Chicago Journal
Jeremy Spicer, 31, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, had worked at Winners Freight in Burr Ridge, Illinois, for about a week when he entered the office on Tuesday afternoon and shot his boss.
Crime
Three Crest Hill officers responded to the scene and, when they confronted the man he stabbed one of them in the femoral artery. An officer then shot the man several times and he died on the scene.
Chicagoland News
The crash remains under investigation but the Dodge Durango allegedly drove into the CSX train about 2 a.m. at a crossing on the east side of Harvey, killing the vehicle's four occupants.
Crime
The man faced up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty last year to throwing an explosive device through the window of the Egg Harbor Cafe in Naperville, resulting in two explosions.
Crime
Two hospitals paid more than $3 million for N95 masks but the Burr Ridge man never delivered and allegedly used some of the money for his personal benefit, including on credit cards, two Maseratis, and a Range Rover.
Chicago Journal
Madigan, 79, is charged with 22 counts, according to the indictment.
Chicago Journal
Perseverance with a heavy dose of luck has propelled Bob Odenkirk’s ascent from fringe sketch comic to fringe leading man.
Crime
Ehresman was last seen on a neighbor's surveillance camera entering Chavez's Oak Park home. The next morning, Chavez is seen driving her car to the South Austin neighborhood, where it was found days later.
Chicago Journal
In exchange for her guilty plea, prosecutors dropped all of the other charges she faced, including counts of money laundering, and disbursing charitable funds without authority for personal benefit or use.
Chicagoland News
A kayaker on the river Friday saw a jacket along the shoreline that matched the description of the jacket Howe was last seen wearing, Police said.
Chicago Journal
A steel company has agreed to pay $3 million and improve the wastewater system at an Indiana mill, more than two years after a discharge of ammonia and toxic chemicals killed fish and closed beaches.
Chicagoland News
The parents of Thomas “Tommy” Howe III of Antioch are offering a $10,000 reward for information about his whereabouts.