Nobody hurt in Peotone barn fire
No people or animals were injured or lost in a barn fire in rural Peotone on the afternoon of February 24. The Manhattan Fire Protection District reported the structural fire occurred after a tractor stored inside caught fire. Fire crews were dispatched to the scene in the 4000 block of...
Woman yells ‘You’re lucky ICE isn’t here,’ man throws liquid as kids leave NW...
A Belmont Gardens dance studio, parents and children feel under attack, and a couple who admit their actions were wrong feel threatened by the backlash they've received.
Man accused of trying to stab officers in St. Charles
A man in St. Charles is accused of trying to stab police officers.
Suburban car dealership ad featuring swearing kids goes viral
A suburban car dealership is going viral online for a social media ad featuring two young boys and plenty of language that would never make it on television or radio.
New study finds 50% of surveyed parents struggle to pay for winter necessity: ‘This...
Parents have had to reduce other expenses. New study finds 50% of surveyed parents struggle to pay for winter necessity: 'This is especially concerning' first appeared on The Cool Down .
Lockport McDonald’s Hit With Bombshell Suit Over Alleged Teen Work Marathons
Illinois’ top prosecutor is taking a suburban McDonald’s owner to court, accusing the Lockport restaurant of leaning on very young workers for very long hours. State investigators say the franchise packed its schedule with 14 and 15 year olds, then kept some of them on the clock late into the night, past 11 p.m. and,...
267,000 Traffic Stops Vanish From CPD Records, Stirring Chicago Firestorm
Chicago police officers skipped the official paperwork on roughly 267,240 traffic stops in 2025, according to new records, leaving a gaping hole in the city’s data on who gets pulled over and why. That works out to about 732 undocumented stops a day and marks nearly a 27% jump from 2024, recharging a heated debate...
1 dead, 3 injured in crash in Marquette Park
A crash left one person dead and three others injured in Marquette Park on Chicago's Southwest Side early Monday.
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...
