Vaughn Jury Foreman Writing Book About Trial
A Will County attorney is looking to write a book about his role as foreman on the Christopher Vaughn murder trial.
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A Will County attorney is looking to write a book about his role as foreman on the Christopher Vaughn murder trial.
A grim anniversary will come this weekend for one of the nation's most notorious cold cases.
Illegal rooming houses have become a hot topic in Evanston, as residents fight an ordinance that would eliminate the "illegal" aspect.
An Aurora woman is being honored for making a difference for breast cancer patients.
A teachers' strike continues to loom in the affluent North Shore town of Lake Forest.
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n elementary school on the Great Lakes Naval Base almost didn't open for the first day of school this week.
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A Barrington landmark has been rescued from digital extinction.
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Gov. Pat Quinn is asking for Illinois to be designated a drought disaster area.
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The Chicago Transit Authority is setting aside $205 million to rehabilitate and modernize the agency's bus and rail maintenance facilities.
An Evanston pastor has threatened to sue police in north suburban Glencoe, accusing one of its officers of racial profiling.
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Chicago police are warning people about using online marketplaces after a string of armed robberies in Gage Park involving anime trading cards.
The Chicago Blackhawks are planning to honor the late Troy Murray next month.
Prosecutors have asked a judge to hold a woman in custody until trial on charges that she shot and killed the father of her children, his mother, and his stepfather at a home in unincorporated Crete in Chicago's far south suburbs.
CVS is opening its first pharmacy-only location in Chicago in the Brighton Park neighborhood.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
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Iran-linked cyber criminals accessed FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account, sources said.
The Justice Department has made public millions of pages from its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The House passed a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security for 60 days — but it's still unclear how the shutdown will end as the Senate, which approved its own funding plan, is on recess.
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The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen threw some shade at former teammate Michael Jordan in a new pop commercial.
The City Council in Aurora, Illinois, is likely to lay down the hammer on data centers.
Chicago-native John Mulaney announced a new stop at the Wisconsin State Fair this summer.
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Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
ABC has canceled its already filmed season of "The Bachelorette" starring Taylor Frankie Paul after video surfaced of a 2023 incident in which she was charged with assault.
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Family, friends, and classmates are mourning the shooting that killed Lilly Bova in unincorporated Glenview over the weekend. Darius Johnson reports.
President Trump says he may send troops to Iran’s main oil export hub on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf. The statement came as about 2,500 U.S. Marines arrived in the region, with more on their way.
Chicago police are warning people about using online marketplaces after a string of armed robberies in Gage Park involving anime trading cards.
CVS is opening its first pharmacy-only location in Chicago in the Brighton Park neighborhood.
Prosecutors have asked a judge to hold an Indiana woman on charges that she shot and killed the father of her children, his mother, and his stepfather.
Cook County Sheriff's police detectives were searching for a person of interest Sunday after a teenager was shot and killed in the apartment where she lived in unincorporated Glenview the day before.
A plane full of passengers finally made it to Chicago Sunday night, after their flight from New York was diverted to Detroit because of an unruly passenger.
An Illinois State Police squad car was involved in a crash early Monday on Chicago's West Side.
Chicago police are warning people about using online marketplaces after a string of armed robberies in Gage Park involving anime trading cards.
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Homeowners in Berwyn said they are constantly having to pump out sewage to keep it from flooding their basements.
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United Steel Workers union representatives said that some workers had already had their access cards deactivated.
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The Chicago Blackhawks are planning to honor the late Troy Murray next month.
The person who bought Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan's former mansion in Highland Park, Illinois, wants to turn it into a museum.
The road to the Final Four is now set, and the Fighting Illini won't have to travel too far, as a trip to Indianapolis is only about two hours away from campus.
Jack Hughes finished with two goals and two assists as the Devils rallied for a 5-3 win over the visiting Blackhawks on Sunday night.
Christian Yelich hit a three-run homer off Seranthony Domínguez to cap a six-run rally in the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers completed a season-opening sweep by beating the Chicago White Sox 9-7 on Sunday.
Prosecutors have asked a judge to hold a woman in custody until trial on charges that she shot and killed the father of her children, his mother, and his stepfather at a home in unincorporated Crete in Chicago's far south suburbs.
Cook County Sheriff's police detectives were searching for a person of interest Monday after a teenager was shot and killed in the apartment where she lived in unincorporated Glenview over the weekend.
Three people were shot, and one of them was killed, at a party in Will County south of Chicago early Sunday morning.
Chicago police on Sunday were looking for a man they say attacked a senior at the Belmont Red-Brown-Purple Line 'L' stop earlier this month.
Chicago police on Sunday were looking for a robber using social media marketplaces to lure victims.