Illinois dispensaries net nearly $40M in first month of legal pot sales
Illinois' first month of legal recreational marijuana generated nearly $40 million in sales, state officials announced Monday.
Illinois' first month of legal recreational marijuana generated nearly $40 million in sales, state officials announced Monday.
Chicago man gets 99 years in mother’s murder-for-hire killing
Qaw’mane Wilson, 30, was sentenced Friday by a Cook County judge.
Qaw’mane Wilson, 30, was sentenced Friday by a Cook County judge.
CDC reports 1st case of person-to-person spread of coronavirus in Illinois
The latest case - the sixth in the country - is the husband of a Chicago woman who got sick from the virus after she returned from the epicenter of an outbreak in China.
The latest case - the sixth in the country - is the husband of a Chicago woman who got sick from the virus after she returned from the epicenter of an outbreak in China.
Hoffman Estates hospital treating Chicago woman who has coronavirus
Officials said a 60-year-old woman from Chicago who came in through O'Hare International Airport on Jan. 13 was diagnosed with the coronavirus.
Officials said a 60-year-old woman from Chicago who came in through O'Hare International Airport on Jan. 13 was diagnosed with the coronavirus.
Late firefighter's newborn daughter has moving photo shoot with dad's firehouse brothers
The family of a late firefighter in Illinois is honoring his memory with a new photoshoot featuring his newborn baby girl.
The family of a late firefighter in Illinois is honoring his memory with a new photoshoot featuring his newborn baby girl.
US soldiers killed in Afghanistan roadside bomb blast from Virginia, Illinois
Both soldiers were killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, officials said.
Both soldiers were killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, officials said.
Police search for Illinois girl missing since 2017 in Georgia
Authorities believe a girl that went missing nearly three years ago could be in Georgia.
Authorities believe a girl that went missing nearly three years ago could be in Georgia.
Legal weed sales in Illinois total nearly $11-million in just 5 days
Dispensaries across the state have rendered 271,169 transactions since cannabis was legalized on January 1, 2020 – totaling exactly $10,830,667.91 in sales.
Dispensaries across the state have rendered 271,169 transactions since cannabis was legalized on January 1, 2020 – totaling exactly $10,830,667.91 in sales.
Mother opens ‘Special Kneads Bakery’ to employ son with cerebral palsy
Margaret Cortes said she hopes to employ others with disabilities at the Illinois bakery in the future.
Margaret Cortes said she hopes to employ others with disabilities at the Illinois bakery in the future.
13 wounded in shooting at Chicago memorial for slain person
A shooting early Sunday at a house party held in honor of someone who was killed in April left 13 people wounded, four of them critically, Chicago police said.
A shooting early Sunday at a house party held in honor of someone who was killed in April left 13 people wounded, four of them critically, Chicago police said.
13 people shot at house party in Chicago; 4 critical
Chicago police say 13 people were shot at a house party on the city's South Side and four are critically injured
Chicago police say 13 people were shot at a house party on the city's South Side and four are critically injured
Baby stolen from Chicago hospital in 1964 is found living in Michigan, report says
A baby named Paul Fronczak who famously was kidnapped one day after he was born at a Chicago hospital in 1964 reportedly has been found living in rural Michigan under another identity.
A baby named Paul Fronczak who famously was kidnapped one day after he was born at a Chicago hospital in 1964 reportedly has been found living in rural Michigan under another identity.
Baby born at 12:12 a.m. on Dec. 12 during last full moon of the decade
Both mom and baby were doing “wonderfully,” according to the Illinois hospital.
Both mom and baby were doing “wonderfully,” according to the Illinois hospital.
Video shows school bus driver drinking beer during pickups
A school bus driver in Illinois was arrested and charged after surveillance footage filmed her purchasing and then drinking beer while transporting elementary school children on Friday morning, November 15.
A school bus driver in Illinois was arrested and charged after surveillance footage filmed her purchasing and then drinking beer while transporting elementary school children on Friday morning, November 15.
Chicago police officer and teen wounded, suspect killed in shootout
A suspected bank robber shot a Chicago police officer in the head, badly wounding him, before another officer killed the suspect in a shootout in which a teenage bystander was wounded.
A suspected bank robber shot a Chicago police officer in the head, badly wounding him, before another officer killed the suspect in a shootout in which a teenage bystander was wounded.
Boy, 15, charged with attempted murder in shooting of trick-or-treating 7-year-old
A 15-year-old boy is facing attempted murder charges in the shooting that critically wounded a 7-year-old girl who was trick-or-treating Thursday in Little Village.
A 15-year-old boy is facing attempted murder charges in the shooting that critically wounded a 7-year-old girl who was trick-or-treating Thursday in Little Village.
Special needs school bus aide charged with striking child, knocking out 2 teeth
A former Burlington Central School District bus aide has been charged with striking a young child and knocking out two teeth in the northwest suburbs.
A former Burlington Central School District bus aide has been charged with striking a young child and knocking out two teeth in the northwest suburbs.
Driver who plowed through Woodfield Mall is 22-year-old suburban man, police say
A 22-year-old northwest suburban man drove an SUV into a Chicago-area mall on Friday, sending frightened shoppers scurrying and plowing over a kiosk before he crashed into a clothing store and was arrested.
A 22-year-old northwest suburban man drove an SUV into a Chicago-area mall on Friday, sending frightened shoppers scurrying and plowing over a kiosk before he crashed into a clothing store and was arrested.
2-year-old girl dies after suffering head injury at AKIRA store in suburban Chicago
A 2-year-old girl died Tuesday in Orland Park after suffering a serious head injury at a clothing store, according to the Orland Park Police Department.
A 2-year-old girl died Tuesday in Orland Park after suffering a serious head injury at a clothing store, according to the Orland Park Police Department.
Illinois patient dies of respiratory illness after vaping; may be first in US
An Illinois resident hospitalized for breathing problems after using an electronic cigarette has died, state health officials said.
An Illinois resident hospitalized for breathing problems after using an electronic cigarette has died, state health officials said.