State House Votes To Ban Shark Fins, Lawmaker Wonders Why
Environmentalists are applauding, and at least one state representative is scratching his head, after the Illinois House voted to ban the possession of shark fins.
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Environmentalists are applauding, and at least one state representative is scratching his head, after the Illinois House voted to ban the possession of shark fins.
Federal agents are investigating after an East Chicago, Ind., boy brought phony $100 bills to school.
Bond was set at $750,000 Friday morning for a Wheaton College professor who stands charged with possessing child pornography after police seized several computers from his home.
Just a couple of weeks before Election Day, Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown is trying to figure out what to do about a long-time employee of the clerk's office who is an alleged gang leader.
The Cook County Board on Monday imposed new rules and regulations on the Cook County Medical Examiner's office to address the recent scandal in which bodies were found stacked in an overflowing cooler and otherwise mishandled.
A South Side man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for kicking his cat.
An ultimate fighter convicted of a rampage in an apartment in Warrenville was handed a pricey repair bill in court.
A cell phone picture helped police in Lincolnshire catch an alleged scammer.
The late comedian Bernie Mac had a portion of 69th Street in the Englewood neighborhood, where he grew up, named in his honor Tuesday.
North Chicago Mayor Leon Rockingham has accepted the resignation of his embattled police chief.
Texting and alcohol proved to be a potent and dangerous mix for an Aurora man.
Tucked away in an industrial area near Midway International Airport, high-end, heavy-duty forklifts are assembled one at a time at Hoist Liftruck.
The overcrowding scandal at the Cook County Medical Examiner's office has cost two workers their jobs and led to disciplinary action against a third.
The pastor of a West Woodlawn neighborhood church thinks he might be able to get off the roof of the old motel where he's been camping for three months. He's raised nearly enough money buy the building, so he can replace it with a community center.
A Montgomery man was in court Wednesday to fight charges he pushed a Kendall County Sheriff's Deputy at a Wal-Mart store in Oswego, and ended up having a gun pointed at his chest.
A white teacher at the predominantly African-American Murray Language Academy in the Hyde Park neighborhood has filed a federal lawsuit, after he was suspended for five days for using the N-word in class.
The Chicago alderman behind the city's 5-cent tax on bottled water is now setting his sights on soda drinkers.
A North Side man arrested last month for illegally surfing off Oak Street Beach will have the charges against him dropped if he completes 20 hours of community service.
A federal judge is siding with Jewel-Osco in a trademark suit filed by Michael Jordan.
Police in Joliet report, they're losing about 20 manhole covers a month, and they're not alone, as the value of scrap metal sends thieves in search of easy money.
Wrecking crews will be finishing the job that The Blues Brothers started more than 30 years ago – demolishing the Dixie Square Mall in south suburban Harvey.
The 911 tapes have been released from an incident at a Wal-Mart store in Oswego on Super Bowl Sunday, in which an off-duty Kendall County Sheriff's deputy pulled a gun on a customer at one of the registers.
The City Council Finance Committee is expected to approve a $1.75 million settlement to compensate the family of a 13-year-old girl who died after a series of alleged mistakes by Chicago Fire Department paramedics.
The Chicago Police Department continues to gear up for the NATO and G8 summits in May with enhanced protection for officers likely to confront protesters.
O'Hare International Airport is among the top 10 destinations for flowers from all over the world at this time of year, and the the pressure is on the inspectors keeping their eyes out for tiny would-be terrorists in the shipments.
