Illinois Homeowners Alert: Basement Moisture Precautions for January 2026 in Chicago, Aurora, and Naperville
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. January is a critical — and often underestimated — time for basement moisture concerns across Illinois. While winter cold may suggest fewer water issues, seasonal conditions frequently create the ideal...
Special Education Teacher Linda Brown Missing After Allegedly Going Out to Acupuncture
A Chicago teacher vanished, leaving behind her car, a ringing phone, and mounting questions about her final movements. She left her Bronzeville home on a Saturday morning, planning to attend an acupuncture session she never missed, but 53-year-old Linda Brown never made it. What should have been a peaceful weekend...
Chicago judge pauses DHS suit dismissal, citing fatal ICE shooting
Judge Sara Ellis was expected to dismiss the lawsuit, but said that the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis gave her pause.
Rogue postman in Chicago offers unique mail service for brave messages
We send thousands of messages a year--and most disappear as fast as we hit "send," but a Chicago man believes our words carry far more weight when delivered with footsteps.
Chicago residents demand clarity on polie role in ICE operations
A tense public hearing was held Thursday as community members voiced concerns over the Chicago Police Department and how it has interacted with federal immigration agents since the start of Operation Midway Blitz.
Chicago Residents Demand Investigation of Police Collaboration With ICE
About 500 people packed Thalia Hall in Pilsen on Thursday night amid a torrential downpour to voice their frustration with the Community Commission on Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA) for not holding a hearing to probe allegations of cooperation by Chicago police with federal immigration agents sooner. Since...
Anti-ICE protests held across Chicago area in response to federal agent-involved shootings
Saturday's outrage comes just days after Renee Good was killed in Minneapolis, and more than a week after 43-year old Keith Porter Jr., a Black father of two, died at the hands of an off-duty ICE on New Year's Eve in Los Angeles.
Mexican national fired gunshots near immigration agents during Chicago operation: indictment
CHICAGO - A Mexican national who was previously deported multiple times was indicted Wednesday on federal charges after prosecutors say he illegally possessed a loaded gun, fired shots near Border Patrol agents and later brandished the firearm at a person in Chicago. What we know:. Federal prosecutors say Hector...
4 people hurt in Chicago weekend shootings, CPD says
The ages of the victims range from 21 to 43, according to Chicago police.
Chicago woman charged with attempted murder in North Lawndale shooting: police
CHICAGO - A Chicago woman has been arrested and charged with attempted murder of a 29-year-old woman in North Lawndale, according to Chicago police. Andriana Wicker, 25, of Chicago, has been charged with one felony count of attempted first-degree murder and four felony counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm.
