Chicago area restaurant owners rally in support of federal bailout money

The Chicago area restaurants say without more funding, mom-and-pop restaurants will close and chain restaurants will dominate the industry.

Suburban Chicago restaurants ask feds for additional bailout money
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The Chicago area restaurants say without more funding, mom-and-pop restaurants will close and chain restaurants will dominate the industry.

Hate crime charge filed in Elgin bar stabbing

A Bartlett man has been indicted on attempted murder and hate crime charges following a stabbing at an Elgin bar.

Elgin schools keep mask requirement in place despite judge's ruling
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Tony Sanders, superintendent of Elgin District U-46, joins Good Day Chicago to explain why they are keeping mask requirements in place for student's despite a judge's decision to effectively prohibit a statewide mask requirement in schools.

Some Chicago-area schools won't require masks on Monday and some will be closed, after judge's order
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Chicago Public Schools (CPS) will still require masks, but lots of suburban districts including Crystal Lake, Elgin, Harvard, Lombard, McHenry and others said that masks will be optional after a judge issued a temporary restraining order against this COVID-19 rule.

Elgin man convicted in mother's death, dismemberment

Authorities said Peck stomped on his mother’s head, dismembered her body and put some of her remains in garbage bags that he tossed into Lake Michigan the same day she was slain.

Police give all clear after investigating bomb threat at Judson University

Police have given an all clear after investigating a bomb threat at Judson University in Elgin, which prompted classes to be canceled Monday.

5 charged with mob action in Elgin shooting

Five people have been charged in a fight and shooting that took place Sunday in Elgin.

Elgin man accused of beating cop, attempting to steal his firearm and patrol vehicle

Speweik allegedly resisted the officer, knocked him to the ground and then got on top of the officer, pressing his knee onto the officer's head. He also put his hand on the officer's firearm and attempted to take the firearm from the officer

Man found guilty of sexually assaulting college student on spring break, could get 135 years in prison

Justin Dalcollo kidnapped the college student at the Bloomingdale Court Mall, forced her to drive around, assaulted her, then had her leave him at the Elgin train station. He was arrested the next day.

What time is trick-or-treating? 2021 Halloween trick-or-treat times for Chicago suburbs

In Chicago's suburbs, all trick-or-treating is happening on Halloween this year, thanks to October 31st being a Sunday. Some locations are inviting children to go out as early as 1 p.m., and one city is allowing them to stay out until 8 p.m.

‘You will die’: Felon threatened Chicago cop before shooting in face: Prosecutors

A felon on probation who was confronted by Chicago police after threatening and holding a woman at gunpoint told an officer “you will die” after he shot him in the face at a busy Lincoln Park strip mall, Cook County prosecutors said Tuesday.

Man charged with shooting Chicago police officer in Lincoln Park

An Elgin man is facing seven felony charges after allegedly shooting a Chicago police officer after attempting to kidnap a woman Monday in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Drunk driver smashed into parked Illinois State Trooper's squad car, police say

Ironically, the crash happened on National Move Over Day. Illinois State Police said that so far this year, people have smashed into troopers' squad cars 20 times and 12 troopers have been injured.

Two men charged with carjacking suburban man's car, attacking him

Police say the suspects target the victim at a rest stop, attacked him, stole his car and hit another car on their way back to the interstate.

Chicago and suburban home prices are expected to go up almost 9 percent over the next year

LOOKING FOR A HOUSE? Zillow says the typical value of homes in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area has gone up 14% over the past year to $282,568, and will rise 8.9% in the next year.