Zion Looking For Compensation For Storing Spent Fuel Rods From Old Nuclear Plant
The city of Zion says it needs to be compensated for being a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel rods and it's trying a new approach to get federal attention.
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The city of Zion says it needs to be compensated for being a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel rods and it's trying a new approach to get federal attention.
Aurora Police have accused a 21-year-old of attacking two older men last week.
Around 11 p.m. on Jan. 23, police were contacted about a car spotted driving down the road with a 15-foot tree sticking straight up out of its front end.
The research starts with looking at a tornado that has hit and then going backwards and re-tracing its steps.
A mother of two in Bartlett has launched an effort to raise money for her cancer treatment, which has suddenly become a lot more expensive.
Presence Mercy Medical Center in Aurora has set a limit of two visitors at a time for its patients; and adults only. Children are not permitted to visit patients.
In the atrium of the Thompson Center, there was a peaceful demonstration this afternoon to honor the people whose loved ones say were murdered by the Chicago Police.
It was just after 10 this morning when some TV viewers got a scare when their screens suddenly flashed the message: "Tornado Warning." It was all a test - but it wasn't labeled that way.
An Oak Forest police officer was among three people arrested in connection to a stabbing outside a California gym on Sunday.
When you walk in Heritage Bicycles on Lincoln near Wellington, you smell coffee.
After his father's death, Juan Acuna said his family is not optimistic about reopening the pizza restaurant that was Gus Acuna's dream.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool took issue with Governor Rauner's statement on school funding.
A 100-pound golden retriever named Houdini lived up to his name Tuesday night in Aurora, first disappearing, then re-appearing with some help.
Bonnette Jernigan said she believed police had done the best they could to find her son, Iaron Brooks, after a tip came in that his body was in Avalon Park.
Chicago Police say an electrified fence at an Old Town construction site has been cordoned off now after the death of a dog Monday afternoon near the site.
The Cook County Sheriff's office has now identified the woman killed just before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday on Golf Road near Glenview in what was initially reported as a hit-and-run.
It has been 10 days since 25-year-old Aaren O'Connor was killed by a stray bullet as she sat in her car in the city's Heart of Chicago neighborhood and now police are looking at some graffiti as a possible clue in the case.
Illinois State Police say they're starting a new approach to try to stop shootings on Chicago expressways.
Buffalo Grove Police Lt. Tom Nugent says the renter was fooled, partly because the person who showed him the townhouse didn't look like your typical scam artist. It was an elderly female, who claimed she represented the owner.
Police in northwest suburban Huntley were investigating two single-car crashes from overnight, including one fatal crash. Both wrecks appeared to be intentional, and apparently involved the same man.
Police said it appears three "bladed weapons" were used to kill five of the six family members found slain in their Gage Park home last week.
Chicago Police are asking for people to come forward if they think they may know anything about what was going on in the city's Heart of Chicago neighborhood Friday evening - when a stray bullet struck and killed 25-year-old Aaren O'Connor as she sat in her car.
Chicago church members are scattered all around the city today on Ash Wednesday giving Christians ashes.
Interim Police Supt. John Escalante said he's "pretty confident" the slaying of three generations of a Gage Park family will be solved, but it will take some time.
Indiana State Police say they've cleared up a mystery: that a woman who thought she might have been stopped by a police impersonator Sunday night was stopped by a real officer after all.
Family and former coaches expressed pride knowing that players will be representing their communities on one of the biggest stages in sports.
A father says his 15-year-old son was injured during full-contact drills without padding at practice.
Illinois led 39-35 at halftime after six ties and nine lead changes and was ahead by nine points early in the second half.
The Bulls led 104-97 after closing the third period on a 16-2 run, but Denver started the final quarter on a 20-2 spurt to take the lead for good.
Waukegan police said more information will be released after the investigation is complete.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
The Seattle Seahawks' Julian Love, Rylie Mills, and Eric Saubert, along with the New England Patriots' Robert Spillane, are just some who trace their football beginnings to Chicagoland high schools.
The family says the team was not supposed to be running full-contact drills, and no helmets were worn.
Early next week, highs become much warmer in the upper 30s and lower 40s. Get ready for this February thaw.
Video shows three people stepping inside, including a deliveryman with a big bag of gas-filled balloons. Suddenly, the balloons explode into a huge fireball.
The protestors threw firecrackers near the venue. The brief conflict came at the end of a peaceful march by thousands of people protesting the environmental impact of the games and the presence of U.S. agents in Italy.
Waukegan police said more information will be released after the investigation is complete.
Authorities said investigators found evidence that the child suffered long-term neglect, physical abuse, and mental abuse.
A father says his 15-year-old son was injured during full-contact drills without padding at practice.
Family and former coaches expressed pride knowing that players will be representing their communities on one of the biggest stages in sports.
According to the village president, about 50 homes are affected and have no water service as a result of the break.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
Illinois led 39-35 at halftime after six ties and nine lead changes and was ahead by nine points early in the second half.
The Bulls led 104-97 after closing the third period on a 16-2 run, but Denver started the final quarter on a 20-2 spurt to take the lead for good.
More than 35 local, state and federal agencies have been working for the last 18 months to prepare for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.
Two west suburban high schools have something extra to celebrate Sunday, when alumni from their schools make their Super Bowl debuts.
The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are underway after the lighting of the Olympic cauldrons and the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony.
Local and federal authorities said "investigators are actively inspecting the information provided in the message for its authenticity" regarding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
A South Side community came together on Friday, hoping for justice after a woman was shot and killed while her baby was in the back seat of their car earlier this week.
A Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
Actor Timothy Busfield has been indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, officials said Friday.
A burglary crew smashed into a restaurant in Chicago's southwest suburbs, leaving the owner cleaning up a big and frustrating mess.
