Member of a Wisconsin sheriff’s office dies after getting hit by a vehicle in...
(WFRV) – A member of a sheriff’s office in western Wisconsin reportedly died after he was hit by a vehicle while walking along a highway in Illinois. According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, a Grant County Correctional Officer (Jailer) died on February 8 after he was hit by a vehicle. Officials say that Dylan...
WATCH: Pritzker signs Illinois law requiring gun confiscation in orders of protection
(The Center Square) – Gun confiscation from subjects of domestic orders of protection is now the law of the land in Illinois. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 4144 Monday in Chicago. Legislators approved the measure, which originally started out as a bill dealing with fire hydrants, during the 103rd General...
Illinois governor declares Lake Michigan is now Lake Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WILX) - Another body of water is getting a new name - at least according to Illinois. In a social media post, Governor JB Pritzker announced the changes come after decades of studies. “I’m here today to make an important announcement,” Gov. Pritzker started. “The world’s finest geographers,...
Illinois circuit judge finds FOID for firearms in home unconstitutional
(The Center Square) – A White County Illinois judge has found the state’s Firearms Owner’s ID card unconstitutional when enforced against someone possessing their firearms in their home. The case Illinois vs. Vivian Brown stems from a 2017 case where Brown separated from her husband. She possessed a single-shot .22...
A routine truck inspection in Illinois led cops to 1,300 lbs of cocaine
Police officers in Illinois suddenly discovered over 1,300 lbs of cocaine during a routine traffic stop. The post A routine truck inspection in Illinois led cops to 1,300 lbs of cocaine appeared first on MotorBiscuit .
Victim identified in fatal Dunning crash after sedan slams into pole
Authorities have identified a 29-year-old man killed after the vehicle he was riding in slammed into a utility pole in Chicago’s Dunning neighborhood. According to authorities, the man was a passenger in a vehicle that was being driven at a high-rate of speed in the 4200 block of North Oak Park at approximately 2:16...
Crews use ladder to rescue passengers from stalled CTA Green Line train’ Service disrupted
CTA Green Line service is disrupted Monday morning for a stalled train. Service is temporarily suspended 35th-Bronzeville-IIT & 63rd/Cottage Grove and Ashland/63rd. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch The train was stopped near 63rd Street and Normal Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood. Fire...
Victims seeking to sell items online robbed at gunpoint on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO - Multiple people looking to sell items through social media have been robbed at gunpoint in recent days after meeting the phony buyer in person on Chicago’s South Side. The armed robberies took place over the last week in the Washington Park neighborhood, according to Chicago police. Armed...
Man accused of hijacking banking app in Wrigleyville is charged with doing it again...
CHICAGO — You may remember James Lyons, the 37-year-old who’s accused of transferring money to himself after commandeering a victim’s phone in Wrigleyville. Lyons is sitting in the county jail today, accused of doing the exact same thing in Wrigleyville while on pretrial release in the pending case. Today, a judge...
Chicago weather: 2 rounds of accumulating snow expected this week; ‘many’ inches possible
Editor's Note: A winter storm watch has been issued by the National Weather Service as part of the incoming system. Our latest story can be found here. Two systems are expected to dump snow across the entire Chicago area over the next seven days, NBC 5 Meteorologist Alicia Roman said, with "many" inches of snow...
