Governor JB Pritzker Signs Recreational Marijuana Law
Pritzker called the state's marijuana law a step in the right direction, especially for communities of color that have been most negatively impacted by the war on drugs.
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Pritzker called the state's marijuana law a step in the right direction, especially for communities of color that have been most negatively impacted by the war on drugs.
A central Illinois teacher has been named a Carnegie hero after subduing a teen who opened fire at Mattoon High School in September 2017.
Jon Elliot Poole is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of Sound Bar security guard Thurman Bailey on March 8. He was arrested last week by U.S. Marshals in Georgia, where he'd moved after the shooting.
St. Joseph County Prosecutor Kenneth Cotter filed a petition Monday asking a judge to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the June 16 shooting of 54-year-old Eric Logan by South Bend police Sgt. Ryan O'Neill.
Fowler apologized, saying she wanted to enter the problem-solving court for her surviving children.
Police have released surveillance photos of a man suspected of stabbing and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Morgan Park.
The mayor said she's not sure the existing plan for the new academy will be big enough to meet the current and future needs of both the Police Department and Fire Department.
A man is in critical condition this morning, after being hit by a car overnight while riding a Divvy bike.
An 11-year-old Girl Scout was fatally injured when a tree suddenly fell on her and three others as they walked along a gravel road at a southern Indiana campground, authorities said.
An Elgin man was charged in connection with an armed robbery of a victim he met on a dating app.
Police said Aaron Grant was last seen near 55th and Wells around 9:30 p.m.
An anonymous pilot is suing Boeing, alleging the company "demonstrated reckless indifference and conscious disregard for the flying public" in its development of the 737 Max.
Nearly six months after Roslyn Drew ordered a new sofa, delivery crews abandoned the couch on her front lawn, leaving it to sit there for two weeks.
Chicago's Pride Parade has turned into a colorful celebration of diversity and equality, but gay activist Art Johnston remembers a very different time barely 40 years ago.
A construction worker was killed in an accident just after midnight in north suburban Lake Forest.
