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The FBI has refused to turn over records of its investigation into the alleged hoax attack on actor Jussie Smollett to the city of Chicago, arguing that doing so could jeopardize on “ongoing criminal investigation” into the bombshell case, records filed in federal court show. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Sounding the Trump administration’s tough-on-crime theme, Attorney General William Barr claimed Wednesday during a visit to Chicago that the federal Operation Legend program has led directly to a significant drop in shootings in the violence-torn city over the past five weeks. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Flavored vaping products favored by teens will be banned on shelves at Chicago stores, but flavored tobacco such as menthol cigarettes can still be sold under rules the City Council passed on Wednesday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago’s police union, like its umbrella organization the national Fraternal Order of Police, has endorsed Republican President Donald Trump’s reelection bid, potentially helping to boost his pro-cop, law-and-order message. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

The city of Chicago added Kentucky to its mandatory quarantine order and removed California and Puerto Rico, officials announced Tuesday. The new addition will be effective Friday, when the list will cover 21 states, according to a Chicago Department of Public Health press release. The removal of the two states applies immediately. Top Featured Tags:…

At least 51 people were shot, nine fatally, in shootings over the Labor Day Weekend, according to data kept by the Tribune. Two women also were stabbed to death over the holiday weekend.The youngest shooting victim, a 4-year-old boy, was injured Friday during the start of the holiday weekendThe youngest killed was an 8-year-old girl…

An 18-year-old man was killed and a 77-year-old woman was injured Sunday night during a shooting in North Chicago. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Many teachers say they prefer to work from their schools; unions want teachers to have a choice. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

State and local officials, as well as project stakeholders, were expected to speak near the clock tower building and sprawling factory grounds, a fitting location for a holiday spurred by the labor movement. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Two storm systems could threaten northern Illinois Sunday with the possibility of 45 mph wind gusts, hail, rain, and even the possibility of tornadoes. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Jacob Blake has spoken publicly for the first time since a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer shot him seven times in the back, saying he’s in constant pain from the shooting. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Missouri men who said they traveled to Kenosha, Wisconsin, to see President Donald Trump’s visit and proof of rioting face federal gun charges. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

A man was pronounced dead after he was shot by a family member Friday night at a party in the Jeffrey Manor neighborhood, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

A West Side man was charged with burglary and looting a business in August, and battery for throwing objects at another man in the Loop neighborhood, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

The dropout rate went down to 5.6% from 6% previous year, CPS officials said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Best friend remembers Daniel Prude. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, next year’s tax season could bring some unpleasant surprises for Americans whose work-life has been upended by office closures and job loss. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday ripped the latest White House threat to cut federal funding for Democrat-run big cities, saying on social media that if President Donald Trump “wanted ‘law and order,’ he’d start with the White House.” Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

A Black man who had run naked through the streets in Rochester, N.Y., died of asphyxiation after a group of police officers put a hood over his head, then pressed his face into the pavement for two minutes. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

A lack of vitamin D may be associated with a higher risk for getting COVID-19, according to newly published research out of the University of Chicago. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service