Police: Chicago man who killed 5 wrote threatening notes
CHICAGO – A Chicago man who gunned down five of his neighbors over the weekend had had angry run-ins with his fellow tenants and left threat…
Chicago teachers may test unions’ strategy
CHICAGO – A threatened strike by Chicago teachers would test a strategy employed by a growing number of urban teachers unions convinced that…
Illinois state senator quits powerful panel amid FBI probe
SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois state senator under federal investigation for possible bribery and fraud involving state construction work resigne…
Illinois lawmakers push plan to cap monthly costs for insulin at $100
SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers will aim to pass a law capping out-of-pocket insulin costs at $100 for a month’s supply when they return for the fal…
Task force recommends merging local pension funds in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – A task force that Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker formed in February is recommending that the state consolidate 649 suburban and d…
Illinois lawmakers want probe of College Board data sales
SPRINGFIELD – Nine Democratic lawmakers are calling on Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to investigate the business practices of the Co…
Chicago releases watchdog probe of Laquan McDonald shooting
CHICAGO – Chicago’s law department on Wednesday released for the first time the city watchdog’s full investigative reports into the 2014 fat…
9-year-old charged with murder in 5 fire deaths
EUREKA – A 9-year-old child accused of causing a mobile home fire that killed three children and two adults in central Illinois has been cha…
U.S. researchers on front line of battle against Chinese theft
WASHINGTON – As the U.S. warned allies around the world that Chinese tech giant Huawei was a security threat, the FBI was making the same po…
Jury convicts 2nd man in 9-year-old Chicago boy's slaying
CHICAGO – A jury Friday convicted a man who prosecutors said plotted then tried to cover up the 2015 slaying of a 9-year-old boy who was sho…
