Illinois, city leaders respond to possible military deployment in Chicago
Gov. JB Pritzker, along with about 100 local and community leaders, said they do not want the National Guard in Chicago and will act to stop it.
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Gov. JB Pritzker, along with about 100 local and community leaders, said they do not want the National Guard in Chicago and will act to stop it.
Highland Park police and firefighters responded to a call of a swimmer struggling in the lake near the Openlands Lakeshore Forest Preserve near Fort Sheridan.
The Montgomery Police Department is urging the public not to approach Ricardo Perez-Fuentes, 39, as he is considered armed and dangerous.
They're searching for 39-year-old Ricardo Perez-Fuentes in connection with the stabbing. Police said he fled the scene in an unknown manner and remains at large.
The wrong-way driver died at the scene. The second driver was taken to the hospital in serious condition, state police said.
Illinois State Police said a vehicle was heading southbound on I-355 when another vehicle, traveling in the wrong direction, heading northbound in the southbound lanes, hit the first vehicle.
Gages Lake residents said they couldn't even open their windows due to the smell from the dead fish.
A big celebration was being held Friday in west suburban Clarendon Hills, after their hometown baseball team returned home from their first-ever appearance in the Little League World Series.
On Friday, Alderwoman Emma Mitts (37th) and other local leaders appealed to the public for donations to help with funeral costs.
This lawsuit, filed by the family's attorney, claimed the driver was attempting to get into a parking space in front of the Portillo's entrance and accelerated.
On July 30, the 2-year-old boy was killed after the driver of a Lincoln MKZ went through the entrance of an Oswego Portillo's.
Streamwood police said no injuries were reported, but advised the public to avoid the area while they investigate.
Many drivers are as frustrated with the unexplained spike in their auto insurance as they are with congestion on the roads.
Batavia police are advising residents to lock their vehicles and not to leave any valuables in them after a vehicle was stolen and multiple cars were burglarized overnight.
Most of the flames were shooting from the house's attached garage around 1 a.m. near Kelly Drive and Leonard Lane.
It is unclear what caused the fire or if any injuries were reported.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office confirmed there was heavy police activity in the area of Rawson Bridge Road and Camden Lane.
Illinois has launched a new program to make it easier to apply for college, and also to help more Illinois students get into school.
The rally against the latest CPS cuts comes on the same day students head to class for their first day of the 2025-26 school year.
Illinois State Police said Cameron Jackson-Bey, 33, shot at the victim during a road rage incident on Friday afternoon on Interstate 94.
Texas Republicans gaveled out their special session on Friday, though they immediately called a new one, which the Democrats are expected to attend.
Bill SB0073 will prohibit manufacturers from selling, distributing, or offering baby food that contains toxic heavy metals over the limits approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Joliet police said when the suspect entered the bedroom, the woman opened fire, killing him.
Joliet police said as the suspect broke in, the woman grabbed a gun and her child, and then both hid in a bedroom closet on the second floor of the home.
Saturday's storm damage and power outages prompted the Village of Cary to declare a State of Emergency. In Mount Prospect, powerful winds tore the roof of an apartment building. Portions of it went flying across the parking lot, landing on vehicles, grass, and on sidewalks.
