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Several family members of Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey killed in helicopter crash
Four family members of a Republican running for governor in Illinois were killed in a Montana helicopter crash, his campaign said Thursday. Killed in the crash Wednesday were the son and daughter-in-l...
Oct 23, 2025
The trial underway for the sheriff who shot and killed Sonya Massey
Fifteen months after Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 for help, was killed in her home, the former police officer who fired the fatal shot is set to go on trial. Sean Grayson, 31, a form...
Oct 22, 2025
GOP Field Grows in Governor's Race
(CHICAGO) -- Add one more to the growing list of Republicans looking to unseat Gov. JB Pritzker. According to a filing with the State Board of Elections, Rick Heidner has formed a gubernatorial campai...
Oct 22, 2025
Space X and a Chicago based company settle a lawsuit
SpaceX has settled a lawsuit filed by the maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity over accusations that Elon Musk's rocket company trespassed and damaged a plot of land the card company...
Oct 21, 2025
Griffin Donates $1 Million to Project HOOD
(CHICAGO) -- In an e-mail announcement, Pastor Corey Brooks announced that Citadel CEO Ken Griffin has donated a $1,000,000 gift towards Brooks' "Walk Across America." "Huge thank you to Ken Griffin, ...
Oct 21, 2025
Governor Pritzker playing his cards right
llinois Gov. JB Pritzker reported a gambling windfall of $1.4 million on his federal tax return this week. The two-term Democrat, often mentioned as a 2028 presidential candidate, told reporters in Ch...
Oct 16, 2025
Sources Say Johnson Could Call for Head Tax
(CHICAGO) -- As Mayor Brandon Johnson prepares to introduce his proposal to close a $1.15 billion budget shortfall, several City Hall sources are saying that Johnson will propose a corporate head tax ...
Oct 16, 2025
Meta takes down a Facebook page used to track ICE agents
Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Department of Justice, the company confirmed on Tuesday. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a po...
Oct 15, 2025
Former Alderman to Run for State AG
(CHICAGO) -- Bob Fioretti is expected to announce his intention to run for Illinois Attorney General. The announcement is expected this afternoon. Fioretti, a former Chicago Alderman (2nd Ward), has m...
Oct 14, 2025
Loyola's Sister Jean Passes Away at 106
(CHICAGO) -- Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM, a beloved member of the Loyola University Chicago community and iconic chaplain to the Loyola men's basketball team, died on October 9, 2025, at the age ...
Oct 10, 2025
