Feds: Man's global Ponzi scheme 'massive,' mocking The Associated Press A criminal complaint filed in Illinois says 53-year-old Nicholas Smirnow told clients of his online "Pathway to Prosperity" to stay away from high-yield …
ABC News Blagojevich Trial Delay Denied The Lipman Times The estranged Illinois governor had requested that his trial be delayed for a week after the scheduled June 3 start date. Justice John Paul Stevens denied …
CNN International Obama Observes Memorial Day in Illinois FOXNews President Obama is paying his respects to America's war dead Monday at a ceremony at the Abraham Lincoln Cemetery in Elwood, Ill., south of Chicago. …
Boston Globe Giannoulias win? Can't take that to the bank Chicago Sun-Times The call came from a fervent and fretting supporter of Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias. US Rep
WHTC Illinois man dies after go-cart crash in Allegan Township Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com Allegan Township — An Illinois man died Sunday behind the wheel of a go-kart after it collided with an oncoming …
At least three single-engine planes violated a temporarily restricted flight area apparently set up over the area this past weekend for President Barack Obama’s return to Chicago , according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command. Maj. Mike Humphreys declined to say specifically that the restricted area was being enforced for the president’s visit or how large the area is but said that, in general, the zones are put in place for various reasons including “POTUS movements.” “It’s not so unusual that these incidents occur,” he said.
At least 12 people were reported shot and three of those victims died from their injuries following separate shooting incidents throughout the city. The shootings started Sunday afternoon and continued into Monday morning on the South, Southwest, West and North Sides. A 27-year-old man who was shot in his chest at his home late Sunday night in the 6100 block of South Bishop Street was pronounced dead at 11:48 p.m.
An unidentified man was shot to death this morning in Chicago ‘s Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side .
A man who was shot and seriously wounded Sunday night in the Brighton Park neighborhood on Chicago ‘s Southwest Side has died from his injuries. Frankie Zamudio, 18, of the 5200 block of South Richmond Street, was pronounced dead at 9:50 p.m. at Mt.
A man who was shot in the chest Sunday night in the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago ‘s South Side has died from his injuries. Laird Marble, 27, of the 6100 block of South Bishop Street, was pronounced dead at 11:48 p.m at Stroger Hospital, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner’s office
An Oak Forest man was struck and killed by a vehicle Sunday night near his southwest suburban home, officials said. Jose Cordero, 26, was pronounced dead at 9:55 p.m.
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IGNN (press release) Party over people: Capitol session gives both sides ammo for campaigns Chicago Daily Herald SPRINGFIELD – As Democratic lawmakers left the Illinois Capitol last week, they rattled off a litany of …
A 22-year-old man was shot walking down an alley Sunday afternoon in the Little Village neighborhood on Chicago ‘s Southwest Side .
Former Ill. governor faces fight of his life The Associated Press "His ego won't allow him to give up the stage," says Kent Redfield, a professor emeritus of politics at the University of Illinois -Springfield
United Center hockey fans, listen up: That “Star-Spangled Banner” before Stanley Cup Finals games is a deafening experience. Literally.
A Rogers Park man suspected of killing a 10-year-old boy after smashing into a parked vehicle was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence, police said Sunday night. Martin Candia, 30, of the 1500 block of West Fargo Avenue, is accused of driving drunk in the fatal crash that occurred just after 5:45 a.m
A prostitute who was choked and left for dead by a john on Chicago ‘s Far South Side survived the attack and later pointed police to a man now linked to three slayings in the Roseland and West Pullman neighborhoods, police and prosecutors said Sunday. Michael A. Johnson Jr., 24, was ordered held without bail at a hearing Sunday, charged with three counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder and one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault.
Blagojevich on trial: Combative former Illinois governor faces fight of his life FOXNews "His ego won't allow him to give up the stage," says Kent Redfield, a professor emeritus of politics at the University of Illinois -Springfield. …
President Barack Obama began the fourth day of his trip home to Chicago by going to a Near West Side gym for a workout. Obama and his family are back in the city for their first extended stay in more than a year.
