed.

Writer and film critic Burt Prelutsky once famously quipped, "If liberals didn’t have double standards, they wouldn’t have any standards at all.” While it sounds like a joke, the consequences ...

Smollett had been sentenced to 150 days in jail.

And his legal team apparently expects to be believed.

"So Jussie is currently in a psych ward at Cook County Jail."

Smollett was sentenced.

A week ago, a golden retriever named Macy went missing at a park in Streator, Illinois. Her concerned owners, the Price family, immediately put out the word, and Streator Animal ...

Many people grow up and move to different states from their parents. Thanks to technology, there are lots of ways to stay in touch -- and thanks to technology, two ...

"Get Vax'd."

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot received multiple criticisms online over a picture of the Illinois Democrat standing next to a message spelled out in U.S. currency as part of what appears ...

When 17-year-old Isaiah Davis was shot, killed and then burned, his mother, Leslie Bell, started a search for his killer, intent on justice. The high school senior was happy, outgoing ...

A 6-year-old boy who had been reported missing last week was later found dead, and three members of his family have been charged in connection with his death. Damari Perry ...