The Latest
-
Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. ordered to stand trial on a rape charge in Kansas
A Kansas judge has ordered University of Illinois basketball standout Terrence Shannon Jr. to stand trial on a rape charge following testimony from a woman who said she was “terrified” as she was being assaulted. Shannon is accused of committing sexual assault last September at a bar in Lawrence, Kansas. A woman told police she was at a bar when...
-
Joe Biden in Racine, Chicago Wednesday for speech, fundraiser
Following his visit to Wisconsin, Biden Wednesday night will visit Chicago to appear at a fundraiser for the Biden Victory Fund.
-
Judge delays trial for man charged in 2017 Delphi murders
A judge on Tuesday delayed until October the murder trial of an Indiana man charged in the killings of two teenage girls after the man’s attorneys expressed concerns they would not have adequate time to present their case.
-
Dozens arrested at pro-Palestinian demonstration on Art Institute of Chicago campus
Dozens of people were arrested on Saturday afternoon during a pro-Palestinian protest organized by students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, authorities said. According to police and museum officials, an estimated 50 people were arrested for criminal trespass to property after failing to disperse from the Art Institute’s downtown campus – despite several verbal warnings. Tent...
-
DePaul joins nationwide pro-Palestinian college protests as encampment continues at University of Chicago
Similar to protesters on other campuses, demonstrators at DePaul are calling on the university to disinvest from companies that do business with Israel, while also calling on the university to call for a ceasefire.
-
Southwest Airlines weighing changes to unique boarding process, seating practices
Southwest Airlines is studying changes to its quirky boarding and seating policies as it searches for ways to raise more revenue.
-
Canceled or delayed flight? You're now owed a cash refund, DOT says
Airlines still will be allowed to offer another flight or a travel credit instead, but consumers can reject the offer.
-
Video released by Hamas shows Israeli-American hostage with ties to Chicago area alive
Hamas released a hostage video on Wednesday showing a well-known Israeli-American man with ties to the Chicago area who was among scores of people abducted by the militants in the attack that ignited the war in Gaza.
-
Remains of Illinois soldier who died during WWII at Japanese POW camp identified, military says
Military scientists have identified the remains of an Illinois soldier who died during World War II at a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines.
-
Skeletal remains found at home in Illinois identified as those of woman missing since 2008
Authorities say skeletal remains found at a house in Springfield have been identified as those of a woman who vanished in 2008. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon says a post-mortem examination identified the remains as those of Michelle Renee “Shelly” Bianco of Springfield. Allmon says Bianco’s official cause and manner of death are still pending. Her skeletal remains were found...