First responders in south suburban Harvey, including members of the fire department and the police department, were among nearly 70 employees temporarily furloughed as the city faces a “severe financial emergency,” according to a release issued Monday. The move comes less than a week after Harvey City Council voted unanimously to designate the city ...

Amid an ongoing budget crisis, Harvey officials will temporarily furlough more than 40% of the citys workforce. According to a press release from Mayor Christopher Clark, the decision was the one of the hardest hes had to make in his seven years in office, and that he had to make the decision to try to save the citys long-term financial health. This ...

A man accused of threatening to open fire at the worlds busiest airport in Atlanta was arrested Monday and an assault rifle was found in his car, police said. Police said at a news conference that 49-year-old Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, had described his plan during a video call with family members. Authorities described him as a convicted ...

A man accused of threatening to open fire at the worlds busiest airport in Atlanta was arrested Monday and an assault rifle was found in his car, police said. Police said at a news conference that 49-year-old Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, had described his plan during a video call with family members. Authorities described him as a convicted ...

A man accused of threatening to open fire at the worlds busiest airport in Atlanta was arrested Monday and an assault rifle was found in his car, police said. Police said at a news conference that 49-year-old Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, had described his plan during a video call with family members. Authorities described him as a convicted ...

A man accused of threatening to open fire at the worlds busiest airport in Atlanta was arrested Monday and an assault rifle was found in his car, police said. Police said at a news conference that 49-year-old Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, had described his plan during a video call with family members. Authorities described him as a convicted ...

Originally appeared on E! Online Jennifer Lawrence may hope Robert Pattinson has no hard feelings about her dinner party story. “The Hunger Games” actress, who is costarring alongside the “Twilight” actor in the upcoming film, “Die My Love,” detailed a night of post-shoot bonding with her colleague where she learned just how low-key he is. ...

Illinois State Police are on the scene of a truck fire that has closed lanes of Interstate 57 near Kankakee. According to an update from police, the truck fire broke out near milepost 300, approximately eight miles south of Kankakee and two miles south of Chebanse, which sits on the county line between Kankakee and Iroquois counties. The truck fire ...

Train service on the South Shore Line is halted in both directions after a barge is believed to have struck a bridge over the Calumet River. According to South Shore Line officials, all train traffic is halted on the line, which brings passengers between Chicago and northwest Indiana. The length of the delay is unknown at this time, according to an ...

Train service on the South Shore Line is halted in both directions after a barge is believed to have struck a bridge over the Calumet River. According to South Shore Line officials, all train traffic is halted on the line, which brings passengers between Chicago and northwest Indiana. The length of the delay is unknown at this time, according to an ...

Teachers across Illinois now have a new labor leader after the president of the Chicago Teachers Union was selected to also lead the Illinois Federation of Teachers. Stacy Davis Gates was previously the vice president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, astatewide organization made up of more than 200 local unionsthroughout Illinois. It represents ...

Part of a busy street in west suburban Downers Grove was closed to traffic on Monday evening following a rollover crash. Maple Avenue was closed at Fairview Avenue in both directions, the village said in a post on X at 5:07 p.m. Footage captured by NBC Chicago’s Sky 5 helicopter showed an SUV flipped on its side, along a sidewalk, as first ...

Part of a busy street in west suburban Downers Grove was closed to traffic on Monday evening following a rollover crash. Maple Avenue was closed at Fairview Avenue in both directions, the village said in a post on X at 5:07 p.m. Footage captured by NBC Chicago’s Sky 5 helicopter showed an SUV flipped on its side, along a sidewalk, as first ...

Supporters of Sonya Massey carried signs demanding justice as the trial of her accused killer, former Sangamon County Sheriffs deputy Sean Grayson got underway Monday morning at the Peoria County Courthouse. National publicity surrounding the case forced a change of venue from Springfield, Illinois where the August 2024 shooting occurred. Grayson is ...

Proudly sporting her pink breast cancer awareness ribbon, Jody Simmons was filled with gratitude. The retired but now substitute teacher remembered how she felt in July 2023, when she heard the words no one prepares for. “I was terrified,” Simmons said, recalling when she learned she had breast cancer. It was detected early during a routine ...

Stargazers will be in for a treat beginning late Monday – a meteor shower widely considered one of the most beautiful displays of the year. The Orionid meteor shower will peak beginning in the nighttime hours through Tuesday morning, sending somewhere between 10 and 20 shooting stars streaking across the dark sky, according to a Space.com article. ...

The next presidential election is still three years away, but the constant shift in Illinois Electoral College vote has been fascinating to watch. While most American elections are simple matters of getting more votes, the Electoral College deciding the presidency adds another wrinkle to the proceedings, with the candidate who wins the majority of the ...

Stand-up comedian John Mulaney will make history when he headlines a show at Wrigley Field next summer, and fans will soon get their chance to buy tickets. Mulaney, a Chicago-native who has become a comedy icon thanks to stand-up specials like New in Town and Kid Gorgeous, will embark on the second leg of his Mister Whatever Tour in early January, ...

Millions of Amazon customers could soon receive a refund of up to $51, but who is eligible and how do you receive the money? The refunds are part of a surprise $2.5 billion settlement related to a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit alleging the online retail giant tricked customers into signing upfor its Prime memberships and made it exceedingly difficult ...

Thieves in France pulled off a daring daytime heist on Oct. 19 when they stole multiple pieces of priceless jewelry from the Louvre in a matter of minutes about a half hour after the museum opened to the public for the day. NBC News has learned 60 detectives are working on the case and that four thieves were involved in the theft, which took seven ...

A teen high school swimmer has gone missing in Chicago and has not been seen or heard from since Friday. Chicago police said 18-year-old Estefania Herrera was last seen on Oct. 17. Details surrounding her disappearance have not yet been released. Herrera is a senior at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High Schoolin Chicago and a member of the school’s ...

What happened that caused an outage for thousands of websites and apps Monday morning? Amazon Web Services went offline early Monday, leading to issues and errors for popular websites and apps like Snapchat, Starbucks, Ring, Chime, Roblox, Fortnite and more. The outage underlined the fragility of companies including financial services that use ...

What to KnowThe Senate will reconvene this afternoon to vote for an 11th time on a Republican funding bill aimed at ending the government shutdown. It comes as more than 7,000 federal workers filed for unemployment benefits last week. President Trumpis meeting with Australian Prime MinisterAnthony Albaneseat the White House this morning, where the two are ...

A United Airlines flight from Chicago blew two tires as it landed Sunday in Texas. United flight 2662 from O’Hare Airport to Houston Intercontinental Airport “sustained damage to two tires,” but managed to land safely, the airline said. Passengers were ultimately bussed to their terminal following the landing. The Boeing 737-990 was ...

A Chicago suburb has been named among the safest cities in the country in a new report. Finance site Wallethub released its listed of Safest Cities in America for 2025 and only one Illinois spot made the top 50. The ranking looked at more than 180 cities across the U.S., including the 150 most populated cities, using data to evaluate them for ...