1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1713+ words) The new headlines seem to pop up daily. The Flock cameras were allegedly used by a former sheriff’s deputy in Wisconsin’s Kenosha County to stalk his then-girlfriend, who also worked as a deputy sheriff. In McHenry County, a police chief…...

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15+ hour, 43+ min ago   (536+ words) Chicago Christian Schools has already begun using parts of Trinity Christian College’s former 60-acre campus, after purchasing the Palos Heights property last month. Superintendent Mark Hamstra announced in June Chicago Christian Educational Opportunity LLC, a small group of investors “united…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (545+ words) Fall in the Midwest calls for cider, donuts and apple-picking and the Chicago region’s many well-loved orchards offer a chance to connect consumers with their food. Last season, we saw firsthand that things were a little off. Instead of dangling…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (750+ words) The Aurora electoral board said it plans to reach a final decision Monday on whether two referendum questions aiming to allow for the recall of a sitting mayor and at-large aldermen can appear on the November ballot in Aurora. County…...

15+ hour, 59+ min ago   (365+ words) A New Jersey man is in custody after police said he attacked two semis with an axe Friday on Interstate 80 in Hammond. Around 4:30 p.m., troopers were dispatched to the 1.9 mile-marker on I-80 eastbound in Hammond, near the Calumet Avenue overpass, for a…...

13+ hour, 48+ min ago   (853+ words) Exactly one year after Silverio Villegas González was shot and killed by an immigration enforcement agent during a traffic stop, his neighbors returned to the stretch of Grand Avenue in the western suburbs where he died. But those who gathered…...

18+ hour, 12+ min ago   (602+ words) Against a backdrop of growing public distrust of Flock Safety cameras, Elgin’s police chief said this week that the city doesn’t do business with the controversial company. Meanwhile, an internal audit of the city’s license plate readers found no instances…...

8+ hour, 56+ min ago   (163+ words) Amateur scouting director Mike Shirley resigned and is no longer with the Chicago White Sox organization, the team announced Saturday. The Athletic reported Saturday evening that the resignation came after an internal investigation into allegations of verbal harassment. According to…...

21+ hour, 20+ min ago   (714+ words) Despite the Chicago Bears turning their attention to northwest Indiana, Arlington Heights officials have re-upped with their lobbyists who are still trying to secure the team’s relocation to the northwest suburbs. The village’s new $5,000-a-month agreement with Mac Strategies Group…...