How Illinois Veterans Affairs is setting an example for the country
The Department of Defense is working to repair some of the harm done by “don’t ask, don’t tell,” that forces LGBTQ service ...
Tech consultant spars with the prosecutor over details of the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
A tech consultant charged with murder in Cash App founder Bob Lee’s stabbing death sparred with the lead prosecutor at trial ...
West Michigan NASCAR broadcaster hangs up the headset
The curtain call has come for both the 2024 NASCAR season and the career of one of its broadcasters. (Nov. 14, 2024) ...
CBOE resolution seeks to save Acero charter schools, offering hope to students and staff
The Chicago Board of Education voted unanimously to explore keeping the seven Acero charter schools open, giving families and teachers hope, and requiring Acero to return any unspent public funds ...
Texas man accused of supporting ISIS charged in federal court
A Texas man charged with trying to provide material support to the Islamic State group and planning violent attacks in Houston appeared in federal court Thursday. Anas Said is ...
Kentucky governor says investigators will determine what caused deadly Louisville factory explosion
Kentucky’s governor pledged Thursday that investigators will find out what caused a deadly explosion that ripped apart a ...
In an AP interview, the next Los Angeles DA says he’ll go after low-level nonviolent crimes
The incoming district attorney for Los Angeles County, Nathan Hochman, said in an interview with The Associated Press that his first task upon taking office is to eliminate the ...
Chicago sues landowner who owes millions in fines
Vacant lots around Chicago run the risk of becoming eyesores with trash and debris piling up in some cases. But it turns out ...
Charley Hull is fresh off a win and tied for the lead on LPGA. Nelly Korda is 2 behind
Charley Hull, fresh off her first victory in more than two years, didn’t lose her form from Saudi Arabia to Florida in ...
Rapper Lil Durk pleads not guilty to murder-for-hire charges during Los Angeles arraignment: Report
Lil Durk, an award-winning Chicago rapper accused of organizing a murder-for-hire plot targeting a rival artist, has pleaded ...
Ex-ComEd executive’s testimony in Madigan trial raises credibility questions
On Thursday, jurors heard the credibility of a former ComEd executive who wore a wire for the FBI questioned as the corruption trial of former Illinois Speaker of the House Mike Madigan continued. ...
Brazil launches a G20 social summit to highlight needs of low-income people
Brazil launched what it called a social summit Thursday ahead of next week’s Group of 20 meeting of top economies, the first ...