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November 4, 2022 at 1:47 pm

US flu season off to a fast start as other viruses spread

The U.S. flu season is off to an unusually fast start.

October 19, 2022 at 12:43 pm

Illinois takes center stage in battle over union rights vote VIEW

With U.S. union ranks swelling as everyone from coffee shop baristas to warehouse workers seeks to organize, Illinois voters will decide next month whether to...

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October 14, 2022 at 7:11 am

AT&T Illinois to pay $23M to settle corruption probe

Federal prosecutors say AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay a $23 million fine to resolve a probe into its alleged illegal efforts to influence former...

September 28, 2022 at 1:53 pm

Bail for suspect in police station shooting set at $500,000

A judge has set bail at $500,000 for the man suspected of climbing a fire escape at a Chicago police facility and pointing guns at...

Officers set up crime tape outside a Chicago Police Department building in Homan Square, in Chicago, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, where a person was shot by police. Chicago’s police chief says a man used a fire escape Â to infiltrate a police facility where officers were undergoing a SWAT training exercise and grabbed at least two guns before he was shot and wounded by police. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) ILCHS401 ILCHS401

September 26, 2022 at 11:01 am

Chief: Man shot by Chicago police infiltrated SWAT training

Chicago's police chief says a man used a fire escape to infiltrate a facility where officers were in a SWAT training exercise and grabbed at least...

September 21, 2022 at 1:40 pm

Chicago to pay $15M after police cruiser crash kills civilian

Guadalupe Francisco-Martinez, a mother of six, was killed when a police cruiser ran a red light and slammed into her SUV during a high-speed pursuit.

Fire crews respond to the scene of an explosion inside a building on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, in Chicago. Several people were rushed to hospitals after being injured when an explosion on Tuesday morning tore through the top floor of an apartment building on Chicago’s West Side and the fire department was requesting help to search the building, officials said. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) ILCHS102 ILCHS102

September 20, 2022 at 8:55 am

Officials: 8 injured in Chicago apartment building explosion

Officials say at eight people were rushed to hospitals after being injured when an explosion Tuesday tore through a Chicago apartment building.

FILE – This April 1938 photo shows the USS Oklahoma. Sailor Herbert â€œBertâ€ Jacobson, 21, from Grayslake, Ill., to be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022 â€” more than 80 years after he was killed in the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor. Scientific testing that was started a few years ago on remains of men whose bodies were pulled from the USS Oklahoma after the attack has led to the identification of Jacobson and nearly 400 others. (AP Photo/File) NYDD301 NYDD301

September 13, 2022 at 7:34 am

Sailor killed at Pearl Harbor is laid to rest, at last

A 21-year-old sailor has been laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery more than 80 years after he was killed in the Japanese attack on...

August 24, 2022 at 2:47 pm

4 injured in drive-by shooting near Chicago high school VIEW

Authorities say three juveniles and one adult have been shot near a high school on Chicago's Northwest Side.

August 23, 2022 at 3:00 pm

2 Illinois brothers face charges in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Two Illinois brothers have been arrested on felony charges for their alleged roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection.