Waitress Caught Serving Beer To 12-Year-Old
A waitress in Glenview has been caught in a sting operation serving beer to a 12-year-old.
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A waitress in Glenview has been caught in a sting operation serving beer to a 12-year-old.
A newly formed panel will recommend ways to streamline city and county government, under a plan announced by Mayor elect Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Tuesday.
Bernard Simmons proclaimed himself "God" before slaughtering his mother and father, Cook County prosecutors said.
The inspector general has detailed findings of an investigation into corruption at pools run by the Cook County Forest Preserve District.
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez has asked Illinois State Police to look into the Chicago Police Department's handling of a homicide case involving a nephew of Mayor Richard M. Daley.
Election officials in Chicago and the suburbs say they are seeing encouraging numbers in the people participating in early voting now underway.
An Indiana man being held for the 2008 murder of a Lakeview restaurant manager faces new charges for allegedly taking part in a scheme to smuggle weapons into the Cook County Jail in an effort to arrange a plead deal.
Cook County is working with 13 local governments to help get tax delinquent properties back on the tax rolls.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said Monday that archeologists have uncovered bodies and bones in an unused section of the historic Burr Oak Cemetery, in far greater numbers than previously believed.
A man from south suburban Worth has been charged with trying to hire a hitman to kill a female acquaintance, while in the Cook County Jail.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is doing his part to try to reduce the population at the Cook County Jail.
It hardly seems like it, but Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has been in office for 100 days, and on Wednesday, she issued a 100-day county report card.
Two Florida men were arrested earlier this week after allegedly trying to smuggle $5 million worth of marijuana by hiding it in a large shipment of carrots.
The death of a 2-year-old northwest suburban boy was caused by a dresser accidentally overturning and crushing the toddler, an autopsy has shown.
In an effort to improve safety for inmates and officers, the Cook County Jail has installed new high-tech body-scanning machines, Sheriff Tom Dart said Tuesday.
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez said Wednesday that she was "disappointed" that Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in Illinois.
Chicago has some of the highest gas prices in the nation, and it's no surprise – not with all we're paying at the pump.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Tuesday that it's inappropriate for her predecessor, Todd Stroger, to seek unemployment benefits after losing his re-election bid last year.
Alma Mendez went for a run in October 2007 on a Chicago Heights trail and never returned. Her sisters want help in solving her violent death.
Former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger has applied for unemployment benefits, but new Board President Toni Preckwinkle's administration has protested the claim.
A judge ordered a funeral home to pay more than $200,000 to a Detroit man who says he has waited more than a year but has still not received his father's cremated remains.
A man who was recorded on a Cook County Jail phone confessing to the slaying of a man and a woman in their Albany Park neighborhood home last year pleaded not guilty to the murders on Tuesday.
The Cook County Board has voted to repeal what remains of an infamous 2008 sales tax hike over the next two years.
Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation that cracks down on those responsible for large-scale theft of retail merchandise.
Election Day in Chicago means fraud patrols.
How could a little boy live through unthinkable suffering all alone with nothing? A Holocaust survivor is still telling his story eight years after his death, thanks to his hologram at the Illinois Holocaust Museum.
An investigation is underway into NIPSCO's response to the August storms that left thousands without power for weeks in Northwest Indiana
A Chicago violence interrupter is remembered for the difference he tried to make in his South Shore neighborhood. Courtney Harris worked to keep young people away from violence, but died in a shooting over the weekend.
A special board meeting to replace the village manager in south suburban Hazel Crest came to an end before it could even begin on Thursday.
Three men were wounded in a shooting on Thursday night outside a liquor store in the South Chicago neighborhood.
A special board meeting to replace the village manager in south suburban Hazel Crest came to an end before it could even begin on Thursday.
Big names continue to leave Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration, with his chief legal counsel announcing her retirement this week. Analysts said the wave of departures at City Hall is problematic.
The City Council Finance Committee backed a deal allowing Chicago's parking meters to be sold from one private company to another, as part of an agreement that would see the city start to net a share of future profits.
Gov. JB Pritzker is setting up a new group within state government to explore more regulations for artificial intelligence as calls grow across the country for new restrictions.
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday was set to hear legal arguments in a years-long case over whether Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct can have their disciplinary hearings held behind closed doors.
Scammers are now impersonating the patient portal MyChart, using realistic-looking emails, texts, and websites to try to steal personal information and, in some cases, get malware on your computer.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Wednesday launched its first "street psychiatry" teams, in an effort to provide mental health services to some of the city's most vulnerable people.
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
McDonald's said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer's nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
How could a little boy live through unthinkable suffering all alone with nothing? A Holocaust survivor is still telling his story eight years after his death, thanks to his hologram at the Illinois Holocaust Museum.
An investigation is underway into NIPSCO's response to the August storms that left thousands without power for weeks in Northwest Indiana
A Chicago violence interrupter is remembered for the difference he tried to make in his South Shore neighborhood. Courtney Harris worked to keep young people away from violence, but died in a shooting over the weekend.
A special board meeting to replace the village manager in south suburban Hazel Crest came to an end before it could even begin on Thursday.
A special board meeting to replace the village manager in south suburban Hazel Crest came to an end before it could even begin on Thursday.
The Cubs will play in the NL Wild Card round. The White Sox still have a chance to win the AL Central and a first-round bye if they can win one more game than the Guardians this weekend.
An investigation is underway into NIPSCO's response to the August storms that left thousands without power for weeks in Northwest Indiana
How could a little boy live through unthinkable suffering all alone with nothing? A Holocaust survivor is still telling his story eight years after his death, thanks to his hologram at the Illinois Holocaust Museum.
Another business owned by a couple under investigation for mishandling bodies at funeral homes and crematories on the South Side and in the south suburbs was raided by law enforcement Thursday.
Surging gas and diesel prices are putting the pinch on farmers with harvest season underway, and could drive grocery prices even further up.
Another business owned by a couple under investigation for mishandling bodies at funeral homes and crematories on the South Side and in the south suburbs was raided by law enforcement Thursday.
Crown Point native Chris Payne was arrested for the 2018 sexual assault of a woman, which he has adamantly claimed from the beginning that he had nothing to do with.
A Chicago nonprofit is suing its former president, accusing him of illegally diverting millions of dollars in charitable funds and jeopardizing the charity's future in fighting homelessness.
They're not regular donuts, they're quantum donuts. That's the pitch from a business hoping to get more dough as a massive new quantum computing campus continues construction in South Chicago.
Pete Crow-Armstrong joined the 40-40 club by stealing his 40th base to go along with his major league-leading 45 home runs, and the Chicago Cubs clinched their second straight postseason berth with a 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins.
The Chicago White Sox became the first team to follow consecutive 100-loss seasons by reaching the playoffs on Thursday, throttling the Kansas City Royals 9-1 to ensure no worse than one of the three AL wild-card spots for the postseason.
History was made during the regular-season finale at Wrigley Field Thursday, as Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first player in Cubs history to join the 40-40 Club.
The Cubs and White Sox will both play in the postseason for the first time since 2020, after clinching playoff spots within a matter of minutes of each other on Thursday afternoon.
Kyle Stowers homered and the Miami Marlins denied the Chicago Cubs a chance to clinch a playoff berth for the second straight night with a 3-2 victory Wednesday.
A Chicago violence interrupter is remembered for the difference he tried to make in his South Shore neighborhood. Courtney Harris worked to keep young people away from violence, but died in a shooting over the weekend.
Three men were wounded in a shooting on Thursday night outside a liquor store in the South Chicago neighborhood.
A sixth-grade teacher and basketball coach at a school in Island Lake, Illinois, was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges.
Boise police have identified a man known as the "Unknown Wanderer" who was found dead in a church in 1982, and revealed a possible link to the Chicago Tylenol murders.
A Mundelein, Illinois, high school teacher and volleyball coach appeared in court Wednesday morning on charges of making an unauthorized video recording of a minor.
