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Respiratory viruses once again on the rise in Illinois

Respiratory viruses once again on the rise in Illinois

The Illinois Department of Public Health says the states overall respiratory illness level has gone from moderate to high. Hospitals are seeing an early uptick in winter hospitalizations. Emergency room visits topped 21 percent last week…that’s up 17 percent from the week before and the number of visits for the flu doubled. Covid cases were…

The suspect who died in the explosion at a Trump hotel in Las Vegas ID’d

The suspect who died in the explosion at a Trump hotel in Las Vegas ID’d

The person who died when a Tesla Cybertruck packed with explosives burst into flames outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel was a highly decorated U.S. Army Green Beret who deployed twice to Afghanistan, officials said Thursday. Two law enforcement officials identified the man inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck as Matthew Livelsberger. The officials spoke…

The  population across the world  slightly lower than the year before

The population across the world slightly lower than the year before

The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion people on New Year’s Day, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Monday. The 0.9% increase in 2024 was a slight slowdown from 2023, when the world population grew by 75 million people. In January 2025, 4.2 births…

An Illinois State Trooper killed on I-55 Monday night

An Illinois State Trooper killed on I-55 Monday night

A 35-year old Illinois State Police trooper has died after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 55, the latest of more than two dozen roadside crashes involving state police this year, authorities announced Tuesday. Trooper Clay Carns was on I-55 roughly 50 miles (80.5 kilometers) outside Chicago around 9:45 p.m. Monday when he spotted…

Workers  at Amazon and Starbucks in the Chicago area remain on strike

Workers at Amazon and Starbucks in the Chicago area remain on strike

Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract. The strikes that started Thursday and Friday followed other recent standoffs between corporate America…

The man convicted of killing two teens in Delphi Indiana sentenced today

The man convicted of killing two teens in Delphi Indiana sentenced today

An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike was sentenced to a maximum of 130 years in prison Friday in the case that’s long cast a shadow over the teens’ small hometown of Delphi. A special judge sentenced Richard Allen during a hearing that began…

Workers in Skokie part of a teamsters strike against Amazon

Workers in Skokie part of a teamsters strike against Amazon

Workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday, an effort by the Teamsters union to pressure the e-commerce company for a labor agreement during a key shopping period. The Teamsters said the workers, who voted to authorize strikes in recent days, joined picket lines after Amazon ignored a Sunday deadline the union set for…

Prosecution Rests in Madigan Case

Prosecution Rests in Madigan Case

(CHICAGO) — The prosecution in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is resting its case. This comes after nine weeks and 50 witnesses. Now defense attorneys will do their best to tear apart prosecutors claims that Madigan and his top aide abused their powers. The two are charged with racketeering and…