A jury convicted Trinidad Cervantes Thursday with shooting a man dead on 165th Street in Hammond last year. They deliberated for less than an hour, according to a prosecutor’s spokeswoman. His sentencing is Dec. 19.
Aldermen voted 50 to 0 in a rare unanimous roll call vote to discard the tax hike in a special meeting that lasted just minutes and included no debate.
Heifa Odeh, a Tinley Park chef and author, offered some history and cooking tips during a recent program at the Palos Heights library.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday pushed back on criticism that his Chicago police budget plan endangers the department’s compliance with the federal consent decree, despite dire warnings from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the court-ordered independent monitor. Raoul on Tuesday wrote to “strongly urge” Johnson against slashing unfilled CPD positions that are tasked with implementing the consent decree, arguing that the city risks “being held in contempt of court for failing to comply,” according to a copy of letter that was obtained by a Freedom of Information Act request. He wrote that his office, which is the plaintiff in […]
The Morton Arboretum’s “Illumination” exhibition, which opens Saturday, Nov. 16. Its mile-long path features 17 displays of lights and music.
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
Chesterton Madrigal Dinner tickets on sale; weekend highlights include ZZ Top, ‘Godspell’
Forget that whole trash panda stereotype. This raccoon had loftier goals Wednesday evening, perhaps with visions of unopened bags of chips and sandwiches that weren’t half-eaten and tossed into the trash.
Sugar Grove police are continuing to investigate the death of Elaine Zielke, 69, who died Oct. 13 after being hit by a vehicle as a pedestrian, the family’s attorney, George Acosta, said.
Assistant State’s Attorney Amanda Tasker said the parents delayed getting help for their 2-year-old daughter for nearly four hours.