‘Broadview Six’ blowback to heat up for US attorney in coming weeks By Jason Meisner July 2, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. For weeks, Chicago's U.S. attorney's office has tried to tamp down a scandal over alleged...
Three men charged, one with hate crime, in attack on CBS news crew By Tess Kenny July 1, 2026 at 9:14 p.m. Three men are facing felony charges in connection to the attack on the CBS news...
Illinois Speaker Welch calls on Rep. Harry Benton to resign after investigation of his conduct By Jeremy Gorner July 1, 2026 at 7:22 p.m. Illinois Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch also said that if state Rep. Harry Benton of Plainfield...
2 dead, 2 critically injured in Auburn Gresham shooting By Deanese Williams-Harris July 2, 2026 at 8:32 a.m. A 53-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man were fatally wounded overnight in an Auburn Gresham...
Who are Empire State Building climbers Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus? By Brian Niemietz July 2, 2026 at 8:23 a.m. Daredevils Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus climbed the Empire State Building Wednesday and unfurled a...
Boston trending away from safest major city to crime-ridden Chicago ‘garbage,’ police union leader says By Gayla Cawley July 2, 2026 at 8:11 a.m. Boston’s largest police union says the recent spate of violence and attack on cops has...
Federal audit finds Puerto Rico awaiting billions of dollars nearly a decade after deadly hurricane By Dánica Coto July 2, 2026 at 8:11 a.m. A federal audit released Wednesday found that only 25% of some $14 billion in federal...
Trump administration’s $46 billion ‘smart wall’ races ahead on the US-Mexico border By Rebecca Santana July 2, 2026 at 8:15 a.m. President Donald Trump’s administration is swiftly building what it has dubbed a “smart wall,” a...
Trump administration proposes a rule it says could save Medicare patients $1.1 billion on drugs By Josh Boak July 2, 2026 at 8:17 a.m. The Trump administration is proposing a new rule on Thursday to keep hospitals from charging...
Some ransom notes sent in Nancy Guthrie case still being investigated as legitimate, FBI says By Associated Press July 2, 2026 at 7:58 a.m. The FBI has discounted some of the ransom notes that surfaced after the disappearance of...
Gaza faces uncertain future as Palestinians and Israelis mark 1,000 days of war By Cara Anna July 2, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. It’s the 1,000th day since a Hamas-led attack on Israel sparked the war in Gaza....
Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Strait of Hormuz or face a ‘forceful response’ By Jon Gambrell July 2, 2026 at 7:57 a.m. Iran’s joint military command warned Thursday that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of...
The Onion’s new parody of Alex Jones’ Infowars starts with $100,000 to Sandy Hook families By Jeffrey Collins July 2, 2026 at 6:30 a.m. The satirical news site The Onion isn’t waiting to take possession of Infowars to launch...