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Now the defense gets its turn.After 17 days of testimony featuring some 37 witnesses, dozens of wiretapped phone calls and secretly recorded videos, prosecutors rested their…
Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson announced his leadership team on Wednesday, providing a glimpse into the way his future administration will run the city as he continues…
National Weather Service officials issued a red flag warning in effect Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. for portions of northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.Officials…
Chicago police said a 23-year-old woman was discovered on a CTA bus with a gunshot wound Tuesday night after a fight.Shortly after 8 p.m., the woman…
Through the thick glass separating spectators from the action of her courtroom, Circuit Judge Joanne Rosado’s face was hazy, but the frustration in her voice was…
When Leatitia Robinson, a six-time Chicago Golden Gloves champion, smiles, her braced teeth are what stand out. That and her strong voice that commands the gym.…
The first meeting to solicit public comment on who should next lead the Chicago Police Department was held in Austin Tuesday evening, as residents of the…
RICHMOND, Ind. — Authorities urged people to evacuate Tuesday near a large industrial fire in an Indiana city near the Ohio border that sent massive clouds…
Two Chicago-area companies — Sterigenics and Medline Industries — are facing more stringent air quality regulations and new worker protections after federal officials found higher-than-expected cancer…
A woman is dead and a firefighter was injured in a fire that destroyed a house in Hammond’s Hessville section early Tuesday morning.Firefighters were called around…