QuikTrip Opens Newest Site in Chicago Area
This marks the retailer's 20th location in Illinois. QuikTrip (QT) has announced the opening of a new travel center in Minooka, Ill., located along Interstate 80 at Exit 122. As a travel center, the location features a larger lot and a more spacious store design than a traditional QT. The Minooka location has room to service 20 vehicles for gas and six diesel bays...
Illinois Woman Visits The Cemetery To Visit Late Family Members But Freaks Out When...
In Illinois, what began as a simple, respectful family visit to a cemetery quickly turned into a moment of confusion, frustration, and a very public online complaint. A woman arrived at St. Casimir Cemetery in Cicero expecting to pay her respects to loved ones. But instead, she says she was met with something she never anticipated, and definitely didn’t appreciate.
Hazmat Hauler Havoc: Corrosive Leak Cripples Edens In Skokie
The Monday morning rush on the Edens Expressway turned into a slow-motion crawl on May 4, 2026, after a semi-truck leaking a corrosive chemical pulled over between Morton Grove and Skokie. The truck stopped just past the westbound entrance at Dempster Avenue, and emergency crews quickly shut the ramp to northbound I-94 while hazmat teams moved in to contain the spill...
Humanoid Robot Dances At Gate, Delays Flight For Southwest
Try using this excuse as to why your flight was delayed.
Meghan Markle attends First Communion in Chicago: Report
According to reports, the Duchess of Sussex attended the first holy communion of the son of her friend.
Doctor charged with practicing medicine without license in Warsaw
WARSAW, Ind. (WNDU) - A Chicago doctor is facing felony charges in Kosciusko County after police say he was giving IV treatments out of a home in Warsaw without a license to practice medicine in Indiana. Michael Close, 62, has been charged with two counts of practicing medicine without a...
Walgreens to shut down Chicago store amid safety concerns, sparking outcry
Elected officials and community leaders are calling on Walgreens to reverse their decision to close a location in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood, citing the disruption it will cause to seniors and residents who rely on the pharmacy, while Walgreens has stated that the closure is due to safety concerns.
Chicago-area man sentenced to 50 years for deadly shooting outside party
MONTGOMERY, Ill. - A Chicago-area man has been sentenced to decades in prison for fatally shooting a man who was sitting in a parked car outside a party five years ago. Ladarius A. Parker, 27, was sentenced Monday to 50 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections in the 2021 killing of 30-year-old Christopher B. McMorris.
Chicago Man Arrested For Practicing Medicine Without A License, Other Charges
A Chicago man was arrested for allegedly giving a woman intravenous treatments without having a medical license. Michael G. Close, 62, Chicago, is charged with two charges of unlawful practice medicine, or osteopathic medicine, level 5 felonies; possession or use of a legend drug, a level 6 felony; and battery, a class B misdemeanor.
Man charged in Mag Mile shootout that wounded woman, broke bystander’s legs
A 22-year-old man has been detained on attempted murder charges after prosecutors said surveillance footage, cellular data, and ballistics testing tied him to the March 30 shooting near the Magnificent Mile that left two bystanders injured, including a woman struck in the thigh by a bullet. Jesus Abu Bakr was...

















