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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 t...
Syndicated Author Dec 19, 2024
A judge rules a video confession by the alleged Highland Park shooter can be used at trial
A judge declined Wednesday to throw out statements made by a man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago in 2022. Robert Crimo III willingly waived his righ...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2024
Residents in Madison still grappling with a school shooting that left a student and teacher dead
Community members in Wisconsin continued to wrestle with grief and called for change in the aftermath of a school shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded six others. Several hundred p...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2024
Indiana set to carry out its first execution in 15 years
An Indiana man convicted in the 1997 killings of his brother and three other people is set to receive a lethal injection by early Wednesday in the state's first execution in 15 years, without any inde...
Syndicated Author Dec 17, 2024
Residents to Name Plows
(CHICAGO) -- The city is holding its annual "You Name A Snowplow" contest. Chicago residents are encouraged to submit snowplow names at www.chicagoshovels.org by January 4. At the end of the contest, ...
Syndicated Author Dec 17, 2024
Update : Police revise the death toll after a school shooting in Madison Wisconsin
Two people are dead and multiple people are injured after a shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin, police said. Police say the shooter, a juvenile was found dead inside the school. The shooting ...
Syndicated Author Dec 16, 2024
A vote on Chicago's budget delayed until Monday
The city council will now reconvene on Monday afternoon to vote on the budget. Mayor Johnson adjourned today's meeting without a vote being taken, after reports the Mayor did not have enough votes to ...
Syndicated Author Dec 13, 2024
The deaf will now have a new way to watch the NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field
The NHL is partnering with P-X-P to serve the Deaf community, creating an alternate telecast for the Winter Classic that features analysis in American Sign Language. The announcement was made Thursday...
Syndicated Author Dec 12, 2024
The parent company of Jewel Osco giving up on its merger with another major grocery store chain
Albertsons the parent company of Jewel Osco is giving up on its merger with Kroger (the parent company of Mariano's) and it is suing the grocery chain, saying it didn't do enough to secure regulatory ...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2024
Another state joins Illinois in passing a law that prohibits the banning of books
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday to prohibit public and school libraries from banning books in the state and to enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for li...
Syndicated Author Dec 10, 2024