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Crime
A pair of teenagers have been charged with a total of 17 felonies in connection to 11 armed carjackings in the month of August, including 9 that occurred within a single day, authorities said.
Crime
A 16-year-old was charged with murder Tuesday for the shooting and killing of a 22-year-old woman and seriously injuring a 24-year-old woman in Little Village last week, authorities said.
Agriculture
Illinois and midwestern farmers are being asked to do more by the federal government to meet international demand.
Health
A Cook County resident in their late 70s has died of West Nile virus in the first human case of the mosquito-borne disease reported in Illinois this year, state health officials said Tuesday.
Crime
Special Deputy U.S. Marshal Jacob Keltner, 35, was a McHenry County deputy working with a Marshal’s Service fugitive task force when he was killed on March 7, 2019, at a Rockford hotel.
Business
In a 41-page document, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division, Walmart laid out a number of what it called legally flawed claims, including that the agency lacked “constitutionally valid authority to sue for money or injunctive relief.”
Business
In development for effectively a decade, Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard told a workshop in suburban Rosemont on Monday that she expects the FedNow system to launch between May and July next year.
Crime
The offender(s) were so brazen they reportedly briefly stopped in the drive entry of the 22nd District Station's sally port and fired additional shots at the victims.
Business
The Environmental Protection Agency temporarily lifted a federal rule for fuel sales in four states in response to a fire last week at an Indiana oil refinery that could affect prices and supply.
Illinois Politics
Illinois voters have the chance to sign up to send their ballots for November and spring elections by mail — forever. Elections officials are sending applications for permanent permission to vote by mail to each of the state’s 8 million registered voters.
Crime
A man admitted in federal court that he robbed eight Chicago-area banks over a seven-month period in 2019. Two co-defendants previously pleaded guilty to three counts of bank robbery apiece and admitted to participating in some of the heists.
Chicagoland News
A Waukegan police officer shot and killed a man Wednesday afternoon who was advancing toward him with a knife and hammer and had a gas can taped to his chest, police said.