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Police will keep an increased presence at the school on Thursday after officials said rumors of the threat surfaced earlier in the day.
Travis Cook has been charged with first-degree murder and another murder charge after a 43-year-old man was stabbed in the chest Monday.
The Sox shortstop, who was recently called "Jackie" in New York by fans and a Yankees player, will be featured around Chicago through May.
Chicago police say that Amaria Osby had bruises on her leg when she was found inside an Uptown apartment with her 38-year-old mother.
Prosecutors said Summit Fhief John Kosmowski accepted more than $5,000 from a man in 2017 in connection with a liquor license transfer.
Mayor John Noak cited a jump in retail sales of $114 million from a year ago and used a number of factors to forecast good things to come.
Friends have raised more than $18,000 for Joe Vukits, who has undergone multiple surgeries for injuries and remains in critical condition.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker was stern toward Texas' Greg Abbott after he cited Chicago violence as an example that gun control laws don't work.
Ashley York, who opened Realtopia Real Estate in downtown Lockport in 2016, has been recognized by the Mainstreet Organization Of Realtors.
Several local residents were arrested by Romeoville police over the past week and face a variety of criminal charges.
Organizers said uniformed police make the community feel uneasy, but Mayor Richard Irvin said he's baffled by the group's divisive decision.
Police said the 75-year-old homeless man was lying down when his attacker poured flammable liquid on him early Wednesday.
Christian Rea pleaded must also pay more than $13,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to throwing a lit device at Naperville police.
Richard Irvin called for stronger background checks after 19 students and two teachers were killed at an elementary school in Texas.
Most of the Chicago area will see rain on Wednesday morning before the threat of more severe weather moves in for the afternoon and evening.
Pete's Fresh Market offers the gift cards to local seniors Wednesday in a $1 million giveaway by Chicago mayoral candidate Willie Wilson.
Juan Avendano, 68, was convicted of criminal sexual assault in 2021 in connection with contact he had with a student at Bardwell Elementary.
Liz Massaro, who has worked in Plainfield since 2008, will become the district's new student services director of private placement.
Lumen Fox Valley will offer rental spaces ranging in size from studios to three-bedroom units in a former Sears store and parking lot.
The Village will honor fallen soldiers with ceremonies at Boardman and Hillcrest cemeteries as well as at the Town Center Veterans Memorial.
