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Michigan, Illinois and Ohio Among 10 States with Most Serial Killer Victims
Breaking down serial killer stats showed alarming results in 2024 for Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. Using data from FBI reports, World Population Review broke down the number of serial murder victims by state. It's important to understand the difference between murder, mass murder, and serial murder. WorldPopulationReview.com uses the FBI definition,
Reforms will alter the real estate transactions in Illinois and elsewhere
(The Center Square) – Changes are coming later this summer that will alter how real estate transactions are handled in Illinois and around the country. For decades, the National Association of Realtors required home sale listing brokers to provide an offer of compensation to a buyer’s agent up front. That usually was a 6% split between a seller’s broker and buyer’s agent. Groups of home sellers brought lawsuits against the...
Restrictions on face masks proposed around country, but ACLU of Illinois has concerns
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Just four years ago, a mask requirement for indoor spaces was issued in Illinois at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and masks were still required on the Chicago Transit Authority and other mass transit as recently as the spring of 2022.But now, there is a growing movement of lawmakers and communities who want to ban masks. Civil liberties advocates have some major concerns about that idea.In surveillance videos of crimes being committed, the perpetrators are often wearing masks over their noses and mouths. In many cases, the coverings help hide the faces and identities of those...
Police looking for 3 suspects after shots fired during possible Hoffman Estates home invasion
A mysterious shooting and home invasion rocked a north suburban community on Monday night.This was in Hoffman Estates on the 2000-block of Kettering Road.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchPolice say they were called to a home and found the front door damaged with bullet holes in the wall.But there were no victims.Police say they are looking for three suspects seen running away from the home.Investigators believe the gunmen likely knew the residents.Further information was not immediately available.
Heroines and Heroes to be continued in Evanston
After three years in downtown Wilmette, comic-book and hobby shop Heroines and Heroes is turning the page. But you won’t need to go far to enjoy the next chapter. Heroines and Heroes is moving to 2026 Central St. in Evanston, a larger storefront about 1 mile from its current location at 1129 Central in Wilmette. Owner Drew Beckmann hopes to open the new location later this month.
Black- and gay-owned cannabis businesses opening and expanding in Illinois
After years of struggling to get off the ground, several Black-owned cannabis businesses recently have opened or expanded in Illinois, bucking the trend of companies that haven’t been able to acquire financing to get going. One of the recent openings is the self-described Black-, Latino-, veteran- and queer-owned SWAY dispensary in the Lakeview neighborhood. The retail store is a collaboration ...
Highland Park on Fourth of July two years after shooting
Two years after the Highland Park shooting, the city is hosting July Fourth events to bring the community together and recognize the lives that were taken.The big picture: City leaders have followed guidance from mental health professionals, victims' families and officials with the Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime who say reclaiming traditions, especially with holidays, is a benefit to the community's long-term resiliency.Catch up quick: Robert E. Crimo faces 21 counts of first-degree murder and other charges for allegedly shooting into the crowd during Highland Park's July Fourth parade in 2022, killing seven people and injuring dozens...
‘A sickening and shocking discovery:’ Body in Northfield Township found by neighbor on walk
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – Deb Rondon and her husband were walking along the dirt road stretching in front of their Northfield Township home when they came across a dead body in a road-side culvert. A smell initially drew them to the area. They thought a deer had been hit.
Pritzker signs 49 bills impacting elections, hunting, mobile park residents and more
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted 49 bills Monday that touch on elections, hunting, mobile home park residents, criminal justice, education and more. House Bill 4621, effective immediately with some provisions taking effect July 1, 2025, creates the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services within the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. The move allows the office to provide pretrial services to circuit courts and counties that don’t currently have pretrial services agencies. There has been an explosion of pretrial hearings since cash...
Aimee Hutchison Legatzke earns Golden Apple Award
The College of Education (COE) is proud to celebrate the accomplishments of impactful educators across our community. COE alum and current School District U-46 teacher Aimee Hutchison Legatzke, ’03, was honored with the 2024 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching for her profound work in her kindergarten classroom.
BullShooter 38 Winners Announced After Chicago Event
The BullShooter World Challenge of Champions Finals celebrated the 38th anniversary of its soft-tip dart tournament from May 23-27 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, Ill. Organizers reported that “the event was very successful with players coming from all corners of the globe” to engage in competition on...
Wolves Lead Donation Efforts For Heartland Animal Shelter Following Damaging Flood
Wolves Lead Donation Efforts For Heartland Animal Shelter Following Damaging Flood. The Chicago Wolves, led by owner Don Levin, are doing their part to help Heartland Animal Shelter recover from a devastating flood that displaced more than 100 animals and heavily damaged the shelter’s facility and destroyed pet supplies.
Chicago physician pleads guilty to $2.4M fraud scheme
A physician in the Chicago suburbs has pleaded guilty to a $2.4 million healthcare fraud scheme of billing Medicaid and private insurers for nonexistent services. From 2018 to 2022, Mona Ghosh, MD, owner and operator of the Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based medical office Progressive Women's Healthcare, submitted and caused her employees to submit fraudulent claims to Medicaid, TriCare and other insurers, the Justice Department said in a July 1 news release.
AO Sushi hits 40-year mark in Wilmette
In a post-COVID business landscape littered with restaurant and retail food enterprises that shuttered under the pandemic’s stress, Wilmette’s AO Sushi is a testament to hard work, flexibility and loyal patrons. For 40 years, the business that provides fish, sushi, and Japanese food and sundries to generations of customers has been located in West Lake […] The post AO Sushi hits 40-year mark in Wilmette appeared first on The Record.
Big Ten Recognizes 110th Medal of Honor Class
OSU's Amy Fulmer (pictured) and Lyle Yost, along with Indiana's Anne Fowler, were the three swimming & diving athletes to receive the honor. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. Courtesy: Big Ten. ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference is celebrating its 110th class of recipients who earned the Big...
The New Naps: Dusty Napoleon — son of record-setting coach — takes over New Trier baseball
Dusty Napoleon’s high-school classmates called this one. Napoleon, who was voted “Most Likely to Work at New Trier,” now is doing just that. The son of longtime Trevians baseball coach Mike Napoleon was recently confirmed as the successor to his dad, who retired this spring with an IHSA-record 1,000 career wins. Dusty Napoleon joined the […] The post The New Naps: Dusty Napoleon — son of record-setting coach — takes over New Trier baseball appeared first on The Record.
Weekend crash in northeast Iowa claims the life of an Illinois man
WINNESHIEK COUNTY, Iowa – A weekend crash in northeast Iowa killed an Illinois Man. It happened around 1 pm Saturday on Highway 9 near 260th Avenue in Winneshiek County. The Sheriff’s Office says a caller reported seeing a vehicle go off the road and disappear into the ditch. A deputy was sent to the location and found an SUV on its roof in the ditch and a man lying on the ground who had been thrown from the vehicle.
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