Illinois woman sentenced for killing her girlfriend, trying to make it look like she...
KENDALL COUNTY, Ill. (TCN) -- A woman will spend three decades behind bars for killing her girlfriend nearly two years ago following an argument. According to a July 10 news release from the Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office, Alexia Telles entered a plea agreement, and a judge sentenced her to 30 years in the...
3 Chicago Burbs Land On Top 50 Richest Suburbs In The U.S. List
Before we start naming names here, I should point out that none of the three Chicago suburbs that made this year's list of rankings from GoBankingRates.com made the very top of the list as the single wealthiest suburb in the entire country. That honor goes to Scarsdale, New York, which...
7 Top All-You-Can-Eat Buffets In Illinois That Will Satisfy Your Appetite
Hungry for a feast without limits? Illinois boasts some of the most mouthwatering all-you-can-eat buffets in the Midwest. From sizzling steakhouses to international cuisine wonderlands, these spots let you pile your plate high with delicious food for one fixed price. Whether you’re craving Polish pierogi, Korean BBQ,...
Proposed Law Would Require All Boaters To Wear Life Vests After Black Yacht Weekend...
CITY HALL — Weeks after the drowning of 27-year-old stylist Zahrie Walls, Ald. Stephanie Coleman (16th) is pushing for a law that would require anyone boarding a boat to wear a life vest. Coleman introduced the ordinance during Wednesday’s City Council session. The proposed law would apply to all...
NASCAR Chicago Street Race won’t be back in 2026
NASCAR is hitting pause on its Chicago Street Race for a year, officials said.
Man used teen app to lure underage girls across Chicagoland: prosecutors
A 27-year-old Homewood man is facing charges for allegedly using a teen-focused social app to meet and sexually abuse underage girls across Chicagoland, according to police reports and court filings. According to Chicago police, officers were called to the Logan Square home of a woman who reported her 15-year-old...
Chicago woman discovers shocking family secret through genealogy website
A Chicago woman who set out to learn more about her ancestry had no idea a long-hidden family secret would be uncovered. The bombshell: the man who raised her was in fact not her father. Cherise Irving grew up on the city’s South Side. Her parents separated when she...
Wearing the Badge: SAFE-T Act under fire as police claim it benefits criminals, hurts...
In this first episode of a three-part series on Illinois' controversial SAFE-T Act, former Chicago Police Commissioner Garry McCarthy sits down with suburban police chiefs Marc Maton (Lemont, IL) and Tom Herion (Village of Lyons) to dig into what law enforcement veterans really think about the law.
Woman in custody after allegedly drowning 1-year-old in Lake Michigan, Chicago police say
A woman allegedly drowned a 1-year-old child on the city's South Side, according to Chicago police.
Prosecutors: He walked away from a fight — then returned to commit murder
A 20-year-old man who had already walked away from a sidewalk scuffle in Austin returned moments later and fatally shot the man who had fought him, prosecutors said. Donnell Wyatt is charged with first-degree murder in the July 12 shooting of 53-year-old Jeffrey Hicks outside their shared apartment building in the...