Chicago chief: Unvaccinated cops risk retirement benefits
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s police chief has put into writing a threat that officers could be fired if they don’t comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, adding that those who choose to retire rather than adhere
Former Chicago college student convicted of terrorism charge
CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago college student was convicted Monday of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group. Thomas Osadzinski, 22, designed a computer code to help IS bypass programs designed to
Chicago officer shot on city’s north side; suspect arrested
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a Chicago police officer suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening after he was shot Monday afternoon. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford says the officer was shot in the Lincoln Park
Williamson County storage facility damaged by fire
CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WJPF) — About 50 units of the Amazon Storage Facility in Carterville have either been destroyed or badly damaged in a fire. Firefighters were called to the storage facility along Route 13 Sunday morning.
Pope County ambulance service disrupted over funding fight
POPE COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — The company that has operated ambulances in Pope County for nearly 40 years stopped operating Sunday. The loss of service is due to a fight over tax money between the Pope
Repeal of Illinois abortion notification buoyed by Texas law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Alarmed and at the same time energized by a Texas law that bans most abortions, abortion-rights advocates in the General Assembly are targeting what people on both sides of the contentious issue consider
Lawsuit: New state legislative map undermines Black voters
CHICAGO (AP) — A lawsuit seeks to block new Illinois state legislative district maps, saying Black residents of East St. Louis were unconstitionally split up into multiple House districts to help white Democratic incumbents in neighboring
Three Missourians charged after Illinois woman goes missing
MARBLE HILL, Mo. (AP) — Three southeast Missouri residents have been charged after investigators found human remains on their property while searching for a missing Illinois woman, authorities said. Boillnger County Sheriff Casey Graham said the
Tax records: Pritzker, wife report $5.1M income for 2020
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his wife M.K. Pritzker reported adjusted gross income of about $5.1 million in 2020, according to portions of his tax returns released by the billionaire Democrat’s campaign. About $2.2
Illinois Democrats look to increase edge with new House maps
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Democrats are poised to approve new congressional district maps that would give Democratic candidates an advantage in elections over the next decade as their party fights to keep control of the U.S. House