Park Forest man charged with stalking girl, 11

Orland Park Police say a 56-year-old Park Forest man, who previously looked after a pre-teen girl when her family lived in that village, has been charged with stalking her in Orland Park.

Wis. GOP pushing ahead on union law despite order

Wisconsin’s Republican leaders are taking the same confident and bullish approach to implementing their divisive collective bargaining law that they took to passing it, suggesting they may ignore a judge’s warning there would be consequences for moving ahead while challenges to the law are pending.

Sexual assault alleged against 2 Chicago cops

The Chicago Police Department is investigating allegations of sexual assault involving two North Side officers, police said Wednesday night.

Libertyville man charged with arson

A Libertyville man has been arrested on arson charges in relation to four fires police say he set in the village last week.

Illinois vs Stanford, AF, UIC 2011 Parallel Bars

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Woman injured in ‘L’ stop iPhone theft dies

Sally Katona-King remembered for compassion toward disadvantaged Sally Katona-King’s friends found tragic irony in her death: A woman who dedicated her life to helping the disadvantaged and downtrodden died because someone coveted an expensive cellphone.

CPS to hold classes June 15 to make up snow day

Chicago public school students are being required to attend classes June 15 to make up for one of the days that schools were closed because of the blizzard.

Rosie O’Donnell moving to Harpo Studios

Rosie O’Donnell, a multiple Emmy winner for “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” and former co-host of “The View,” will help fill the void at Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studios on the Near West Side when Winfrey retires her nationally syndicated TV program after 25 seasons in May.

Robber on the run injures woman in Lincoln Park

A fleeing robber knocked down a 68-year-old woman Monday afternoon at a Lincoln Park CTA ‘L’ stop, injuring the woman.

Prosecutor won’t file charges in filmmaker assault

No charges will be filed in the alleged assault of an Arab-American filmmaker who claimed he was the victim of a hate crime when he was beaten after walking into a party in Fairfield, Iowa.

Bears vanity plates going on sale

Bears fans can now add one more item to their arsenals: a vanity license plate.

Superman to fly in Chicago area

Crain’s reports: Filming of Warner Bros. Pictures’ next Superman movie — “Superman: Man of Steel” — will take place in the Chicago area over two or three months starting in August, industry sources tell Crain’s, with production centered in far west suburban Plano

Man found dead on South Side street

A man was found dead, an apparent gunshot victim, on a South Side street late Saturday night, police said.

Caterpillar threatens to leave Illinois over taxes | Chicago …

Caterpillar Inc., suggesting that it could shift jobs out of Illinois , is prodding its home state to cut government spending and roll back tax.

Dozens brave chilly weather for syrup festival

Below freezing temperatures and smokey logs crackling over an open fire provided a cozy backdrop today for the Chicago Park District’s “Tap into Sap” celebration where locals can learn how their favorite pancake topper travels from tree to breakfast table.

2 shot in Park Manor

Two people were shot early Saturday in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side.

Update: Illinois has enough anti-radiation drugs | Chicago …

If a nuclear reactor were to melt down in Illinois , the state has enough potassium iodide on hand to distribute to residents living within 10 miles of a nuclear power plant, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency said Friday. …

Judge won’t quash arrest in day care death

Melissa Calusinski went with police voluntarily for questioning after the January 2009 death of a toddler at the Lincolnshire day care center where she worked, a Lake County judge ruled today.

Japan nuclear disaster prompts inquiry here

Federal and state nuclear experts will undergo questioning from Illinois’ two U.S. senators at a forum in Chicago today.

Air traffic controller suspended for dozing on job

The nation’s top aviation official says he’s suspended a control tower supervisor while investigating why no controller was available to aid two planes — one from Chicago — that landed at Washington’s Reagan airport earlier this week.

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