Downstate woman duped out of $318K in elaborate gold-bar scheme
A 78-year-old southern Illinois woman was scammed out of $318,000 in an elaborate scheme involving gold bars and alleged federal agents.
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A 78-year-old southern Illinois woman was scammed out of $318,000 in an elaborate scheme involving gold bars and alleged federal agents.
A man is due back in court later this month on charges that he exposed himself to two teenagers at a Starbucks in Evanston, Illinois, back in July.
A Chicago judge will keep a lawsuit alleging several Chicago mayoral candidates, including Alexi Giannoulias and Mike Quigley, are illegally double-dipping by also running for reelection in November in her court, but did not issue a final ruling Thursday.
Two Chicago early voting sites downtown are open to cast your ballot starting today.
A painting lost for decades by a renowned Chicago artist bought at a Michigan estate sale for $30 was just sold at auction for $1.35 million, a new record for her.
The last remaining suspect has been arrested and charged in an incident last month in which a man was shoved off a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train and killed, a police source said.
Civil lawsuits are now filed against the federal government on behalf of the family of Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman fatally shot in January by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in south Minneapolis.
Rapper Rick Ross was arrested by Miami Beach police Thursday on felony battery by strangulation and misdemeanor battery charges involving domestic violence.
The White Sox beat the Houston Astros Wednesday night to advance in the playoffs, while the Cubs lost to the San Diego Padres and were eliminated.
The Cubs lost to the San Diego Padres in Game 2 on Wednesday night at Petco Park to exit the postseason.
Prime Healthcare will end obstetrics services at three Chicago area hospitals on Thursday.
An SUV crashed into a home on Chicago's Far South Side early Thursday morning.
Arleen Newhouse heads up the home-delivered meals program at the Senior Assistance Center in Norridge, Illinois.
The Master Property Owners Association fears that the village's 97-year-old dam can break any day and there will be no funds to repair it.
Following the memorial, the names of fallen Chicago police officers were read aloud during Wednesday night's service inside Soldier Field.
