20-Year-Old Accused Of Turning Air Rifle On His Own Family in Bridgeview
A tense late-night standoff in Bridgeview ended with a 20-year-old man in handcuffs and his family safely outside, after police say he pointed a weapon at his mother and a 13-year-old boy inside a home in the 7800 block of Oketo. A 17-year-old relative escaped the house and walked to the Bridgeview police station to...
Still Sore Over Budget Battle, Mayor Warns Chicago Could Face Financial Crisis
LAKEVIEW — Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his administration’s budget priorities at a town hall in Lakeview, arguing the City Council weakened the plan by rejecting new taxes on large corporations and replacing them with revenue measures that could shift costs onto residents. The administration’s proposal sought to...
Semi Driver Faces Charges After Fatal Crash
A Clarksville, Tennessee man has died after a crash involving a tractor-trailer in Kentucky just after 6 p.m. Saturday evening, according to the Kentucky State Police. Police said a southbound tractor-trailer was making a U-turn to go northbound on Fort Campbell Boulevard when it collided with a northbound vehicle....
Aurora man faces gunrunning charges
An Aurora man has been charged with flooding area streets with firearms and devices that he 3-D printed. Daniel Curry, 42, faces 72 criminal counts related to gunrunning, illegally possessing silencers and machine-gun conversion devices, and unlawfully possessing firearms and receivers without serial numbers. Curry...
Rev. Jesse Jackson’s family and closest friends offer one last goodbye
CHICAGO - They sent the Rev. Jesse Jackson home Saturday the only way it could have been done: with Gospel music, testimony that often brought people to their feet and story after story about a man who rose from humble beginnings to become one of America’s most influential Civil Rights leaders.
Victim ID’d in fatal hit-and-run in Southwest suburb
The Will County Sheriff's Office responded to a call of a person in the roadway just after 6 p.m. on Friday on 159th Avenue between Gougar and Cedar Roads.
1 injured in Orland Park, Illinois, townhouse fire; firefighters hampered by hoarding
One person was injured this weekend in a townhome fire in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park, which officials said may have been exacerbated by hoarding.
Illinois-Based Airline’s New Headphone Policy Could Get You Kicked Off The Plane
A staple for any of us not rawdogging a flight: headphones.
Northern Illinois Weather Alert: Heavy Lake-Effect Snow Could Slam Chicago, Waukegan March 15–21
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Chicago, Illinois – Cold air rushing across Lake Michigan could trigger bursts of lake-effect snow across the Chicago metro area during St. Patrick’s Day week, raising the potential for sudden travel...
Saks Fifth Avenue to shutter iconic Mag Mile location
The iconic Saks Fifth Avenue store on Chicago's Magnificent Mile is one of several locations across the U.S. now set to shutter, the company said in an announcement of a second round of closures on Friday. Saks Global announced the closure of the Saks Fifth Avenue store on Michigan Avenue...
