David Struett

A bagpipe band played outside on the overcast morning as uniformed officers awaited the arrival of a procession carrying Martinez's body to St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel.

A bagpipe band played outside on the overcast morning as uniformed officers awaited the arrival of a procession carrying Martinez's body to St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel.

Una banda de gaitas tocó afuera en la nublada mañana mientras oficiales uniformados esperaban la llegada de una procesión que llevaba el cuerpo del oficial Enrique Martínez a la Capilla del Santuario de Santa Rita de Casia. Fue baleado y asesinado durante una parada de tráfico el 4 de noviembre en…

Illinois is a haven for LGBTQ+ people, ensuring marriage equality and other protections. But some LGBTQ+ families worry about a potential rollback in protections by a new Trump administration and how that could affect them here or in other states.

William Helm has been “one of the best cooperators” the government has had in years, a prosecutor told a judge Wednesday. Helm admitted to trying to bribe the late state Sen. Martin Sandoval.

The deal was modeled after a similar one issued earlier to electrical company ComEd. ComEd was spared prosecution after cooperating with the feds and paying a $200 million fine.

There's also a risk of bad weather threatening much of the country. Illinois and most of the continental U.S. have an elevated chance of precipitation and below-average temperatures over the holidays, forecasters say.

The fee hikes include a "modest" increase to the summer day camp fee, a 2% increase in harbor fees and a parking rate increase of $2.

Illinois is a haven for LGBTQ+ people, ensuring marriage equality and other protections. But some LGBTQ+ families worry about a potential rollback in protections by a new Trump administration and how that could affect them here or in other states.

Clark demonstrated the backpack tent in Union Park Friday, crawling into one himself. He was flanked by representatives from four homeless advocacy groups that will distribute the tents once they raise funds for the $200,000 price tag.