Hobart Police officer charged last month with battery, OWI after fight By Meredith Colias-Pete November 5, 2026 at 12:28 p.m. Michael Gallagher, 38, is charged with battery resulting in serious bodily injury, a Level 5...
Plan to build new Lurie children’s hospital in Downers Grove approved by state board By Lisa Schencker November 5, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. The $480 million hospital is planned to have 48 beds, six operating rooms, an emergency...
Illinois man gets 45 years for beating man to death with tree branch outside Gary liquor store By Meredith Colias-Pete November 5, 2026 at 12:12 p.m. Jerry Lee Lewis, 64, pleaded guilty in documents filed in July to murder in the...
Rep. Lauren Boebert trails Democratic challenger in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District By Elliott Wenzler November 5, 2026 at 11:08 a.m. Democrat Eileen Laubacher’s lead over U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert narrowed further as clerks released updated...
Defendant’s ex-wife testifies in murder trial of Missouri man charged in 1966 killing of Calumet City woman By Evy Lewis November 5, 2026 at 10:50 a.m. Paula Turley, wife of James Barbier in 1966 when Karen Snider was killed in Calumet...
Last Republicans standing: How the Donald Trump effect grew Democrats’ suburban footprint in Illinois By Marni Pyke November 5, 2026 at 10:48 a.m. Tuesday’s election surge for Democrats not only sacked prominent Republican politicians nationwide, but caused a...
Elon Musk gambled $445 million to boost Republicans in the midterms and came up short By Barbara Ortutay November 5, 2026 at 10:32 a.m. Elon Musk spent at least $445 million in a gambit to help Republicans keep control...
Postal employee shot 2 coworkers at an Iowa post office before being captured, police say By Chicago Tribune November 5, 2026 at 12:01 p.m. A female postal worker shot two fellow employees at the main post office in Iowa’s...
Man fatally shot at South Side park Wednesday evening By Deanese Williams-Harris November 5, 2026 at 9:12 a.m. A 33-year-old man was pronounced dead Wednesday evening after he was shot in the neck...
Heavy rains cause flash flooding and water rescues on Georgia-Tennessee border By Associated Press November 5, 2026 at 11:35 a.m. Thunderstorms caused record flooding overnight in twin towns straddling the Georgia-Tennessee border,.