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60 violent anti-Israel protesters arrested after second night of DNC descended into chaos
August 21, 2024 | 4:55pm"Last night was a danger to our city, and a danger to our citizens in this city," Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said of the mass arrest order issued after...
FBI investigates how maggots got into DNC breakfast
August 21, 2024 | 3:36pmProtesters opposed to the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip have been protesting outside the Democratic convention in Chicago.
Escaped inmate — wanted for murder — in standoff with police at Chicago restaurant blocks away from DNC
August 21, 2024 | 6:32amJustin Zimmerman has been sought by the U.S. Marshals Service since his escape in June and was located Tuesday at the restaurant in Chicago.
Shouting anti-Israel protesters crash Nancy Pelosi's 'Late Show' interview with Stephen Colbert outside DNC
August 21, 2024 | 2:59am"Free Palestine," a woman could be heard shouting as Colbert tried to settle the crowd
'Actual billionaire' Gov. JB Pritzker awkwardly boasts about his wealth at DNC right after Bernie Sanders rails against the rich
August 21, 2024 | 2:00amMoments before The Prarie State governor's speech, Sanders had ranted to the convention calling for the country's upper class to pay for the lower class.
Doug Emhoff offers praise for Kamala Harris' 'cackle' during DNC speech: 'I love that laugh!'
August 20, 2024 | 11:33pmEmhoff, 59, praised his wife, also 59, recalling how they came to date after a client shared her phone number and he left an awkward voicemail.
Harris snubs the Obamas by leaving Chicago for Milwaukee before they deliver DNC keynote speeches
August 20, 2024 | 10:15pm"I'm really gonna need your energy when they broadcast us live," Milwaukee Democratic organizer Jaliah Jefferson told the Fiserv Forum crowd when she broke the news they would be livestreamed...
Ohio spent over $11.5 million on legalized weed in less than a week
August 20, 2024 | 12:25pmStores sold 1,285 pounds of marijuana flower and more than 173,000 other products, such as vaporizer cartridges and edibles.
Anti-Israel protesters arrested after breaching barrier at DNC ahead of Biden speech
August 19, 2024 | 5:17pmAnti-Israel protest organizers predicted a monster turnout of up to 40,000 activists ahead of the DNC, but appeared poised to fall dramatically short of that before beginning their march Monday...
This massive Lake Michigan-front mansion asks $35M -- the most expensive home for sale in its state
August 16, 2024 | 1:22pmBuilt in the 1920s, the century-old Winnetka stunner is being sold by its longtime owners, Muneer Satter and his wife, Kristen Hertel.
Ill. comptroller withholds funds from village as 'Dictator Mayor' orders cops to obey disgraced department ally
August 16, 2024 | 12:54am“If Mayor Henyard refuses to follow state law, my office will use the tools at our disposal to safeguard the interests of Dolton’s citizens.”
Police ally of 'Dolton Dictator' indicted — as lawyer claims case brought to help take down mayor
August 12, 2024 | 11:19pm“They’re going after certain people in the village to see who’s gonna turn on the mayor,” his lawyer argued.
School worker gets 9 years for $1.5 million chicken wing heist
August 11, 2024 | 11:52pmSchools were closed, but the district was still sending out meal kits to students in remote learning during the height of the pandemic.
Village led by 'Dolton Dictator' mayor spent $43K on Amazon in one day, Lori Lightfoot probe reveals
August 9, 2024 | 12:32amLightfoot was hired in April to investigate Henyard as allegations the village leader misused taxpayer funds and engaged in other corruption grew.
Cause of death revealed for 8-year-old who died during mid-flight medical episode
August 6, 2024 | 8:10pmLittle Sydney Weston, 8, died on June 13 after becoming unresponsive while flying with her parents from Joplin, Mo., to a vacation in Chicago.
Hatchet-wielding maniac slashes 3 McDonald's workers, walks down street with cookie after cashier refuses to give him free food
August 5, 2024 | 6:24pmThe unidentified suspect reportedly returned hours to the scene hours later and was arrested — though cops have not released a name.
Mom made heartbreaking request to 911 dispatchers before her daughter was shot by officers
August 1, 2024 | 12:37pm“I don’t want you guys to hurt her, please,” the mom pleaded a day before her daughter's death. “Please don’t send no combative policemen that are prejudiced."
Dems’ obsession with identity, ‘equity’ fails black Chicagoans and other commentary
July 31, 2024 | 6:28pm“Nearly 200,000 white women hopped on a two-hour Zoom call and reportedly raised at least $11 million for newly anointed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris,” reports USAToday’s Ingrid Jacques.
Summer staples recalled in multiple states due to listeria risk
July 27, 2024 | 4:40pmSupreme Service Solutions LLC issued a voluntary recall for a host of pre-cut vegetable products and dips that were sold at Kroger grocery stores in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio, said...
Deputy charged in mom of 2's fatal shooting had disciplinary issues
July 27, 2024 | 10:50amSean Grayson was told off by a superior officer at the Logan County Sheriff’s Office in a scathing conversation from November 2022.