Illinois officials investigate license-plate data shared with police seeking woman who had abortion
By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois secretary of state on Thursday asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago police department after learning that it violated state law by sharing data from automatic license-plate
The longest-serving legislative leader in US history will be sentenced on corruption charges
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan arrives at federal court where he is on trial for charges in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) —
Herman’s Music Minute for June 13th
On this day in music history… In 1970, The Beatles started a two-week run at number 1 with “The Long and Winding Road” from their Let It Be album. It was the band’s 20th number one single
Over 240 killed, 1 survivor after Air India Dreamliner plane crash in Ahmedabad
More than 240 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London crashed moments after taking off from the city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, in what authorities called the world’s worst aviation disaster in a
Sen. Alex Padilla forcibly removed, temporarily detained during DHS Sec’y Kristi Noem’s LA news conference
California Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly escorted out of a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday and briefly taken into custody, after attempting to pose a question to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Noem was in
Heart announce Summer 2025 tour dates with Todd Rundgren
Heart is hitting the road again this August for a brand-new run of shows, with the legendary Todd Rundgren joining them for select dates. Heart just wrapped their 2025 Royal Flush Tour, and will follow that up
Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth shares video for ‘The End’
Wolfgang Van Halen and his band, Mammoth have dropped the video for their new single “The End.” Van Halen says of the track, “I’ve had the tapping idea on the intro for ‘The End’ since before Mammoth.