Man hospitalized after argument leads to shooting overnight
CHICAGO — A man is recovering in the hospital after an argument led to a shooting overnight. Chicago police say they were first notified about the incident following a call for a person shot who had taken himself to an Evanston hospital. According to police, a preliminary investigation indicates that the victim, a...
Man who escaped electronic monitoring tried to kill sheriff’s officer: prosecutors
A 27-year-old man who escaped electronic monitoring earlier this year is now charged with trying to kill a Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer who tried to take him back into custody on the South Side, according to prosecutors. Members of a fugitive apprehension team tracked down Antwan Ford on...
Five arrested after drone captures Chicago railyard burglary, sheriff’s office says
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Teenager Charged With Additional Burglary Charges
18-year-old Jalen Davis of Joliet has been charged with four additional counts of Burglary and two counts of Criminal Damage to Property following the investigations related to burglaries of additional Joliet area businesses. Following Davis’s arrest on November 20, 2025, for burglaries to Dollar Tree, Wendy’s, and...
Naperville Park District to ask voters for $120M to fund activity center, pool
Naperville Park District has scaled back a proposed facilities expansion plan and is placing a $120 million bond referendum on the March 17, 2026 ballot. The question will ask if voters support the district taking on debt to build a new community activity center at Frontier Sports Complex — with an indoor pool and...
Voting On Redistricting Plainfield Schools To Take Place December 17th
A vote is scheduled to determine redistricting of the Plainfield school district. Plainfield School district officials have emphasized that student attendance boundaries may have to be adjusted due to uneven enrollment growth; new housing developments increasing densities in some sections; changing demographics;...
Georgia man convicted of mailing threatening letters to suburban spiritual mission
CHICAGO — A federal jury has found a Georgia man guilty of sending threatening letters to a suburban spiritual mission. Jimil Parmar, a 33-year-old resident of Lawrenceville, Ga., was found guilty on Wednesday of mailing a threatening communication following a three-day trial, Andrew Boutros, United States Attorney...
Illinois casinos face new competition as Aurora expands gaming limits
City officials in Aurora have raised the number of gambling terminals permitted in local businesses, a move they say will boost revenue and support small establishments. The decision, announced Tuesday, Nov. 25, has drawn strong opposition from Hollywood Casino Aurora. Until now, businesses were limited to five video...
73-year-old man with dementia, wife beaten by suspect who sideswiped their car
OAK LAWN, Ill. (WBBM) - An Illinois woman says she thought her 73-year-old husband was going to die when he was allegedly attacked by a man during a road rage incident. Joseph and Deborah, who only wanted to be identified by their first names, say they fear for their safety after a road rage incident in Oak Lawn last...
The first Black-owned airport in the U.S. was in Robbins, Illinois
In the 1920s and ’30s, Chicago was home for the burgeoning Black aviation community, a place of opportunity that was central to Black exploration and innovation. The area was where many firsts were achieved, and remarkably, where some of the most influential Black pilots in history opened the first Black-owned...
