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Illinois man receives 10 years in prison for high-speed chase that ended in shootout12NewsNow8 hours ago
Father sentenced for beating teen daughter to death inside Tinley Park homeABC 7 Chicago17 hours ago
‘It’s amazing to see where we’ve come:’ Suburban burglary suspects apprehended after police deploy tracking dartWGN News8 hours ago
Human head reportedly found in box on Chicago's West Side, investigation underway: officialsFox 32 Chicago6 hours ago
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‘It’s amazing to see where we’ve come:’ Suburban burglary suspects apprehended after police deploy tracking dart
OAK BROOK, Ill — Authorities in the west suburbs stopped a burglary in progress on Thursday morning, leading to a police pursuit on the Eisenhower Expressway, but officers were eventually able to catch the two suspects thanks to the help of a police tracking dart. The GPS tracking dart called “Star Chase” is a small […]
Chicago Man Smiles for Mugshot After Being Charged With First-Degree Murder
A Chicago man appeared to be all smiles for his mugshot after he was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. The Chicago Police Department charged Ashanti Randolph, 29, with first-degree murder and aggravated assault/discharge of a firearm/motor vehicle. Randolph was arrested Monday after police said he was identified as the...
Ohio man, 21, charged after cache of guns found inside rooms at Chicago’s Trump Tower
CHICAGO — A 21-year-old man has been charged after causing a SWAT incident at Trump Tower in River North. Brandon Peck, a resident of Oakwood (near Dayton), Ohio, faces two felony counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon/no Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card, and one citation. At a detention hearing Wednesday, prosecutors said police found […]
Vintage Chicago Tribune: 10 infamous people condemned to Stateville prison
More than 2,000 people traveled to the outskirts of Joliet on Dec. 6, 1925, for the dedication of the new Illinois state penitentiary at Stateville. Legislators were greeted with a luncheon at what was then known as the world’s most modern prison. Though not yet completed, construction costs were then estimated to top $10 million (or more than $180 million in today’s dollars). Warden John L. ...
Striking photos capture northern lights in Chicago area
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La Niña latest: New forecast released by NOAA and what it means for Chicago winter
A new La Niña forecast has been released as winter nears, but what does that mean for the Chicago area?. According to the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center, La Niña is favored to emerge and is expected to persist through sometime between January and March of 2025, though chances dropped from 71% down to 60%.
Abandoned Illinois Property Among America’s Ten Most Haunted Places
Lucky (or unlucky) for you, one of America's most haunted places in our state. Timeout listed the 19 most haunted places in the U.S. and mentioned one spot in Illinois you should check out. That is if you want to scare the bejeezus out of you because this place sounds...
Boy, 8, accidentally shot and wounded on Chicago's Southwest Side
CHICAGO (CBS) -- An 8-year-old boy was accidentally shot and wounded in a home in the Southwest Side's Ashburn neighborhood Thursday evening.At 5:50 p.m., the boy was inside a residence in the 3800 block of West 87th Street, near Hamlin Avenue, when he was shot once in the chest by someone he knows, police said. Police said the child was shot accidentally, and a radio dispatch report identified the child as the shooter's nephew.The dispatch report indicated that the uncle made the call to police himself.Despite having the bullet hit him in the chest, the boy left the scene alert,...
Niles West puts football coach on leave; athletes make emotional appeal for his return
A large group of Niles West High School football team players and their parents asked Niles Township High School District 219 Board of Education members at their Oct. 8 meeting to quickly reinstate head football coach Nick Torresso after he was placed on mandatory leave. Torresso was placed on leave on Oct. 2, according to the district’s director of communications, Takumi Iseda. Naema Abraham, ...
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