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Pritzker says Illinois will double spending on roads, bridges

Pritzker says Illinois will double spending on roads, bridges

Pritzker says Illinois will double spending on roads, bridges

Bishop Ford Freeway closed in both directions due to overturned tanker on Far South Side

Bishop Ford Freeway closed in both directions due to overturned tanker on Far South Side

Bishop Ford Freeway closed in both directions due to overturned tanker on Far South Side

Girls, 14 and 12, both missing from Chicago

Girls, 14 and 12, both missing from Chicago

Girls, 14 and 12, both missing from Chicago

Police searching for family after postal worker finds boy, 3, wandering Chicago streets alone

Police searching for family after postal worker finds boy, 3, wandering Chicago streets alone

Police searching for family after postal worker finds boy, 3, wandering Chicago streets alone

CTU rebuffs mayor's request to end teachers' strike, classes canceled again Tuesday

CTU rebuffs mayor's request to end teachers' strike, classes canceled again Tuesday

CTU rebuffs mayor's request to end teachers' strike, classes canceled again Tuesday

Cook County

Pritzker says Illinois will double spending on roads, bridges

Pritzker says Illinois will double spending on roads, bridges

Pritzker says Illinois will double spending on roads, bridges

Bishop Ford Freeway closed in both directions due to overturned tanker on Far South Side

Bishop Ford Freeway closed in both directions due to overturned tanker on Far South Side

Bishop Ford Freeway closed in both directions due to overturned tanker on Far South Side

Girls, 14 and 12, both missing from Chicago

Girls, 14 and 12, both missing from Chicago

Girls, 14 and 12, both missing from Chicago

Police searching for family after postal worker finds boy, 3, wandering Chicago streets alone

Police searching for family after postal worker finds boy, 3, wandering Chicago streets alone

Police searching for family after postal worker finds boy, 3, wandering Chicago streets alone

DuPage County

Man charged with DUI in Clarendon Hills head-on crash that killed 2

Man charged with DUI in Clarendon Hills head-on crash that killed 2

Man charged with DUI in Clarendon Hills head-on crash that killed 2

Man sentenced to 6 years for Stratford Square Mall shooting

Man sentenced to 6 years for Stratford Square Mall shooting

Man sentenced to 6 years for Stratford Square Mall shooting

Winfield bartender charged with sexually assaulting female customer

Winfield bartender charged with sexually assaulting female customer

Winfield bartender charged with sexually assaulting female customer

Driver found guilty of DUI, reckless homicide in Downers Grove crash

Driver found guilty of DUI, reckless homicide in Downers Grove crash

Driver found guilty of DUI, reckless homicide in Downers Grove crash

Kane County

Former Carpentersville teacher sentenced to 112 years in prison for sexually assaulting child

Former Carpentersville teacher sentenced to 112 years in prison for sexually assaulting child

Former Carpentersville teacher sentenced to 112 years in prison for sexually assaulting child

Man gets 7 years for breaking into Batavia home and beating up occupants

Man gets 7 years for breaking into Batavia home and beating up occupants

Man gets 7 years for breaking into Batavia home and beating up occupants

Man shot by St. Charles cops after false 911 call gets probation

Man shot by St. Charles cops after false 911 call gets probation

Man shot by St. Charles cops after false 911 call gets probation

Elgin pastor charged with sexually assaulting child

Elgin pastor charged with sexually assaulting child

Elgin pastor charged with sexually assaulting child

Lake County

2 die in Fox Lake crash while being pursued by police from Wisconsin

2 die in Fox Lake crash while being pursued by police from Wisconsin

2 die in Fox Lake crash while being pursued by police from Wisconsin

Duo robs 7-Eleven at gunpoint in suburban Chicago, police say

Duo robs 7-Eleven at gunpoint in suburban Chicago, police say

Duo robs 7-Eleven at gunpoint in suburban Chicago, police say

Corrections officer charged with stealing $20K in unworked overtime

Corrections officer charged with stealing $20K in unworked overtime

Corrections officer charged with stealing $20K in unworked overtime

VIDEO: Zion police rescue woman from burning car

VIDEO: Zion police rescue woman from burning car

VIDEO: Zion police rescue woman from burning car

McHenry County

Poor work by state investigators led to AJ Freund’s death: lawsuit

Poor work by state investigators led to AJ Freund’s death: lawsuit

Poor work by state investigators led to AJ Freund’s death: lawsuit

Marchers remember AJ Freund on what should have been his 6th birthday

Marchers remember AJ Freund on what should have been his 6th birthday

Marchers remember AJ Freund on what should have been his 6th birthday

Man accused of stealing $25K from youth baseball league

Man accused of stealing $25K from youth baseball league

Man accused of stealing $25K from youth baseball league

Authorities investigate death of 1-year-old girl in Wonder Lake

Authorities investigate death of 1-year-old girl in Wonder Lake

Authorities investigate death of 1-year-old girl in Wonder Lake

Will County

Shots fired at New Lenox homeowner during car break-in

Shots fired at New Lenox homeowner during car break-in

Shots fired at New Lenox homeowner during car break-in

Joliet man sentenced to 84 years in prison for sexually abusing child

Joliet man sentenced to 84 years in prison for sexually abusing child

Joliet man sentenced to 84 years in prison for sexually abusing child

Rare look inside Braidwood nuclear power plant

Rare look inside Braidwood nuclear power plant

Rare look inside Braidwood nuclear power plant

Suburban man gets 7 years in prison for DUI crash that killed teen

Suburban man gets 7 years in prison for DUI crash that killed teen

Suburban man gets 7 years in prison for DUI crash that killed teen

More Illinois News

9-year-old boy arraigned on murder, arson charges in deaths of 5 family members

9-year-old boy arraigned on murder, arson charges in deaths of 5 family members

9-year-old boy arraigned on murder, arson charges in deaths of 5 family members

Part of I-94 in Lake County named in honor of fallen state trooper Gerald Ellis

Part of I-94 in Lake County named in honor of fallen state trooper Gerald Ellis

Part of I-94 in Lake County named in honor of fallen state trooper Gerald Ellis

Capital plan cash infusion bolsters $23B road plan

Capital plan cash infusion bolsters $23B road plan

Capital plan cash infusion bolsters $23B road plan

New area code coming in 217 territory in central Illinois

New area code coming in 217 territory in central Illinois

New area code coming in 217 territory in central Illinois

Northwest Indiana News

Thunderstorms' high winds cut power to 50K in NW Indiana

Thunderstorms' high winds cut power to 50K in NW Indiana

Thunderstorms' high winds cut power to 50K in NW Indiana

Man dies two days after being hit by car in Whiting

Man dies two days after being hit by car in Whiting

Man dies two days after being hit by car in Whiting

Gary police officer shoots knife-wielding suspect: police

Gary police officer shoots knife-wielding suspect: police

Gary police officer shoots knife-wielding suspect: police

Lawsuit filed after man with concealed carry shot and killed by police

Lawsuit filed after man with concealed carry shot and killed by police

Lawsuit filed after man with concealed carry shot and killed by police