Category Archives: Local News
Parking lot party shooting leaves 1 dead and 19 people hurt in suburban Chicago
WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (AP) - At least 20 people were shot, one fatally, early Sunday during a gathering in a parking lot in suburban Chicago, authorities said. TV news video showed the strip mall lot fill...
Jun 18, 2023 Investigators look over the scene of an overnight mass shooting at a strip mall in Willowbrook, Ill., Sunday, June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
Illinois Public Health officials urging precautions against West Nile Virus
The Illinois Department of Public Health is urging people to "fight the bite" and protect themselves from mosquitos this summer. The West Nile Virus has been detected in four counties so far, includin...
Jun 18, 2023 dr_relling / CC
Farina schedules village-wide cleanup
The Village of Farina is having a Village-wide cleanup scheduled for Friday, June 23rd through Monday, June 26th. Please do not bring big-screen TVs, appliances, paint, or batteries. Electronics must ...
Jun 18, 2023
Bus driver arrested on DUI charge while driving Pittsburgh Pirates from Chicago to Milwaukee
CHICAGO (AP) - A bus driver was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence while transporting the Pittsburgh Pirates from Chicago to Milwaukee for their weekend series with the Brewers. Illin...
Jun 18, 2023
Missouri trucker injured in crash caused by flying tire
A Columbia, Missouri trucker was trapped in his vehicle following a wild ride after his truck hit a tire that had come off the trailer of a semi going the other direction. Mt. Vernon City Firemen say ...
Jun 17, 2023 Dr._Colleen_Morgan / CC
Stolen car from Salem found wrecked on Tonti Road
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say a car stolen from a Salem home Friday morning was found about two and a half hours later crashed along the Tonti Road west of Winegarner Road. Deputies were notifi...
Jun 17, 2023
Police Beat for Saturday, June 17th, 2023
Three people were arrested on outstanding warrants on Friday. Centralia Police arrested 22-year-old Christien Jagasar of South Maple in Centralia on an outstanding St. Clair County warrant. He was tak...
Jun 17, 2023
Chicago police sergeant fired for role in botched raid where Black woman was handcuffed nude
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police sergeant has been fired for his role in a botched 2019 raid at the home of a Black woman who was handcuffed while naked after police officers were sent to the wrong add...
Jun 17, 2023
Chicago police sergeant acquitted of battery, misconduct for pinning teenage bike theft suspect
SKOKIE, Ill. (AP) - A judge found a Chicago police sergeant not guilty of aggravated battery and official misconduct Friday in a case in which he pinned down a teenage boy and pressed a knee to his ba...
Jun 17, 2023 Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash
Governor approves police to use drones during large outdoor events
Law enforcement in Illinois will now be able to use drones as a public safety tool. A new state law just signed by Governor JB Pritzker allows police to launch drones over large crowds such as festiva...
Jun 17, 2023 Kevin Dooley / CC
