Wet, wintry mix kicking off the weekend with drier weather to come Sunday, National Weather Service says

The bulk of the snow in the Chicago area will shift east into the early afternoon and light right is expected for most of the day. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Lombard police officer hospitalized after armed robbery, shootout that left 1 dead, 1 in custody

Officers encountered the two men and one of the men opened fire on the officers, according to the preliminary investigation. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

City asks Irish pub in West Town to take down holiday inflatables, as Ald. La Spata denies claims that move was political

City inspectors asked the Irish Nobleman Pub to take down the decorations over safety concerns, a move the pub owner believes to be political retribution. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Heather Mack seeking bond in Chicago federal case stemming from mother’s 2014 slaying in Bali

After 13 months in custody at Chicago’s Metropolitan Correction Center, Heather Mack is asking to be released on bond pending trial. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

President Biden giving nearly $36 billion to aid Teamsters’ pension fund, with 25,000 participants in Illinois

President Biden is announcing the release of nearly $36 billion to stop severe cuts to the retirement incomes of more than 350,000 Teamsters workers and retirees. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Man fatally shot in the back in Gary

Gary’s Metro Homicide Unit is investigating a Dec. 2 shooting death. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Owner of ‘The Mix’ didn’t defame former assistant who accused host Eric Ferguson of misconduct, judge rules

A defamation lawsuit against Hubbard Radio Chicago, related to allegations against onetime star host Eric Ferguson, has been dismissed. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Body of 21-year-old man pulled from Lake Michigan, police say

Police are investigating the death of a 21-year-old man whose body was pulled fromLake Michigan at Oak Street beach early Wednesday, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago Ald. Leslie Hairston says she turned down Mayor Lightfoot’s request to serve as ethics chair: ‘I am not a product of the machine’

Hairston suggested aldermen should seek more control of committee chairmanships: “The thing about that is, where are the balls in this council?” Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

One person critically injured in overnight extra-alarm fire in Hyde Park : ‘Such a beautiful building’

More than 250 firefighters responded to the 3-11 fire at 5130 S. Kenwood Ave. that neighbors said started around 3 a.m. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago casino won’t be a ‘glitzy Las Vegas strip joint’ but a ‘series of experiences,’ developers say

To appease concerned residents, the design now includes more greenspace road connections to ease traffic congestion. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Car crashes into Morton Grove Culver’s restaurant, injuring four people inside

A 2008 Toyota driven by a 79-year-old woman crashed into a Morton Grove Culver’s Monday afternoon. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago homicides in 2022: 640 people have been slain. Here’s how that compares with previous years.

Maps and charts showing where and when homicides took place in the city during 2022, with race, sex and age of the victims. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Can tiny homes combat homelessness in Chicago? Lightfoot’s new budget follows lead of other cities

The 500-square-foot tiny homes will comprise a “micro-neighborhood” of two to five city-owned lots, with about two to four homes per lot. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Fiery Dan Ryan Expressway crash kills 1, injures another

A semitrailer and a car burst into flames after colliding on the Dan Ryan Expressway, killing one and injuring another early Monday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

In 24 hours, fundraiser for Buffalo Grove family found dead Wednesday raises more than $50,000 goal

A GoFundMe fundraiser has raised more than its $50,000 goal in less than 24 hours to cover funeral, transportation and burial costs for the woman and two children who were found dead in their Buffalo Grove home Wednesday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago man arrested in Saturday shooting outside Advocate Christ Medical Center

Marques Rose, 36, of the 8100 block of South Winchester, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder in the killing of 28-year-old Rockford resident Brandon McGee. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

50 years ago, a plane crashed into homes outside Midway, killing 45 people. The neighborhood hasn’t forgotten.

Fifty years after the crash of United Flight 553 outside Midway much has changed at the airport and in commercial aviation. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

4 victims fatally wounded in overnight violence on West, South sides, police say

Four victims were fatally wounded in two separate overnight shootings on the West and South sides, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Officials issue wind advisory warning of gusty conditions Saturday morning for parts of Illinois and Indiana

National weather service officials issued a wind advisory Saturday morning cautioning of gusty winds capable of reaching up to 45 mph in portions of northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb hospitalized with pneumonia

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has been hospitalized for treatment of pneumonia but his office says he is responding well. Holcomb’s press secretary said Friday the 54-year-old governor was diagnosed with pneumonia after going to a doctor on Thursday believing he was ill with the flu. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Death of fifth family member in Buffalo Grove case also due to ‘sharp force’ injuries, coroner says

Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek on Friday said an autopsy on a fifth person found dead in a Buffalo Grove home on this week showed their death was also a result of sharp-force injuries following a “domestic-related incident.” Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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