Former youth volleyball coach charged with trying to solicit underage ‘girl’ for sex, authorities say

Police said Bromley for the last several weeks was communicating online with an investigator that he believed was a girl under the age of 14. Bromley, authorities said, enticed the “girl” to meet him for a sexual relationship. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Weather sensors at Chicago State University are part of an effort to monitor climate change in vulnerable communities

The sensors will measure temperature, air quality, wind speed, precipitation and soil conditions, which will tell scientists what is happening to the microclimates of Chicago’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

3-year-old girl dies after falling from 9th floor balcony in the Douglas neighborhood

The fatal fall happened about 11:45 a.m. on the 500 block of East 33rd Place, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Loretto Hospital workers plan to strike over what they allege are substandard wages, unsafe staffing levels

It’s still possible the hospital and union could reach an agreement, averting the strike Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Metra was chosen to operate service to Rockford. That could help the commuter rail as it struggles to bring back riders

Service between the two cities is not projected to start running until late 2027 Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

1st lawsuit filed against Pat Fitzgerald and Northwestern leaders stemming from a hazing scandal

A former Northwestern football player filed the first lawsuit against Pat Fitzgerald and members of the school’s leadership, seeking damages stemming from a hazing scandal that cost the former football coach his job. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Teenage boy fatally shot Monday in South Shore neighborhood identified

Shortly before 5 a.m. Monday, two 17-year-old boys were outside in the 8100 block of South Shore Drive when two gunmen approached on foot and opened fire, striking them both, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Bribery count against ComEd dismissed three years after agreement blew Michael Madigan probe wide open

Three years after a bribery case unveiled against ComEd blew the lid off the investigation into then-House Speaker Michael Madigan, a judge dismissed the charges against the utility as part of a deferred prosecution agreement. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago homicides in 2023: 330 people slain. Here’s how that compares with previous years.

Maps and charts showing where and when homicides took place in the city during 2023, with race, sex and age of the victims. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago aims to turn Diplomat Motel into ‘healthy housing’ for homeless people — with much more than a roof overhead

The idea follows COVID-19 housing experiments at downtown hotels, but residents will receive medical and caseworker services too. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

U.S. District Judge James Zagel, ‘Renaissance man’ who presided over some of Chicago’s biggest trials, dies at 82

Longtime U.S. District Court Judge James Zagel, the former leader of the Illinois State Police who went on to preside over the corruption trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and other landmark federal cases, has died. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Police: 1 dead, 4 injured in Garfield Park drive-by mass shooting

One person is dead and four others injured following a drive-by mass shooting Sunday morning in Garfield Park. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Actress, singer Jane Birkin dead at age 76

Actress and singer Jane Birkin has died at age 76, according to France’s Culture Ministry and French media. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Saturday forecast: Air quality alert in effect until Sunday, thunderstorms expected in afternoon, 1 tornado confirmed Friday evening in Wheaton

At least one tornado was confirmed by radar indicators Friday evening in suburban Wheaton, officials said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Fallout at Northwestern: What to know about the football hazing scandal, firing of Pat Fitzgerald — and what’s next for the university

What to know about the Northwestern football hazing scandal with reaction from former players and students, as well as issues in the baseball program and what’s next for the university. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Rev. Jesse Jackson handing the reins of Rainbow/PUSH to Dallas pastor

Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III of West Baptist Church will be named the new leader at Rainbow/PUSH’s convention this weekend. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Illinois awards 55 social equity marijuana store licenses, though previous winners have struggled to open

Illinois named 55 winners of a social equity lottery for conditional marijuana store licenses Thursday, even as most previous license winners have yet to raise enough money to open. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Charges filed in Evergreen Park Mariano’s fatal shooting

Armoni Henry, 21, of Chicago has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 21-year-old Jailene Flores inside the Mariano’s in Evergreen Park. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Dwyane Wade joins the Chicago Sky ownership group: ‘This is for the home team — literally’

Chicago native and three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade is the latest to join the Chicago Sky’s ownership group, adding to a growing list of celebrities and high-profile investors pursuing a stake in the league. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Judge scolds former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson over restitution issues but grants stay pending appeal

Thompson, 54, grandson of Richard J. Daley and nephew of Richard M. Daley, Chicago’s two longest-serving mayors, was convicted by a federal jury in February 2022 of two counts of lying to federal regulators about loans he had with the now-shuttered Washington Federal Bank for Savings. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution…

After tornado and severe weather in Chicago, dangerous conditions at beaches Thursday

A beach hazard was issued Thursday warning of 6 foot waves and dangerous currents until 10 a.m., urging swimmers to stay out of the water. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

3 men killed in southern Illinois Greyhound bus crash identified

Passengers from New Jersey, Arizona and Illinois were killed when a Greyhound bus slammed into three tractor-trailers parked along an exit ramp near St. Louis, a coroner said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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