Law
An Illinois judge said he planned to rule by the end of this month on a lawsuit challenging the state’s landmark SAFE-T Act criminal justice overhaul that includes eliminating the setting of cash bail for those accused of crimes to be released from jail.
Weather
Several inches of snow were expected from Chicago through the Great Lakes region by Friday. Snow also was forecast in the lower Midwest. With the storm approaching, Delta, American, United and Southwest airlines said they were waiving change fees for people traveling through affected airports.
Chicagoland News
A preliminary investigation shows that the car failed to heed the rail crossing’s warning lights and drove through a gate directly into the path of the westbound train, police said.
Chicagoland News
Nikodem Zarembra, 27, of Elmwood Park, died after he was buried for more than an hour and stopped breathing while in a sewer repair trench in Buffalo Grove.
Chicagoland Business
Weber, based in Palatine, Illinois, went public in August 2021 at $14 a share. Shares, which were listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the “WEBR” ticker symbol, closed Friday at $6.50.
Crime
The incident began around 4 p.m. when two suspects robbed a smoke shop in a Lombard strip mall. Workers in the shop called 911 while the robbery was occurring before the suspects left and walked into a nearby residential area, the village of Lombard and police said.
Chicagoland News
Buffalo Grove Police Chief Brian Budds said evidence indicates 39-year-old Andrei Kisliak killed the others then himself.
Crime
The Buffalo Grove Police Department said officers were called to the single-family residence about 11 a.m. Wednesday for a well-being check on a woman whose coworker became concerned when she did not arrive at work.
Crime
The lead LaPorte County investigator in the case described video footage from inside the family's home that showed Alan Morgan repeatedly abusing Judah Morgan in the days leading up the discovery of his dead body on Oct. 11, 2021.
Chicagoland News
Two pedestrians died after they were struck by an SUV that also crashed Sunday into a suburban Chicago building, police said.
Law
Here is a brief summary of recent cases brought by the US Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois.
Crime
A woman who drove the wrong way on Interstate 90 in northern Illinois, causing a crash that killed a family of six and a 13-year-old family friend, as well as herself, was intoxicated at the time, the McHenry County Coroner said Monday.