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Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy paralyzed from the waist down after being wounded at the Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park is back to…
After years of delay, Ald. Edward Burke finally has a trial date in his blockbuster federal racketeering case. But don’t hold your breath.During a status hearing…
An 11-year-old boy was charged after he tried to carjack a woman’s vehicle in the Douglas area early Monday, Chicago police said.The boy was charged with…
An employee of the Cook County assessor’s office pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a federal charge alleging he conspired to accept gifts in exchange for reductions…
Irina McCarthy, who was killed in the Highland Park Fourth of July shooting along with her husband Kevin, will be laid to rest Tuesday.The McCarthys were…
Michigan’s largest district court and bail reform advocates have agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit over cash bail practices, which activists say routinely and unconstitutionally…
For longtime educator and researcher Nancy Latham, the anticipated teacher shortages at Illinois schools this fall are far more than abstract, pedagogical theories.On the contrary, with…
For people who contracted COVID-19 during earlier omicron surges, doctors have some unwelcome news: You are again susceptible to catching the virus.Two new variants of the…
A proposal to open a gun shop in Mundelein has been dropped after mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Highland Park led to rising opposition.“I’m obviously…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering urged President Joe Biden to press for a federal ban on certain semi-automatic weapons during a visit…