Pritzker defends plan to raise tolls
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says higher proposed Illinois Tollway rates are for many users that travel to and from other states. Illinois Tollway officials are proposing a toll increase of about 45 cents per toll for IPASS users and a 30% rate hike for commercial IPASS users. At a ribbon cutting for buildi
Feds: Owner of suburban methadone clinic charged in massive fraud scheme, made lavish purchases...
CHICAGO (WGN) – The owner of a suburban methadone clinic has been charged in connection with a large-scale fraud scheme that reportedly took tens of millions of dollars from government programs. Court documents allege the swindled funds were used to fund personal brokerage accounts and purchase jewelry, luxury cars and
Rideshare driver shot during drop-off in Lawndale, Chicago police say
A rideshare driver was shot on Monday night on the city's West Side, Chicago police said.
Thieves crash into Gage Park gas station in attempted ATM burglary, owner says
Chicago police are investigating after a gas station owner said thieves crashed into his business on Tuesday morning.
1 in custody after man shot during robbery on Northwest Side
CHICAGO — Police say one person is in custody and another is recovering in the hospital after a robbery and shooting on the city’s South Side on Monday night. According to Chicago police, the incident unfolded around 8:30 p.m. Monday in the 7000 block of West Belmont Avenue, in Dunning. Officers said the victim, a […]
Chicago US Attorney drops 3rd case citing ‘serious irregularities’ focusing on prosecutor’s conduct
U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros is now pledging to review all cases, going back decades, connected to that prosecutor.
Rapper whose release party preceded Chicago’s worst mass shooting of all time is arrested...
The rapper whose album release party in River North last summer preceded the deadliest mass shooting in Chicago history is now being held in the Cook County Jail after Chicago police allegedly found a stolen handgun beneath her driver’s seat during a traffic stop last week. Melanie “Mello Buckzz”...
Armed thief robs, shoots man in Montclare: police
An armed thief robbed and shot a man on Chicago's Northwest Side on Monday night, police said.
Chicago man gets 28 years for murdering cab driver during carjacking caught on camera
A Chicago man will spend nearly three decades in prison after pleading guilty Monday to the murder of a cab driver who was yanked from his taxi and struck by a passing car during a carjacking on the South Side. Darnell Ingram, 28, entered the plea in exchange for a...
After Devastating Fire, Owner Of Jay’s Backyard BBQ In Austin Looks To Rebuild
AUSTIN — The owner of a popular barbecue restaurant is picking up the pieces after a Friday morning kitchen fire devastated a commercial strip on Division Street. Jay’s Backyard BBQ, 5604 W. Division St., is temporarily closed following the fire that broke out in the restaurant’s kitchen before causing significant dama
