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Prosecutors Investigate Potential Mail-In Voter Fraud in DuPage County
DuPage County prosecutors are investigating three potential cases of voter fraud tied to mail-in ballots allegedly requested for people who are dead. State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said his office has already investigated six other cases of...
Lake County Health Officials Recommend Virtual Learning as COVID-19 Cases Increase
The Lake County Health Department recommended Tuesday that schools transition to remote learning in light of a “substantial” transmission of coronavirus cases in the community. Health officials said the recommended virtual learning for both private...
Illinois Health Officials Identify 3 Primary Locations Where COVID-19 Spreads Most Easily
With indoor bar and restaurant service set to be suspended in at least four healthcare regions across Illinois, health officials are defending their decisions to impact those businesses, calling eateries and taverns “significant spreading locations”...
New Coronavirus Restrictions Go Into Effect Thursday in Illinois' Region 5, Pritzker Says
As coronavirus cases continue to surge around the state of Illinois, three different healthcare regions could be on the verge of having enhanced mitigation strategies put into place as a result of increasing positivity rates. According to data...
United Steelworkers Union Shines ‘Batlight' Style Biden-Harris Logo on Trump Tower
A Biden-Harris campaign logo was projected onto Trump Tower in downtown Chicago as part of the United Steelworkers’ multistate tour to encourage workers to vote in the November election. The “batlight” style image, which includes the Biden-Harris...
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Woman Takes Bar Exam While in Labor, Gives Birth, Then Finishes Test
<p>A Loyola University graduate took part of her bar exam while in labor, gave birth, and then finished her test. Brianna Hill knew she’d be pregnant while taking her final test toward becoming a lawyer, but when the coronavirus pandemic changed the...
Notre Dame President Tests Positive for Coronavirus
University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday, according to a letter to students. The letter to the Notre Dame campus read: During self-quarantine this week, University of Notre Dame President...
Watch Live: Kyle Rittenhouse, Charged With Killing 2 in Kenosha, to Appear in Court Friday
Note: The latest updates on what happened at Kyle Rittenhouse’s extradition hearing can be found here. The 17-year-old charged with fatally shooting two people and injuring a third during unrest in Kenosha last month is scheduled to appear in court...
Scalia Revealed Who He Wanted to Replace Him on Supreme Court in 2012 Interview
While questions continue to surround a potential replacement for Antonin Scalia, it appears the late Supreme Court Justice had already picked his successor.
Illinois Coronavirus Updates: Region 7 Mitigations, Future of High School Sports
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic in Illinois today.
Chicago City Council Votes to Ban Sale of Flavored Vaping Products
The Chicago City Council voted overwhelmingly to pass an ordinance Wednesday that would ban the sale of flavored vaping products within city limits, a move officials say is designed to keep young people from beginning to use the products. According...
Professor Resigns After Falsely Claiming Black Identity
A George Washington University professor who apologized in an essay last week for assuming “identities within a Blackness that I had no right to claim” resigned, the university said.
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Nebraska Man Asks City Council to Rename Boneless Chicken Wings
Ander Christensen, of Lincoln, Nebraska, made a plea to the Lincoln City Council to rename boneless chicken wings because they are not, in fact, wings from a chicken.
UIC Employees Seek More Protections After 2 Colleagues Die of COVID-19
Colleagues and loved ones are in mourning after employees at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center died after contracting coronavirus. “We’re faced with our friends, our colleagues dying. And it’s horrible,” RN Doris Carroll, vice...
Year After Van Dyke Sentence, Even His Family Doesn't Know His Location
Exactly a year ago, Jason Van Dyke was sentenced to 81 months in prison for fatally shooting Chicago teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times. A year later, not even Van Dyke’s family knows the state or federal prison the former Chicago police officer was...
Hurricane Laura Topples Confederate Statue After Vote to Keep It
After making landfall in Lake Charles, La., Hurricane Laura damaged a Confederate statue, just days after local parish officials had voted to keep it.
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‘Oh Hell No': Kenosha Sheriff Says Vigilante Group Asked Him to Deputize Them
Armed citizens have been taking to the streets of Kenosha during unrest in the city following the police shooting of Jacob Blake and some have even asked the county sheriff to deputize them, Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth said. Beth, speaking...
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Wisconsin DOJ Reveals New Details Surrounding Jacob Blake's Shooting by Kenosha Police
Authorities on Wednesday released some of the first details surrounding the police shooting of Jacob Blake, which has since sparked nationwide outrage and days of unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Archdiocese of Chicago Asks Parents to Sign Waiver Before Sending Child to School
The Archdiocese of Chicago is asking parents to sign a waiver before sending their child to school during the coronavirus pandemic. Parents reported receiving an “acknowledgement form” stating they understand the risks, will adhere to coronavirus...
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Black Lives Matter on Chicago Looting: Black Lives ‘More Important Than Downtown Corporations'
Members of the Black Lives Matter Chicago chapter issued a statement Monday on the looting and unrest that erupted in the city following what police said was misinformation regarding a police-involved shooting. The group, which also held a...