Waukegan mayor survives petition challenges on residency
The April 1 race for Waukegan mayor will likely have four candidates on the ballot following a Waukegan Board of Elections ruling. On Dec 17, the Election Board overruled two sets of objections to nominating petitions filed by incumbent Mayor Ann Taylor that had conflicting home addresses. Among the arguments made by objectors Keith Turner,...
State Police arrest six in human trafficking enforcement operation
The Illinois State Police’s Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Bureau arrested six men during a two-day human trafficking enforcement operation in the Rockford area. State Police conducted the operation in Winnebago County on Wednesday and Thursday. The operation focused on identifying individuals seeking to engage in …
Man dies from injuries in South Side armed robbery
Jan 3, 2025 · A Chicago man died from injuries sustained in an armed robbery on Chicago’s South Side. The 51-year-old man was inside a store on the 7500 block of South Racine at 12:31 p.m. Wednesday when two offenders entered. One offender produced a firearm and demanded property from the victim. The offender then fired shots at the...
Races set for Belleville mayor, clerk, two council seats
Jan 3, 2025 · Voters in Belleville will vote April 1 to elect a mayor, city clerk and alderpersons in two of eight wards. Belleville City Clerk Jennifer “Jenny” Gain will challenge first-term incumbent Mayor Patty Gregory. Gregory, 72, a retired school teacher who had never held office prior to defeating four-term mayoral incumbent Mark Eckert in 2021, is...
State lawmakers consider Tier 2 pension changes
Jan 2, 2025 · SPRINGFIELD — Changes that would make Illinois pension systems compliant with Social Security by improving benefits for government employees hired since 2011 could be on the table when lawmakers return to Springfield later in January. The General Assembly passed legislation in 2010 to create a second tier of state pension benefits in hopes of...
True Value to layoff 873 workers - Chronicle Media
Nov 15, 2024 · True Value Co. has announced that it plans to layoff 873 workers in Chicago and two McHenry County locations, beginning next month. The hardware company has entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its business operations to Do it Best Corp. , a home improvement industry peer. True Value has told the state’s...
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Snow, ice and subzero temperatures to impact travel
The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are advising residents that a winter storm is anticipated to create dangerous travel conditions throughout much of the state, with several inches of snow, heavy icing, high winds and severe cold this weekend. Slick and slippery conditions, reduced visibility, subzero wind chills and much longer travel...
Man dies following I-55 crash - Chronicle Media
A Romeoville man died from injuries sustained Saturday morning in an accident on Interstate 55. Illinois State Police said the driver of a Honda Civic struck a Subaru SUV shortly before 1:30 a.m. Saturday on the southbound Stevenson Expressway south of First Avenue in Lyons. State Police said the Civic was traveling in the middle...
Review Board hears Calusinski clemency petition - Chronicle Media
Jul 26, 2024 · A petition seeking clemency for Carpentersville’s Melissa Calusinski is in the hands of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, and ultimately, Gov. JB Pritzker. The argument for her release was presented at a July 9 hearing in Springfield, with Lake County prosecutors and her defense attorney, and witnesses for both sides, in attendance. The board has...