A Cook County judge in Rolling Meadows has found 74-year-old Albert Rumlow not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2008 killing of his wife, Janet, at their home in Palatine . In her finding Tuesday, Circuit Court Judge Kay Hanlon relied heavily on the testimony of a psychiatrist. Dr. Matthew Markos testified that Albert Rumlow suffered from major depression with suicidal inclinations, and could ... Full Story »
A Zion high school official is accused of trying to destroy evidence that marijuana was growing in the basement of a home where she rents an apartment, authorities said Tuesday. Candace Blanton, 38, was charged with felony obstruction of justice and misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, said Zion Police Chief Larry Booth. Blanton, a dean of students at Zion ... Full Story »
An elusive deal on funding the final new runways at O'Hare International Airport finally appeared to be close at hand after years of negotiations, until city officials undermined the agreement, airline officials said Tuesday. Representatives of United and American airlines said city aviation officials caught the carriers off-guard with demands that they consider unreasonable: They planned to ... Full Story »
Mamie Hansberry was a teenager when a chunk of cement shattered the glass window of the family's new home. It smashed into the wall, just a foot from where her little sister, Lorraine, was sitting on the loveseat. The act of violence seven decades ago was a message from white neighbors that the black family wasn't welcome in the three-flat at 6140 S. Rhodes Ave. in Woodlawn . "That was a ... Full Story »
A woman was killed and another injured Tuesday night when their car was struck by an outbound Metra train, officials said. Both women were taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge , where one was pronounced dead, according to Metra officials. The condition of the second woman wasn't known. The Cook County medical examiner's office confirmed the death, but declined to release her ... Full Story »
Six cops and their sergeant stood warming their hands in the parking lot of the Ogden District on the Southwest Side on a chilly morning last week.They were preparing to raid the Little Village home of a convicted killer. They were after dope, guns and money.But before they jumped into their squad cars, Officer Bill Murphy reached into his jacket and pulled out a pack of Extra Fruit Suggestions ... Full Story »
A clout-heavy company with two generations of ties to the Daley familyhas been awarded a $3.3 million contract to build a "transfer center"meant to make it easier for commuters at Metra's LaSalle Street stationto switch to CTA buses. Walsh Construction will convert a surface parking lot at the southeastcorner of Congress and Financial Place into a bus turnaround. Full Story »
The Watchdogs: Scott Lee Cohen might have startled some by winning the DemocraticParty primary race for lieutenant governor -- but probably not voterson the North and Northwest sides of Chicago and in broad swaths ofsuburbia and Downstate, who gave him his margin of victory. Full Story »
A tearful Scott Lee Cohen, the pawnbroker who won the Democratic lieutenant governor nomination, only to have his scandalized past surface and threaten the ticket, said Sunday he would step aside, giving Democratic Party leaders a chance to pick his replacement. Full Story »
(FRANKLIN PARK) Illinois State Police discovered more than $9 million worth of marijuana while searching a west suburban warehouse last week and arrested four people for trafficking.The ISP Narcotics Interdiction Unit was investigating possible shipments of drugs to the Chicago area and received information about a warehouse in Franklin Park, where large amounts were being transported by semi ... Full Story »
Junior Megan Rogowski became only the second Hersey girls basketball player to surpass 1,500 career points and senior Maddie Swan fired home a career-high 24 points as Hersey (22-7) stopped host Barrington 60-53 in the Mid-Suburban League second-place crossover game on Tuesday night. Full Story »
Immaculate Conception 57, Timothy Christian 38: Up by just 1 after three quarters, the top seed Knights pulled away from their cross-town rivals to avoid an upset at the Class 2A Immaculate Conception regional. Taylor Reaber poured in a season-high 25 points for IC (27-3), which advances to play St. Edward on Thursday. Jordyn Platt and Cassidy Block each scored 10 points for Timothy Christian. Full Story »
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Lisle's pot sweetener in the deal to move Navistar's corporate headquarters to the village is turning sour. Full Story »
State Sen. John Millner, a Carol Stream Republican, introduced legislation Tuesday he said would address problems identified with photo enforcement of red-light laws. Full Story »
You might as well get used to the snow, because it's not going anywhere Tuesday. A winter storm warning is in effect for the entire area until 9 a.m. Wednesday, and 12 inches snow could fall in some areas. Full Story »
While the kingpins of the Democratic Party are now meeting in private to anoint a substitute for Scott Lee Cohen, let's consider for a minute how they got themselves into this mess; allowing a guy with a past like Cohen's to become the party candidate for lieutenant governor. Full Story »
A 60-year-old woman was killed and another woman injured in a crash involving a car and a Metra train in northwest suburban Des Plaines Tuesday night. Full Story »
The CTA says it's looking for ways to cut costs, but workers want to know why the agency is paying a private firm hundreds of thousands of dollars. CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports that it's work some CTA employees say they should be doing themselves. Full Story »
Toyota is announcing its third recall in just six months. This time it's the popular hybrid Prius because of problems with the brakes. Full Story »
A Chicago woman was struck and killed by a truck that was plowing snow in Rogers Park. Full Story »
Technology and social media are changing the way teachers and students think about learning. And it's not just about laptops replacing textbooks. Technology is transforming the classroom. Full Story »
Chicago has a new campaign urging people to disclose information about crimes and suspects, and end a code of silence. Full Story »
Scientists and environmentalists say the only sure way to keep Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes is to permanently separate them from the Mississippi River basin. Full Story »
A celebration of music education at a high school in Chicago was simulcast with three other cities Tuesday. Full Story »
The town of Cicero is still paying for Betty Loren Maltese's health insurance. Full Story »
A Fox News Investigation found a dating service that was more about making money than finding mates. Full Story »
An elderly woman was struck and killed by a snow-plow equipped truck as the driver reversed into a Far North Side Rogers Park driveway Tuesday afternoon. Full Story »
Police and the FBI are investigating an attempted bank robbery of Tuesday afternoon in northwest suburban Wauconda in which the robber allegedly threatened to detonate a bomb if his cash demands were not met. Full Story »
Prosecutors say Michael Barrett had peephole video of 16 women. Full Story »
State Comptroller Dan Hynes isn't interestedin replacing Scott Lee Cohen as Gov. Pat Quinn's running mate, a spokesman saidtoday. Full Story »
A state Department of Corrections parole officer was killed and three others were injured in a four-car crash Sunday near Mokena.Ellane Aimiuwu, 57, of University Park, was killed when a sport utility vehicle flipped over and struck the car he was driving, Will County Coroner Patrick O'Neil said. Aimiuwu was pronounced dead at 4:12 p.m. Sunday.At 2:55 p.m., Illinois State Police responded to the ... Full Story »
Four people were taken to area hospitals this morning after a two-car crash in Frankfort, officials said.There were no serious injuries, Frankfort Assistant Fire Chief Larry Rauch said.The crash happened at about 6:50 a.m. at Laraway Road and 88th Avenue, Police Cmdr. John Burica said.Although the cause of the crash is still under investigation, Burica said it appears that a Frankfort resident ... Full Story »
Riders can use credit cards at 76 outlying Metra stations where there is a ticket agent on duty and at vending machines at the 14 busiest Metra Electric stations beginning today. The credit-card vending machines will be in addition to cash-based machines already in place along the line. The commuter rail service already accepts credit cards at all its downtown stations. Metra also accepts credit ... Full Story »
Three people were injured in a crash involving a police vehicle in Chicago's Roseland community Sunday. A vehicle southbound on Wentworth Avenue about at 2:15 p.m. hit a police car en route to an emergency call, police Sgt. Antoinette Ursitti said. The officer was eastbound on 111th Street when the crash occurred. The collision caused the officer's car to go onto the sidewalk, striking a ... Full Story »
HOBART | Most people were still sound asleep Tuesday when thecity's fleet of 23 snowplows stocked with beet juice and salt hitthe city's main roads. Full Story »
A winter storm that caused dozens of car crashes on the region'sinterstates Tuesday is going to intensify this morning beforewinding down by noon today. Full Story »
SPRINGFIELD | The candidates who lost to Scott Lee Cohen in theDemocratic primary for lieutenant governor are now stating theircases on why they should become the nominee. Full Story »
VALPARAISO | Landlords, tenants, real estate agents and cityresidents will join public officials today for the first meeting todiscuss the city's proposed rental registration ordinance. Full Story »
CROWN POINT | Lake County Coroner Thomas Philpot apologized tohis weekly WJOB radio audience Tuesday for taking unauthorizedbonuses while county clerk and said it wouldn't slow his campaignto become sheriff. Full Story »
• Lloyd E. Wilkison, 30, of the 1300 block of North Glen Circle, Aurora, was arrested Sunday, Jan. 31, on a Kane County warrant on a parole violation. Full Story »
ST. CHARLES – During tough economic times for the county, the court system has helped generate about $4 million in revenue from a new felony court, a new jail and other initiatives and savings. Full Story »
ELBURN – After a decade of operating on separate channels, the village’s police might soon gain an easier means of communication with Elburn’s firefighters and paramedics. Full Story »
SUGAR GROVE – Right now, the Sugar Grove Library is open three nights a week. Full Story »
ST. CHARLES – A telephone poll asking residents their opinion about the government requiring fire sprinklers in new homes was sponsored by a Realtors association. Full Story »
At St. Michael's School in Schererville, Super Bowl Sunday wasn't about about Peyton Manning or Drew Brees, Colts or Saints, favorite or underdog. Here, blue and white balloons hung next to black and golden ones. Underneath them, football fans from across Northwest Indiana mixed Sunday for a classic tradition involving friends, black jack, beers, hot dogs and stuffed jalapenos. Full Story »
Here are the bills, authored by local lawmakers, that are still alive in this session of the General Assembly and their bills that are dead. To check on the language and provisions in any House or Senate bill, go to www.in.gov/legislative/index.htm and click on "Bills and Resolutions." HouseLINDA LAWSON D-Hammond Alive: HB 1258: Animal regulation HB 1193: Juvenile ... Full Story »
Two bills went down in flames, a veteran Merrillville Democrat lost his leadership job and the political calculus in the Indiana Statehouse has changed. But the fight over the Illiana Expressway, a very local issue that has strained political relationships statewide, probably won't end there. That's because the lone living bill authorizing a public/private partnership to build the highway ... Full Story »
Anderson, Evelyn F., 91 Hobart Caviggiola, Igino H., 84 Portage Chandler, Alvin R., 67 Merrillville Hahn, Joy M., 85 Hobart Kidd, Judy F., 66 Lake Station Nagy Jr., Kalman, 94 Crown Point Novak, Martha J., 87 Merrillville Philpot, James R., 76 Crown Point Russell, Homer, 72 Gary Sweeney, Marie, 84 Portage Vernich, Sophia, 93 Crown Point Williams, Keviyanna, infant Gary ... Full Story »
COUNTY POP. (RANK) REVENUE EXPENDITURES NET PER CAPITA (RANK) Lake 493,800 (2) $890.4 million $1.07 billion $186 million-$377 (41) Porter 162,181 (9) $342 million $286 million -$55 million-$341 (12) LaPorte 110,888 (14) $216 million $273 million $57 million-$520 (51) Jasper 32,544 (53) $59 million $69 million $10 million-$832 (38) Newton 13,933 (82) $19.4 million $27.5 million $8 million-$584 ... Full Story »
A boy sleds in Clark Park during a winter storm in Philadelphia. AP/Jessica Kourkounis
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