The Rundown: CPS feels the crunch of deadlines and deficits
Good afternoon! It’s Monday, and while I don’t have any, I’m finding myself fascinated by Labubus. Here’s what else you need to know today. 1. Chicago Public Schools needs $1.6 billion more from the state to provide an adequate education, records show. The gap is about...
There Is A Call For Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul To Launch An Investigation...
State Representative Jed Davis (R-Yorkville) and Will County Regional Superintendent Lisa Caparelli-Ruff are calling on Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to immediately launch a sweeping investigation into a deeply rooted public corruption scheme involving the Grundy-Kendall-Will Regional Office of Education and...
Police seek information on whereabouts of missing woman who suffers from schizophrenia
CHICAGO — Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of a woman who officers say has been missing for over a week and suffers from schizophrenia. Chicago police say a search is underway for 47-year-old Sandra Adams, who has been missing since Sunday, July 26. According to officers, Adams was last spotted...
Pritzker signs 100 bills into new Illinois laws. Here’s a roundup
Gov. JB Pritzker has signed into law 124 of the 436 bills sent to him by lawmakers in the spring legislative session . The measures signed last week expand what must be covered by state-regulated insurance plans, require libraries to stock opioid antagonists, and add new training requirements for law enforcement...
Orland Park school controversy • Portillo’s crash • Best local hospitals
CHICAGO - A recent hire at an Orland Park school is sparking outrage among parents; two Illinois hospitals made the U.S. News & World Report’s list of the top 20 hospitals nationwide; and a 2-year-old boy died and 12 others were injured after a driver crashed into a Portillo’s restaurant in Oswego.
Woman’s Body Was Found in the Brush Nearly 60 Years Ago. Now Her Identity...
Nearly six decades after a woman was found murdered outside Chicago, authorities have identified her as Martha Bassett, a member of a Native American community from Washington state who had been missing since the 1960s. Originally from Wapato, Washington, Bassett relocated to the Chicago area in 1960 under the Indian...
10-year-old boy dies after being hit by vehicle in Montgomery: officials
A 10-year-old boy has died after being hit by a vehicle in the west suburbs on Thursday night.
Man, 31, killed in hit-and-run crash on South Side, police say
Chicago police said they found the victim unresponsive in the street in the Grand Crossing neighborhood overnight.
Five Juveniles Detained Following A Traffic Stop In Plainfield
Around 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Will County Sheriff’s deputies on routine patrol identified a stolen vehicle out of Joliet near Essington Road and Route 126. Deputies attempted a traffic stop; however, the vehicle fled and struck an occupied Sheriff’s patrol vehicle during the attempted escape. The impact disabled the...
$225K Lottery Wins in Two Illinois Towns—Same Day!
What are the odds? That's a real question as there were two people in Illinois in two completely different places that have both won $225,000 on Saturday, but they both don't seem to know of their good fortune - yet. Do either of these Illinois convenience stores look familiar to...
