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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — State lawmakers could pass a plan this spring to automatically seal records for people convicted of nonviolent felonies. Felony convictions currently eligible for expungement could be automatically sealed by a circuit court judge or the Illinois State Police. Many people may not know that...

A man has been charged with the deaths of a father and son following a crash early Thursday morning on I-24 East near the Davidson-Rutherford County line.

Americans, myself included, love to bemoan the price of gas. It's one of the quintessential pass-times of a nation being gouged at the pump, checkout lines at grocery stores, service shops, and damn near anywhere in this day-and-age. A new lawsuit filed against one of the most popular gas stations...

You get a very good idea at just how much Texas is growing when you literally see buildings go up overnight because we all know how sometimes the wheels of progress and the signs of growth can feel invisible. With all the check marks living in the Lone Star State provide, you can't be surprised at all to learn that...

The reckoning in the chain restaurant segment continues in 2025. After 35 years they are celebrating with a special menu , the catch is finding a location still open. A once swanky gastropub has hit rock bottom for the second time in 5 years closing multiple stores and filing for bankruptcy. Many impacted restaurant...

Seniors, some with disabilities, are not able to use the elevators in the Chicago Housing Authority building they call home. The Fannie Emanuel Apartments, a 181-unit high-rise for seniors, is located at 3916 W. Washington Blvd. in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. One of the residents shared a video taken last...

On Wednesday, March 26. 2025, East Chicago Gang & Narcotics Division, along with the Street Crime Unit, executed a State of Indiana search warrant for narcotics at 4334 Ivy Street in East Chicago. The target of the investigation was 42-yeat-old Freddie E. Burley of East Chicago. He was taken into...

A Cook County postal worker was charged with crimes related to Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud, as announced by Attorney General Kwame Raoul this past week. Kelly Newman, age 37 and a resident of Chicago, supposedly received a total of $40,000 across two fraudulent PPP loans while still drawing a salary from...

A 33-year-old Evergreen Park man was sentenced in a Grundy County court case on March 24th. Adrian Hurst pled guilty to an amended charge of Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, a class four felony and was sentenced to two years of conditional discharge. He was also sentenced to 180 days in the Grundy County Jail.

CHICAGO - The family of a 2-year-old boy who died after suffering a medical emergency at a Calumet City daycare has filed a lawsuit against the facility, alleging negligence and improper supervision. Daycare center death. The backstory:. Jaylin Branch Jr. passed away on Feb. 20 after experiencing a medical event...