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A man with a revoked gun license killed his 18-month-old son in Joliet. Here’s how he and thousands of others slipped through the system.
By the time Christopher Miller showed up at his estranged wife's backdoor in September 2019 with a pistol in his waistband, state authorities already had declared him too dangerous to...
Illinois loses population for 6th straight year — and it lost more residents than any state this decade
Illinois' population decreased in 2019 by an estimated 51,250 people, or 0.4%, marking the sixth consecutive year the state has lost residents, according to new data from the U.S. Census...
1 dead, 4 others critically injured in separate residential fires on Far South Side
Two separate fires on the Far South Side of Chicago between Saturday night and Sunday morning resulted in critical injuries to five people, one of whom later died of his...
One dead after fiery early morning single-vehicle crash in Chicago’s South Loop
One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Chicago's South Loop early Sunday morning, which required the response of both the city's police and fire departments because the vehicle...
How a Chicago church’s attempt to help the homeless went downhill, leaving residents without heat just before the polar vortex
Two men dragged a refrigerator across the kitchen, tipping it out the side door of a two-story home on Chicago's Southeast Side. A third man used pliers to snap a...
Low-income Chicagoans could see water bills cut in half, get debt relief under Lightfoot plan
Low-income Chicagoans could get a 50% discount on their combined water and sewer bills under a proposal by Mayor Lori Lightfoot that also offers debt relief to customers who are...
There’s a lot of talk about an ‘Illinois exodus.’ We took a closer look at the reality behind the chatter.
Perhaps you've seen the memes, the ones that poke fun at Illinois and encourage thoughts of moving away. In one, a marijuana plant appears alongside the message, "Illinois: We'll keep...
Chicago-area counties grow older and less white, new census data shows
The population of Cook County and six nearby suburban counties grew older and less white in the last year, reflecting broader national trends, according to new demographic information from the...
Illinois gun licensing bill prompted by Aurora mass shooting fails, but supporters vow to bring it back
A major gun licensing reform bill will not make it out of the Illinois legislature this session. Backers of the "Fix the FOID" act, which was largely a response to...
What you should know about the gun reforms awaiting a vote by the Illinois Senate
With Illinois' legislative session rapidly winding down, Democratic lawmakers were pushing Thursday to secure votes needed to pass significant changes to the state's gun licensing procedures — over the objections...