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Toy inventor Burt Meyer, who dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, dies age 99
Meyer died on Oct. 30, said Rebecca Mathis, executive director at King-Bruwaert House, a retirement community in Burr Ridge, Illinois, where he lived.
2 weeks ago
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson leaves hospital after treatment for neurological disorder
A protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., the two-time presidential candidate and internationally known founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition was hospitalized Nov. 14.
3 weeks ago
New limits for a rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices
Illinois was among the states joining the suit.
3 weeks ago
One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre’s last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies at age 111
Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died. She was 111.
3 weeks ago
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump's urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
3 weeks ago
The shutdown is over. Flights have resumed. Thanksgiving travelers might wonder: What now?
The turbulence caused by the longest government shutdown on record may still be fresh on travelers' minds this Thanksgiving, but experts say preparing for the usual holiday crush of winter weather, heavy traffic and crowded airports can help ease those jitters.
3 weeks ago
Potential presidential candidates are less coy about 2028 plans: ‘Of course I’m thinking about it’
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker played coy on stage during a recent interview with journalist Kara Swisher, repeatedly dodging her questions about his expected timeline.
3 weeks ago
Wisconsin woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing is found a day after walking away from group home
The department issued an update late Sunday that Geyser was taken into custody in Illinois.
3 weeks ago
A federal judge blocked Trump’s National Guard deployment to DC but troops aren’t leaving just yet
A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to end the deployment of National Guard troops to the nation's capital. But the ruling is unlikely to be the final word by the courts, the president or local leaders in the contentious duel over the federal district.
3 weeks ago
A Chicago street vendor couple has a defiant response to immigration arrests: Stick to the routine
The couple says working not only pays the bills but helps avoid depression, making them stand out from others gripped by fear in Chicago's immigrant communities.
3 weeks ago
Federal judge orders man held on federal terrorism charge in Chicago train attack
The attack Monday night on Chicago's Blue Line L train has drawn national attention, primarily because the victim appeared to be targeted at random.
3 weeks ago
Police say a man has been shot and killed after wielding a knife at St. Louis airport
Man with a knife shot around 1 a.m.
3 weeks ago
Respect and remembrance for Cheney from Bush, Biden and past vice presidents as Trump is excluded
They gathered at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday — former presidents, vice presidents, sworn political foes and newfound friends — in a show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice president who became an acidic scold of President Donald Trump.
3 weeks ago
Pritzker ramps up accountability panel focused on alleged ICE abuses
New appointments come as federal immigration raids ease in Chicago.
3 weeks ago
Pritzker discusses immigration crackdown with Pope Leo XIV in Rome
The governor also extended an invitation to the Chicago-born pontiff to visit his hometown.
3 weeks ago
IL Supreme Court: Grayson conviction means pre-trial release ‘moot’
Supreme Court: Conviction trumps release appeal.
3 weeks ago
Largest US landlord to pay $7 million to settle rent‑setting algorithm lawsuit
The states that are part of the settlement include California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon and Tennessee.
3 weeks ago
Federal terrorism charge filed against a man who allegedly set a woman on fire on Chicago train
The 26-year-old woman fought off the man as he tried to ignite the gas, then she ran from one end of the car to the other as Reed chased her, an investigator said in the affidavit, citing surveillance video from the train.
3 weeks ago
Appeals court pauses order restricting use of force by immigration agents in Chicago-area crackdown
But the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also cautioned against “overreading” its stay and said a quick appeal process could lead to a “more tailored and appropriate” order.
