A 65-year-old retired probation officer from Chicago fatally shot her grandchild’s mother on an Upper East Side street Friday.
Retired Chicago probation officer shoots New York woman in apparent murder-suicide amid custody battle
Day: July 26, 2024
Volunteers and donations surge into Democratic campaigns with Vice President Kamala Harris atop the ticket
Congressional Democrats in Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and beyond are seeing an outpouring of volunteers to help Vice President Kamala Harris.
FBI says Donald Trump was struck in ear by a bullet during assassination attempt
The FBI said former President Donald Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet during the assassination attempt on July 13.
Fox River dam removal on hold for now as Army Corps says it wants to do more research
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it wants to do more research before it proceeds with its recommendation that nine dams on the Fox River, including those in Elgin and South Elgin, be removed.
16-year-old boy, man, 40, killed in daylight Brighton Park shooting
A 16-year-old boy and a man were killed Friday morning when a gunman opened fire in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, according to authorities. The teen and a 40-year-old man were on the 2500 block of West 46th Street about 10:40 a.m. when a person got out of an SUV, approached the […]
They expected an Olympic boon. But some Paris businesses are experiencing a bust.
Small business owners in Paris expected a boon in visitors once the Olympics arrived. Instead, some, particularly in heavily touristed areas in central Paris, say they’re experiencing a bust.
Winnetka woman facing charges in Northfield crash that killed woman
A Winnetka woman is facing charges after she allegedly struck and killed an 82-year-old woman in a crosswalk in Northfield earlier this week, authorities said. On July 22, at 3:30 p.m. Northfield police responded to the 300 block of S. Happ Road on a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, police said in a release Friday. They said the Northfield Fire-Rescue Department was already at the scene tending to the injured pedestrian, Jeanne Dechovitz, 82, of Northfield. Dechovitz received a laceration to her head and was transported to Evanston Hospital by ambulance, said the release. It said […]
Winnetka resident strikes deal to have trespassing charge dropped
A Winnetka resident has reached a tentative agreement in court to have a trespassing charge stemming from an incident at billionaire Justin Ishbia’s property dropped. Ted Wynnychenko appeared before Cook County Circuit Court Judge Michele Gemski on July 22 at the Skokie Courthouse and agreed to submit a letter promising not to enter the construction site […]
Elgin police officer forced to kill dog after it attacked its owners
An Elgin police officer shot and killed a dog that was attacking its two owners Thursday night, police said.
Vice President Kamala Harris tries to thread the needle on Gaza after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic nominee for president, is attempting to bridge divides within the party over the war in Gaza.