An 18-year-old male was shot in an apparent drive-by shooting Saturday morning in Chicago 's South Shore neighborhood. At about 1:33 a.m., police responded to shots fired near 74th Street and Coles Avenue, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines. Police found the victim with gunshot wounds to his lower left leg, Gaines said. The victim was shot by a suspect riding in a van, Gaines ... Full Story »
A 23-year-old man was stabbed several times Saturday morning on Chicago 's West Side . At about 1:14 a.m., police responded to a call of a man stabbed in the 3100 block of West Walton Street, said Chicago News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines. When they arrived, police found a man with stab wounds to his head, left arm and chest, Gaines said. The victim was stabbed by a known suspect, Gaines said ... Full Story »
The Daily Herald reports : Michael Rebecca, 52, of Vernon Hills was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison for convictions for criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse. He still faces charges alleging abuse against eight other boys. Get the full story : dailyherald.com Full Story »
A near-empty prison in rural Illinois has emerged as "a leading option" to house suspected terrorists currently held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an Obama administration official said Friday. As they work to shutter the controversial detention center, federal officials are talking to Illinois officials about buying the Thomson Correctional Center, a maximum-security prison about 150 miles west of ... Full Story »
A Cook County jury on Friday saw two more videotaped confessions from Andre Crawford, who allegedly preyed upon prostitutes for much of the 1990s. Crawford, who is charged with the rapes and murders of 11 women, and the attempted murder and rape of another woman he left for dead, stared straight ahead or scribbled in his legal pad as prosecutors played the confessions he gave after his arrest in ... Full Story »
A Cook County jury Friday found a former Water Management employee guilty of bribing an undercover investigator posing as a city inspector to erase building code violations on the water worker's properties.Gustavo Ramirez, 52, faces up to seven years in prison at his sentencing, set for Dec. 10, a spokesman for the Cook County state's attorney's office said.The jury found Ramirez guilty of four ... Full Story »
Amal Abusumayah was paying for her groceries when she said she felt a sharp tug on her headscarf.When she looked at who had pulled her hijab, Abusumayah saw a woman who moments ago had made a comment about Islam."I was shaken up," Abusumayah said of the Nov. 7 assault. "This is my dignity and this is my religion."Tinley Park police are investigating the report as a hate crime, Police Chief ... Full Story »
And then there were two. Rod Blagojevich and his brother, Rob, will go to trial without anyone else next year after the government agreed to try Downstate businessman William Cellini separately. Cellini was charged in 2008 with allegedly trying to shake down a movie producer seeking to do business with the state's school pension board. When the former governor and his brother were indicted in ... Full Story »
BY ABDON M. PALLASCHA federal appellate court on Friday revived a Jewish family's lawsuit against a Chicago condominium association that repeatedly removed a mezuzah from the family's doorpost.Many Jews believe their religion requires them to post the religious symbol -- a small, rectangular box with a scroll inside -- at the side of their doors.The ruling vindicates federal appellate Judge ... Full Story »
Metra riders who buy one-way tickets or weekend tickets or who wait to pay till they're on the train will pay more, under a budget approved Friday by the Chicago and suburban commuter-rail agency's board.But four out of five Metra riders won't end up paying more because they buy 10-ride tickets or monthly passes. Those aren't going up.The following increases take effect in February:• One-way ... Full Story »
Crystal Lake Central may not have played as well as it is capable of here Friday, but the Tigers would have had to play out of their minds to win this one. Full Story »
Wheaton Warrenville South football coach Ron Muhitch called Friday's game with St. Rita "the special teams challenge of the year." Full Story »
In normal years, northern Illinois farmers would be nearing the end of the fall harvest and preparing for the holidays. Full Story »
Karl E. Beach, 45, of the 500 block of Gertrude Street, Elgin, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct at 9:28 p.m. Wednesday, reports said. Police were called to the 500 block of Gertrude because Beach was playing his stereo loudly on the front porch and refused to turn it down, reports said. Full Story »
A fifth case of Legionnaires' disease at The Park at Vernon Hills retirement community was confirmed Friday by health officials. Full Story »
Patrick Kane got Chicago started with an early unassisted goal, and the Blackhawks held on after building a three-goal lead to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 Friday night for their third straight win. Full Story »
Do you have a compact fluorescent light, or CFL, in your house? Many of you probably do. They use less energy. But there's a warning on the box that most people never read. CBS 2's Anne State reports. Full Story »
Too many bosses. That's how some describe efforts to cut the city's budget by laying off workers. Hourly workers are feeling much more of the pain than their six-figure-salaried bosses. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine went looking for some of those supervisors and reports what he found. Full Story »
You've been hearing about police shortages for some time now -- as many as 2,000 fewer officers on the street every day. But just what impact is that having on the streets? 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports. Full Story »
Amal Abusumayah was paying for groceries when she felt a sharp tug on her headscarf. When she looked at who had pulled her hijab, she saw a woman who moments ago had made a derogatory comment about Islam. Full Story »
Police in a southwest suburb are investigating a case involving a Muslim woman as a possible hate crime. Full Story »
The admitted mastermind of the 9-11 attacks will be tried in a civilian court in New York, just blocks from the site of the World Trade Center. Full Story »
With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away. It's easy to focus on the turkey and the sides, but don't forget about the pie. Full Story »
Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher and former Bear Tank Johnson are among those who wrote letters to a judge on behalf of Ed Vrodolyak, before he was sentenced. Full Story »
Gregory English of Chicago is a high school freshman who also studies taekwondo. Full Story »
The brother of a Cook County commissioner is back on the county payroll tonight just weeks after he was fired for what some suspect were political reasons. Full Story »
Salvation Army bell-ringers are really worried this year because of the recession. They're facing a double whammy: More people are needing help, but those who would like to be generous this Christmas themselves have less to give. Full Story »
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheryle Jackson says the race for her party's nomination is wide open. Full Story »
Amal Abusumayah was paying for groceries when she felt a sharp tug on her headscarf. When she looked at who had pulled her hijab, she saw a woman who moments ago had made a derogatory comment about Islam. Full Story »
The Cline Avenue Bridge in Indiana between Route 41, or Calumet Avenue in Hammond, and Michigan Avenue in East Chicago will be closed for about the next six weeks because of structural corrosion. Full Story »
Two warring fire protection districts called a temporary truce Friday as they try to forge an agreement about fire service in the Interstate 80 corridor and a proposed referendum question. Cook County Circuit Judge Patrick McGann gave the Mokena and Orland fire protection districts until Nov. 23 to reach an agreement. The two sides were scheduled to argue whether a proposed referendum question ... Full Story »
Illinois National Guard Spc. Thomas "TJ" Hummel returned home Thursday after spending a year in Afghanistan , and his family threw a welcome-home party for him Friday night. While in Afghanistan , Hummel worked to provide water and electricity and help build schools. "I just wanted to serve my country," he said. "I knew those desk jobs were just not for me." Full Story »
With Cook County commissioners expected to roll back a controversial sales tax increase by a half-penny on the dollar, a simmering discussion may boil over about a proposed hospital tax, as one group calls it, to continue delivering health care to the poor and uninsured. The debate pits Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno (D-Chicago), whose district largely encompasses the Southwest Side, against ... Full Story »
If you're one of about 25,000 teachers or administrators in any of the 143 school districts needing the services of the Suburban Cook County Regional Office of Education, try back later. The largest regional office in the state - run by embattled school chief Charles Flowers - is closed until further notice. On Thursday, the SouthtownStar reported that Broadview officials closed the office for ... Full Story »
HAMMOND | Organizers of the annual Good Neighbor Christmas Cheer Fund aren't letting an economic downturn stop them from aiming high to help needy region residents. Full Story »
CROWN POINT | A Cedar Lake man was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison for cashing counterfeit traveler's checks. Full Story »
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INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana health officials say they're seeing some encouraging signs that the swine flu might be tapering off in the state -- at least for now. Full Story »
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The Illinois State Police along with local and county law enforcement agencies will conduct a traffic enforcement blitz on Route 31 in Kane County from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday. Full Story »
GENEVA – Assurances made Friday by the chairman of the Kane County Board Judicial and Public Safety Committee to meeting end-of-year payroll for the Kane County Sheriff’s Department might have been premature. Full Story »
BATAVIA – A St. Charles woman is being sued by the City of Batavia in connection with an accident that they claim she caused, which injured a police officer. Full Story »
BATAVIA – Without health care reform, Amy Ruppert, 48, of Batavia, faces becoming uninsured and uninsurable by April 2010. Full Story »
Don Henry, 52, of Batavia, was picking up books at the Batavia Public Library when Chronicle reporter Brenda Schory asked him 10 questions. Full Story »
A Lake Superior Court jury convicted Donald Keijuna Wilburn of rape and criminal deviate conduct in an attack on his former girlfriend in Hammond. Jurors deliberated about five hours Thursday before returning the guilty verdicts. The jury acquitted Wilburn, 33, of burglary and residential entry. Wilburn faces a maximum 20-year prison term at his Dec. 11 sentencing hearing before Judge Thomas ... Full Story »
Dr. Adolph Yaniz, who practices in Merrillville, faces charges of taking kickbacks in a Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme and of illegally giving out prescriptions for painkillers and anxiety pills, according to filings in the U.S. District Court in Hammond. Yaniz is charged with conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, aiding and abetting in health care fraud, taking kickbacks and conspiracy ... Full Story »
Gary Police are investigating the Wednesday death of a 22-month-old boy as a homicide. Demarion Billingsley, who lived in the 1800 block of West 5th Avenue, was pronounced dead at 11:24 a.m. in The Methodist Hospitals emergency room. He had been transported to the hospital from his residence. An autopsy determined that Billingsley died of multiple blunt force injuries to the body. The case is ... Full Story »
With a large stretch of Cline Avenue closed for the foreseeable future, workers, gamblers and travelers have to find an alternate way to access the Indiana Toll Road, casinos and steel mills along the nearly four-mile stretch of road. This means taking local roads and adding extra travel time. INDOT will continue to work with Indiana State Police, local officials and businesses to help minimize ... Full Story »
Countless pounds of unserved hot, cooked food go wasted in the hospitality industry every day. Now the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana, with the help of the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority, is hoping to tap into that supply to help feed the area's hungry with a new pilot food rescue program. On Thursday, the two agencies will host a reception for the "A Christmas Story Comes Home ... Full Story »
A panda cub undergoes a physical exam at the San Diego Zoo. AP Photo/San Diego Zoo, Ken Bohn
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