'We're still in the war': Chicagoans battle flow of firearms
CHICAGO – Ke’Shon Newman’s daily routine is guided by guns – the hundreds of illegal pistols, revolvers and other firearms that torment his …
The myths and truths about Chicago's guns and murder rate
CHICAGO – Chicago police are wrestling with gun violence, blamed largely on gangs. President Donald Trump has frequently singled out the cit…
Possible carbon monoxide poisoning sends 9 to hospitals
CHICAGO – Nine people have been hospitalized in Chicago with possible carbon monoxide poisoning.Chic…
Chicago building where fire killed 10 facing demolition
CHICAGO – A lawyer says the Chicago building where 10 children died from a smoldering fire in August will likely be torn down.
Report: Mold 'rampant' at former southern Illinois prison
TAMMS – A shuttered southern Illinois prison is infested with mold, dimming area residents' hopes it may someday reopen.
Driver fleeing police crashes car in Peoria, killing 1
PEORIA – Peoria police say one person was killed when a stolen vehicle sped away from an officer and crashed.
NRA settles lawsuit with 'The Bean' artist
CHICAGO – The National Rifle Association will remove an image of Chicago's famous bean-shaped sculpture from a video advertisement, ending a…
2 dead after truck collides head-on with Illinois school bus
DOWNS – A semitrailer heading the wrong way on an interstate crashed into a school bus carrying an Illinois high school girls’ basketball te…
Union: Chicago teachers stage 1st U.S. charter school strike
CHICAGO – Teachers employed by a Chicago charter school network took to the picket lines Tuesday in what their union described as the first …
No rejoicing at U.S. farms until Trump trade truce pays off
U.S. farmers are pleased that Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to a trade truce, but they're not rejoicing just yet. That won't come until…
