Fire suppression efforts continue at Illinois chemical plant
ROCKTON, Ill. — Fire suppression efforts continued Wednesday at a chemical fire near the Illinois-Wisconsin state line as public health officials lifted an outdoor...
Police: 4 slain in Chicago mass killing all shot in head
CHICAGO — A mass shooting that left four people dead and four others wounded at a house on Chicago's South Side was believed to...
Judge: Woman’s confession in death of Texas soldier stays
WACO, Texas — A judge denied a request to suppress the confession of a woman accused of helping kill and dismember Spc. Vanessa Guillén,...
Foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ used against plant fire
A company hired to help extinguish a fire that gutted a northern Illinois chemical plant this week used foam containing toxic compounds that have...
Hours after 4 killed in Chicago, 5 more hurt in shooting
CHICAGO —
Five people standing outside on Chicago's West Side...
Mexican band Los Bukis to reunite for 1st tour in 25 years
LOS ANGELES — The Mexican band Los Bukis are reuniting for a concert tour that will bring them together for the first time in...
Nonprofit pushes Chicago to build anti-racist arts community
CHICAGO — A Chicago nonprofit formed to highlight the lack of leaders of color within the city's arts and cultural systems has added a...
Illinois chemical plant explosion, fire prompt evacuations
ROCKTON, Ill. — An explosion at a chemical plant in northern Illinois sparked massive fires that sent flames and huge plumes of thick black...
NW Indiana man drowns while rescuing woman in Lake Michigan
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana man drowned in Lake Michigan after rescuing his girlfriend, conservation officers said Monday.
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Six Flags park settling lawsuit over fingerprints for $36M
GURNEE, Ill. — Six Flags Great America has settled a class-action lawsuit by agreeing to pay $36 million over the use of fingerprint scanners...
