Bernie Tafoya

Jelly Belly is closing its plant in North Chicago. Its parent company, Chicago-based Ferrara Candy, says 66 workers are being laid off. Jelly Belly used to be made there, but 10 years ago, the company moved its operations to its California plant.

Chicago-area hospitals are dealing with a reduced supply of IV fluids because of hurricane damage to an IV-manufacturing plant. Baxter International’s North Carolina IV plant was impacted by Helene and that has had a ripple effect nationwide.

A liquor store burglary happened in Elmhurst. Oak Brook police, though, joined in the chase and, on the eastbound Eisenhower Expressway, were able to deploy a GPS magnet called “Star Chase” onto the back of the suspects’ vehicle.

The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park is slated to be built on the site of the old U.S. Steel Plant in the Bush neighborhood on the Southeast Side. Developers would like to have it completed by 2027.

A jury Thursday found Dionte Speed, 25, guilty of murder. In September 2018, Speed fired gunshots at someone but, instead, hit Northwestern doctoral student Shane Colombo as he was walking in the 7500 block of North Clark. Colombo died.

The study published in October’s JAMA Network Open contends that when guys are exhibiting standard male behavior like independence, strength and denying weakness or vulnerability, it can lead them to ignore warning signs,

The head of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association is blasting the Mayor Johnson’s budget proposal to take away from retailers the two cents they get for every bag they sell.

DeKalb police said 32-year old Charles Tripicchio is charged with armed violence, attempted armed robbery and more after allegedly stabbing and slightly injuring an employee at a Toyota dealership.

The study published in October’s JAMA Network Open contends that when guys are exhibiting standard male behavior like independence, strength and denying weakness or vulnerability, it can lead them to ignore warning signs,

The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park is slated to be built on the site of the old U.S. Steel Plant in the Bush neighborhood on the Southeast Side. Developers would like to have it completed by 2027.