New state could be on the horizon with proposal for secession in Illinois
A new state could be on the horizon in Illinois. Some counties in rural Illinois want to break away from Chicago– including a couple in the Quad Cities area. Some people in Illinois support a move to form a new state if 33 counties secede from the state of Illinois. The proposal is on the […]
Illinois Sues Home Repair Company Accused of Pressuring Homeowners into Costly Repairs
Illinois is suing a home repair company accused of turning routine service calls into expensive jobs by telling homeowners they faced emergencies or even life-threatening hazards. Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed the lawsuit against Arlington Heights-based ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric on Sept. 3. The state’s 55-page complaint alleges the company violated Illinois consumer...
Airborne tire shatters windshield of car on I-94 in north suburbs, 1 hospitalized
A tire fell off a car and shattered the windshield of another vehicle heading the opposite direction on the Edens Expressway on Friday morning, sending one person to the hospital, police said. Around 10:26 a.m., one of the tires on a car being driven northbound on I-94 near Glenview Road...
Englewood Tenants Battle Mice and Leaks as City Hauls Landlord Back to Court
Mice droppings in kitchen cabinets, roaches stuck to traps, and ceilings stained from water leaks — that's daily life for residents at 7000 S. Parnell Ave. in Englewood, where the city has hauled the property owner to Cook County Circuit Court over 32 cited code violations. A 30-year-old mother of three who has lived in the building since 2019 showed what appeared to be fresh mouse droppings and said water leaks into her apartment whenever it rains.
CPD officers face long suspensions over traffic stop
Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesLengthy suspensions are being recommended by a police watchdog agency for three Chicago police officers over the way they conducted a traffic stop.A suspension was also recommended for their sergeant for the way he handled a citizen complaint.In September 2024, Desmen Northington had just run into a Gold Coast store and left his car in a 15-minute standing zone with his flashers on. When he returned and prepared to drive away, h
Woman fatally stabbed after argument leads to fight inside Southwest Side home
CHICAGO — A person was taken into custody on Thursday evening after a woman was fatally stabbed inside a home on the city’s Southwest Side. According to Chicago police, the deadly stabbing unfolded just after 10 p.m. at a home located in the 3400 block of West 59th Place in Chicago Lawn. Police said the […]
Johnson’s Debt Refinancing Plan Results in Just Half of What He Promised, Forcing Officials...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to refinance a chunk of the city’s massive debt to fill a budget gap of $85.1 million generated just half of what he and his top financial advisers promised Chicagoans, records show. Johnson, who neither signed nor vetoed the city’s 2026 $16.6 billion budget...
9 years for killing man with a single punch on the Magnificent Mile
Henry Graham, a 52-year-old man with a lengthy arrest record who killed a man with a single punch on the Magnificent Mile, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday, months after a judge found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter, saying state law barred him from being convicted of murder.
Building tied to Great Chicago Fire in danger of being demolished
Thursday, Oct. 8 marks the 155th anniversary of the start of the Great Chicago Fire. The disaster claimed thousands of Chicago buildings in 1871, but one building tied to the Chicago Fire legend is in danger of being demolished all these years later.
Check your Illinois Lottery tickets: $250,000 prize and four others expire soon
Do you have an old Illinois Lottery ticket? A $250,000 prize expires soon, and four other unclaimed prizes are nearing their deadlines.
