The man known as the ‘Starved Rock Killer’ died last year, now his family...
The decades-long fight to clear Chester Weger’s name as the notorious “Starved Rock killer” isn’t ending with his death. Weger’s family will get a chance next month to argue that the man who spent nearly six decades behind bars was wrongly convicted in one of Illinois’ most infamous murder cases.
Prosecutors: Illinois man trafficked, abused 16-year-old runaway; sentenced to 25 years
Ruben Carter, a 39-year-old Forest Park resident, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on Tuesday for sex trafficking and sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl.
Video captured wild police chase as driver lost tire and kept going; charges filed
A 21-year-old man led police on a chase through multiple Chicago suburbs, weaving through lanes on a Chicago-area expressway and numerous roadways before losing a tire and continuing to drive in a wild scene that unfolded on camera. Footage captured by NBC Chicago's Sky 5 helicopter showed the chase traveling...
Illinois Man, 26, Faces Felony Charges in East Chicago Stabbing
A 26-year-old Illinois man is facing felony charges after allegedly stabbing another man in the back in East Chicago. St. Catherine Hospital opened in 1928 and became part of Powers Health in 2001, according to Powers Health. The 26-year-old man faces felony charges, per the same account from the newspaper's...
3 people seriously injured in shooting outside liquor store in South Chicago, fire officials...
Three people were seriously injured in a shooting Thursday evening outside a liquor store on the city's South Side, officials said.
Two Hammond men arrested after high-speed chase from Indiana to Illinois
HAMMOND, Ind. — Two Hammond men were arrested early Thursday morning on Interstate 94 in Illinois after a high-speed chase that began in Indiana and involved the driver ramming a state police car. The incident began at 12:55 a.m. Thursday on Interstate 80 near Kennedy Avenue. Detective Hamed saw a gray Dodge sedan trav
A Chicago doctor is trying to keep women in the profession
Women physicians can make millions less than their male colleagues, but a Chicago oncologist is working to change that. Why it matters: The pay gap is just one of the factors forcing women out of the profession, with negative effects on patient care. Driving the news: More than 500 health care workers are meeting this
Chicago, Cook County program expands access to birth certificates
There's a new program to help people living in Chicago and Cook County access vital records which will help with voter registration.
Mount Greenwood Church Site to Become Four $800K Homes After Closing
Four single-family homes are planned for the former Mount Greenwood Evangelical Lutheran Church site at 10901-10911 S. Trumbull Ave., with asking prices expected to start at $800,000. CK Construction says it plans to demolish the shuttered church and begin construction within 30 to 60 days. The property was sold to...
Rollover crash involving semi shuts down several lanes of I-80 in southwest suburbs
TINLEY PARK, Ill. — A rollover crash involving a semi-truck has shut down several lanes along I-80 in the southwest suburbs on Thursday morning. According to Illinois State police, the crash unfolded around 4 a.m. along the westbound lanes of I-80, just west of South Harlem Avenue. Troopers said a preliminary investiga
