Law
7th Circuit rules Kankakee and McHenry Counties must end ICE contracts
Officials in McHenry and Kankakee counties, who didn’t return messages Thursday, have previously said they'd continue to appeal.
Chicagoland News
Crime
$5M bond set for mother of Damari Perry
Jannie Perry, 38, of North Chicago, was charged Saturday with first-degree murder and other charges. Damari's older brother, Jeremiah, received a $3 million bond.
Chicagoland Politics
Veteran Indiana legislator Mrvan stepping down from seat
The 88-year-old Democratic Sen. Frank Mrvan of Hammond didn’t give a reason for his resignation but he has been absent from legislative sessions for weeks at a time in recent years for undisclosed health reasons.
Crime
6-year-old Damari Perry's cause of death revealed
The Lake County, Indiana coroner has released the cause-of-death details for 6-year-old Damari Perry, who was found last week in an alley in Gary, Indiana.
Crime
20-year-old woman and 1-year-old baby passengers dead after police chase repeat offender
The male driver was taken to an area hospital with minor head injuries. He was previously arrested for another police pursuit in November.
Chicagoland News
3 dead, 1 hospitalized after suburban River Grove house fire
The bodies of three relatives were found inside the gutted home. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
Business
Walgreens sees fiscal 1Q sales jolt from vaccinations and testing
Walgreens notched strong sales growth in the face of a number of challenges during the quarter including a spike in the theft of profitable beauty products, which company leaders attributed to organized crime rings.
News
Cook County Medical Examiner's Office releases grim report on 2021
More people were shot to death in Cook County in 2021 than in any other year on record. Additionally, if the MEO's pending case estimate is correct, opioid deaths would also shatter the previous record set last year.
Crime
Illinois police seek 2 in killing of 1 cop, wounding of 2nd
The two Bradley police officers were shot late Wednesday while speaking to people in a room at a Comfort Inn along a highway in Kankakee County, the county sheriff's office said.
Obituaries
ESPN Bears reporter Jeff Dickerson dies of cancer at 44
Dickerson died Tuesday of complications from colon cancer at the same hospice care facility where his wife, Caitlin, died two years ago.
Sports
Chicago's own Candace Parker voted AP Female Athlete of Year for 2nd time
13 years since her first AP athlete of the year honors ties Parker with Babe Didrikson Zaharias for the longest time between winning in the history of the award. Parker edged out swimmer Katie Ledecky and gymnast Simone Biles.
Chicagoland News
Update on Oak Brook Center Mall shootout
Tyran Williams, 32, of Chicago, and Steve Lane, 29, of Chicago have been charged with six counts each in relation to the Oak Brook Mall shootout. They are due in bond court this morning.