Plan for Veterans Parkway calls for shrinking car lanes
BLOOMINGTON (25News Now) - Wednesday, the McLean County Regional Planning Commission heard the results of a two-year effort to improve Veterans Parkway. The preferred plan for Veterans Parkway from Chicago-based consultants who are working on the project calls for added walking and bike paths on either side of the road
Chair With Restraints Found In Basement Of Mount Greenwood Church A ‘Prank,’ Officials Say
MOUNT GREENWOOD — A chair with ropes tied around its armrests was found in the closet of a Mount Greenwood Catholic church this week, alarming parishioners and neighbors — but church officials say they now believe the set up was a prank. The chair, which was positioned in...
Alsip businesses consider security fog after recent smash-and-grabs
Some businesses have alarms, some have surveillance, but a handful of businesses in Alsip are thinking about adding fog to the mix.
$30,000 reward offered amid search for Washington Park mass shooting suspect
One man was killed, and 14 others were wounded during a large gathering on the eastern side of the park on the night of Aug. 29.
Man injured in overnight stabbing inside South Side residence
CHICAGO — Police are searching for answers after a man was injured in a stabbing inside a residence on the city’s South Side overnight. Police said the incident unfolded around midnight in the 5100 block of South Throop Street in the Back of the Yards. According to police, the victims, a 30-year-old man and a […]
Man randomly kidnapped, robbed Chicago Park District worker near Buckingham Fountain, prosecutors say
A Washington state man is accused of kidnapping a Chicago Park District employee from a job site near Buckingham Fountain, then forcing him to withdraw cash from a bank and purchase Visa gift cards at stores in the Loop and South Loop. Prosecutors said the abduction and robbery appear to have been random.
Craving A Real Italian Beef? These 5 Illinois Spots Pile It Dripping
Nothing beats biting into a messy, dripping Italian beef sandwich when you least expect greatness from a plain little counter. Across Illinois, some of the tastiest beef comes from unassuming shops where the smell hits you before you even open the door. I went looking for the juiciest, most flavorful...
Chicago Public Schools is putting its extreme heat policy into effect
Chicago Public Schools is putting its extreme heat policy into effect
Woman learns fate for killing boyfriend who allegedly attacked her while she was pregnant
CHICAGO (TNND) — An Illinois woman who said she acted in self-defense when she killed the father of her then-unborn child just hours after her baby shower was sentenced to two years probation, according to her attorneys. Keshia Golden, 37, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter on August 24, avoiding...
Chicago police seek 2 men accused of defacing CTA property
CPD says that the men defaced the exterior of train cars by spray-painting graffiti, causing damage.
