A former Chicago alderman was ordered this week to report to prison by Nov. 30 in a tax evasion sentence ...
Southern California city would have highest minimum wage in country under proposal
BEVERLY HILLS –Southern California's West Hollywood is reportedly considering hiking its minimum wage to $17.64 an hour-- which would be ...
Bali ‘suitcase killer’ Heather Mack to return to Chicago from Indonesia with daughter
Heather Mack, who aided in the 2014 killing of her Chicago socialite mother, stuffing her body inside a suitcase at ...
Minneapolis voters to decide on police replacement measure
Minneapolis voters are preparing to either reject or approve a measure Tuesday that could possibly dismantle the city's police department ...
Judge Blocks Chicago From Enforcing Police Vaccine Mandate
CHICAGO — A judge in Chicago blocked the city on Monday from enforcing a Dec. 31 vaccine mandate for police ...
Jurors for Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Are Swiftly Selected
KENOSHA, Wis. — A jury in Kenosha County was seated in the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse on Monday, an ...
Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized after fall at DC university
Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized Monday after he fell and hit his head while meeting with student protesters at Howard ...
Chicago-area Halloween party shooting victims identified
Two people who died in a shooting at a Halloween party in a Chicago suburb early Sunday have been identified, ...
Halloween weekend violence: At least 64 wounded in mass shootings, 12 killed nationwide, statistics show
Dozens of people were wounded in Halloween weekend mass shootings nationwide, with at least 12 people killed on Saturday and ...
Lawmakers, alumni groups call for free speech on campuses: ‘There has to be some legal action’
Three Republican members of Congress and various representatives for free speech alumni groups on Monday suggested taking legal action against ...
NYC drug kingpin-turned-federal witness killed in Harlem drive-by shooting
A notorious former New York City drug kingpin-turned-federal witness was shot and killed Sunday after returning to his home turf ...
Judge halts Chicago’s vaccine mandate deadline, sides with police union
An Illinois judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking a vaccine mandate for employees of Chicago, and siding with the ...