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4 accused of trying to smuggle drug-soaked papers into Chicago jail
FOX 25 Boston· 2 days agoFour people, including an inmate, are accused of attempting to smuggle drug-soaked papers into a...
Illinois' Operation Purple Heart seeks to return medals to veterans’ families
AOL· 2 days agoIn a major initiative to honor veterans this Memorial Day weekend, the Illinois State Treasurer's office is working to return Purple Heart medals to their rightful owners through "Operation ...
3 workers injured in Machesney Park construction collapse
AOL· 5 days agoThree workers were injured on Monday after a building under construction collapsed in Machesney Park, Illinois. The incident occurred as severe weather swept through the Chicago area, although ...
Chicago alderman pushes for noise-sensitive zone amid ongoing clinic harassment
AOL· 3 days agoChicago Alderman Bill Conway is making his second attempt in six months to get the City Council to establish a quiet zone around an abortion clinic on Washington Boulevard.
Field Museum adds rare blue-eyed cicada found by local family to its collection
AOL· 2 days agoThe Field Museum has added a new one-in-a-million edition to its collection – a blue-eyed cicada. The specimen was found by a family in the Chicago suburbs. Cicadas normally have red eyes, which made this one in particular stand out.
Charges filed in deadly Glenview crash • 2 Illinois Red Lobsters close • Chicago Bears schedule...
AOL· 6 days agoCharges have been filed after a crash in Glenview took the life of a beloved high school senior; Red Lobster abruptly closed two locations in Illinois; and the 2024 Chicago Bears schedule was ...
CDC issues stark warning on rapid spread of deadlier Mpox strain
AOL· 5 days agoThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a stark warning to Americans this week regarding the rapid spread of a deadlier form of Mpox currently sweeping through the Democratic ...
Cook County commissioners tackle crisis of missing and murdered Black women and girls
AOL· 5 days agoCook County commissioners addressed the crisis of missing and murdered Black women and girls on Monday. In 2020, over 35 percent of missing women and girls were Black, despite comprising less ...
Arlington Heights students showcase innovative apps at John Hersey High School
AOL· 5 days agoHigh school students from Arlington Heights had the opportunity to showcase their tech skills by presenting over 70 newly developed apps on Monday. Students from freshmen to seniors have spent the past three to four months developing their apps.
Calls for increased police presence after violent weekend in Chicago: 'We have to do something'
AOL· 5 days agoThere are increasing calls to ramp up the city's police presence as Memorial Day approaches, especially after a violent weekend. Police reported 45 people were shot this weekend, one of them ...