Jacob MorleSecurity footage showed that he breached the perimeter fence and left the facility in his TDOC uniform. y, 28, escaped Sunday night from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, where he was serving a life sentence for a 2022 murder.

Students at the University of Chicago are raising awareness and demanding change after two reported sexual assaults at off-campus fraternity houses.

In a closing ad, JB Pritzker's re-election campaign takes aim at Republican Darren Bailey on women's issues. The spot accuses the downstate farmer turned politician of claiming that women should be treated as inferior to men. It also slams Bailey's opposition to abortion rights. It's messaging that's up on the TV airwaves, unanswered by Bailey [...]

CHICAGO (WGN) A group of Chicago college students, educators, and Catholic leaders brought their message directly to Pope Leo in Rome. The Catholic Delegation from Chicago attended Wednesday's General Audience with the pontiff at St. Peter's Square. The Chicago faithful in the crowd included 20 priests, nuns, lay people, and students from local ...

A Chicago architectural firm has released a proposal that would move the Chicago Bears to a domed stadium in Bridgeport.

From the suburbs to the city, Day of the Dead celebrations are getting underway across Chicagoland.

Chicago property owners who want a new tree planted on their parkways should contact 311 or simply submit a request online.

It's a Chicago staple on Italian beef, pizza and just about anything else that could use a little kick.

Ron McClain, 47, is accused of making the threat while being booked for DUI in Darien in which prosecutors say a preliminary breath test registered .23, nearly three times the legal limit.

"... you cannot go into a polling place and misidentify yourself and use other peoples identity and say that to our election judges as you apply for a ballot, whether or not you intend to vote.

Police in South Carolina have officially closed the investigation into the death of Hayden Panettiere, according to a Wednesday news release.

The maternity unit at Roseland Hospital is set to close on October 31st due to financial distress and declining birth rates, sparking efforts from local leaders and residents to prevent further healthcare cuts.

Federal Reserve officials held interest rates steady on Wednesday despite stubborn inflation. The central bank's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 10-2 to keep the benchmark federal funds rate range at 3.75 percent to 4 percent. Fed Governor Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, dissented in favor [...]

The recalled products may contain the presence of glass in their two-pound bulk bags, according to the FDA.

NEW YORK (AP) U.S. stocks are drifting Wednesday as the countdown ticks toward this afternoons announcement from the Federal Reserve on what it will do with interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% and pulled within 1% of its all-time high, which was set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up [...]

Senator Sue Rezin has proposed a bill that would make data centers pay a tax to what's called a Community Benefits Agreement,

Activist Dolores Huerta, who helped co-found the National Farm Workers Association with Cesar Chavez has passed away.

CHICAGO Chicago's REAL IDSupercenter downtown is set to close by the end of the year after Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced that it had fulfilled its mission. According to Giannoulias, the supercenter, which served more than 175,000 Illinoisans, has fulfilled its mission of helping people navigate the federal REAL ID deadline and ...

Chicago police have issued a community alert regarding a recent string of armed robberies in the same block on the city's South Side that police say have followed a similar pattern.

Botulism is a potentially fatal form of food poisoning.

CHICAGO Gallagher Way is bringing back Winterland again this upcoming holiday season and announced its opening date. Winterland kicks off on Friday, Nov. 20 at 11 a.m. It will run through New Year's Eve. Highlights include the return of the Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville, the Gallagher Ice Rink, the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, Santas Workshop and [...]

CHICAGO A Chicago man is accused of sexual abuse and grooming a 15-year-old old boy. Andre Jackson, 56, was arrested Monday in the 700 block of East 111th Street by Chicago police and US Marshals. According to police, Jackson presented himself as a basketball coach and then groomed and sexually abused a 15-year-old boy. [...]

Costco has unveiled a $199 Thanksgiving dinner deal for its online customers. But turkey purists may have a bone to pick (figuratively) with the main dish.

A Crystal Lake man accused of repeated sexual abuse of a minor will remain in custody pending trial, McHenry County officials announced this week.

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