Aug 26 2 dead, 1 hurt in shooting outside Illinois courthouse By Associated Press Two men were killed and another was injured on Thursday in shootings outside a northern Illinois courthouse stemming from a long-running internal gang dispute, authorities said. Continue reading
Aug 26 WATCH: Illinois governor announces statewide indoor mask mandate By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced a statewide indoor mask mandate Thursday, as the delta variant of COVID-19 continues to threaten the pandemic recovery around the nation. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: ‘Zero chance’ of finding the missing in Surfside alive, officials say In our news wrap Wednesday, officials said there was no chance of finding the people still missing in the Surfside rubble alive. Florida was spared major damage or any deaths from tropical storm Elsa. Three undercover police officers in Chicago… Continue watching
Jun 15 Feds inspected Illinois chemical plant weeks before blast By Associated Press A northern Illinois chemical plant that was rocked by an explosion and massive fires that prompted evacuations was inspected by a federal agency less than a month before the blast sent debris raining down onto nearby areas. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 7:10 Sen. Duckworth writes of resiliency, healing in her book that’s a ‘love letter’ to America Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois, made headlines recently when she threatened to block President Joe Biden's cabinet nominations until Asian Americans had more representation in the administration. She joins Judy Woodruff now to speak about the administration's response,… Continue watching
Mar 15 Chicago parish fiercely backs priest after sex abuse claims By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Michael Pfleger's initial accusers were two brothers in their 60s who haven't publicly identified themselves. They allege that Pfleger groomed them as children and abused them at Chicago-area rectories. Continue reading
Feb 18 Longtime Illinois state legislator Michael Madigan to resign seat By John O'Connor, Associated Press An institution in Illinois politics, Madigan is resigning the post he has held for 50 years. He was tarnished by a federal investigation of Statehouse bribery announced last summer that implicated him. Continue reading
Nov 25 27 coronavirus deaths at Illinois veterans nursing home prompts probe By Associated Press State officials have launched investigations into a coronavirus outbreak at a veterans nursing home in Illinois that has infected nearly 200 residents and staff members, and killed 27 veterans. Continue reading
Oct 28 Lawyers say police footage doesn’t show fatal shooting of Illinois Black man By Associated Press Marcellis Stinnette was killed and his girlfriend, Tafara Williams, was wounded after a Waukegan police officer shot them in their car on Oct. 20. Attorney Benjamin Crump says it appears that the officer had his body camera off during key… Continue reading
Oct 25 Roads to Election 2020: What, why and how Americans are voting this election By PBS NewsHour Weekend PBS NewsHour Weekend criss-crossed the country including key battleground states to speak to voters about issues they most care about and how they plan to vote. We also spoke with reporters at our partner public media stations across the nation… Continue reading