First human West Nile virus case of 2025 for Illinois reported
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a person downstate, specifically in Southern Illinois, was hospitalized due to complications from West Nile.
Woman charged with driving car through crowd during Chicago ICE protest
The 30-year-old woman was arrested on June 19, and allegedly drove her car through a crowd of thousands protesting ICE and immigration actions in downtown Chicago.
Gas fire breaks out near public pool in Schaumburg
The recreation center and the pool remained closed as of late Monday afternoon.
SUV hits Chicago police squad car, 3 other cars on West Side
Charges were pending late Sunday against the driver of the Chevy Equinox, police said.
3-year-old rescued from pool in Cary
The child was rescued from the pool at the Sunburst Bay Aquatic Center.
50 years later, John Drummond looks back on the murder of Chicago Outfit honcho Sam Giancana
Giancana, known as "Momo," was 67 when he was murdered at his home in Oak Park, Illinois.
Fire sweeps through apartment building in North Park neighborhood
The building has eight apartments, five of which were occupied, according to Chicago Fire Department 1st District Chief Jim McDonough.
Heights Crematory agrees to permanent shutdown after body mishandling accusations
Heights Crematory in south suburban Chicago Heights has agreed to shut down permanently and had its license revoked through a consent order, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said.
Chicago COVID-19 testing lab owner gets 7 years in prison for fraud scheme
Zishan Alvi, 46, of Inverness, Illinois, pleaded guilty last fall to one count of wire fraud in the COVID-19 testing scheme.
Man dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park
A Winthrop Harbor Fire Department diver got into the water quickly, and within about 10 minutes, she located the man about 12 feet below the surface.
Former CFO of Chicago's Loretto Hospital accused of nearly $300 million via COVID testing scheme
Prosecutors said Anosh Ahmed, the former chief financial officer of the West Side hospital, was among a group that submitted nearly $900 million of false claims for COVID testing.
6 CTA bus passengers hurt in crash with private ambulance in South Loop
Police said at 10:13 a.m., the No. 3 King Drive bus was traveling south on Michigan Avenue just north of Roosevelt Road, when it was rear-ended by a private ambulance.
Second man charged in robbery of couple at Glenview home
One of the robbers can be heard telling them "give me all that s***" before the man and woman toss their cell phones, keys, and her purse on the ground.
3 men stabbed in fight in Chicago's Grant Park
One of the victims was stabbed in the chest, while the other suffered a laceration, police said. The victims went on to disarm the attacker and then stabbed him several times, police said.
Ill. U.S. Reps. Nikki Budzinski and Raja Krishnamoorthi named in Minn. shooting suspect's notes
"There is absolutely no place in this country for political violence. We must be a nation that values civility and mutual respect – always," Budzinski wrote in a post on X.