IDES investigates fraud scheme that impacted each state’s PUA programs
A widespread fraud scheme has been uncovered by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). The IDES officials are investigating …
Chicago Breaking News
Child Pornography Possession Charges for Registered Sex Offender
A Chicago man who allegedly possessed numerous sexually explicit videos of children has been indicted on a federal child pornography …
$4.7 Million Investment for Expanding Apprenticeship Program
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced a $4.7 million for expanding …
Nunnally Jr. of Nerds® HERD Faces New Challenges
The COVID-19 Pandemic has forced players participating in the 2020 City of Champions Cup to face many unfamiliar circumstances, but …
Violence Continues in Chicago
On Tuesday, 15 people were sent to the hospital as a mass shooting occurred in the Gresham neighborhood. The shooting …
EXPO CHICAGO announces new virtual salon series Dine&
The International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, EXPO CHICAGO, announced its news virtual salon series, Dine&. The Dine& series …
Eighteen individuals charged in federal court for conspiring to sell heroin
Eighteen defendants have been charged in federal court with conspiring to sell heroin or fentanyl-laced heroin on the Northwest Side …
Inland Circle Apartment Fire
Naperville’s Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) received a fire alarm notification at 3:57 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21. The notification …
Lightfoot does not want fed thugs in Chicago
The political leaders and civil-rights groups of Chicago said that their city had no use for camouflaged troops to arrest …
Online Romance Fraud Charges for Three Chicago-Area Residents
A variety of cyber-enabled fraud conspiracies have been identified by an undercover federal law enforcement investigation. The conspiracies were allegedly …
New Seven-Story Mixed-Use Building’s Ground Broken
Construction of City Club Apartments MDA-Phase II in Chicago at 63 E. Lake St. has started by City Club Apartments. …
Slammers Keep on Rolling with Emphatic Win
Thunderstorms forced the afternoon game to be canceled, but the sun came out in time and the forecast for game …
Numerous Gunshot Victims in Chicago
On Monday, July 20, 2020, at around 7:50 p.m., police and firefighter/paramedics responded to a report of multiple people shot …
Plainfield Teachers Pushing for Starting School Year Remotely
Plainfield educators will be taking their questions regarding the start of the new school year to the public and the …
“Reprehensible” Comments Causes Stephenson County Board Member Removal
On Tuesday, Stephenson County Board Chairman William N. Hadley issued a press release that announced the removal of Board Member …
To Resolve Bribery Scheme Federal Criminal Investigation ComEd to Pay $200 Million
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago announced today that the largest electric utility in Illinois, Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) has …
Joliet Slammers beat NERDS Herd in first afternoon game of City of Champions Cup
The first afternoon game of the City of Champions Cup played between the Joliet Slammers and the NERDS Herd on …
Art Institute of Chicago to reopen on July 30
Many people in Chicago missed wandering the galleries of the Art Institute of Chicago during the coronavirus shutdown. Many people …
Recreational Cannabis Sales’ Taxes Collects $52 Million
Illinois has collected $52 million in the first six months of the year from taxes on recreational cannabis sales. Legal …
Bowa Construction to add diversity and aviation experience in $8.5 billion O’Hare 21 project
Bowa construction has been added for the O’Hare 21 project. Clayco and AECOM Hunt have announced that minority contractor Bowa …
Jackson County Reports Twenty-Three New COVID-19 cases
In the past 24 hours, 23 Jackson County residents have been confirmed of COVID-19. The Jackson County Health Department was …
BMO Harris and CPS Lives Collaborate
CPS Lives and BMO Harris last month on June 15th collaborated with CPS students, volunteers, and their families to create …
For Now, Old Rock Island Courthouse Saved
The imminent demolition of the old Rock Island County Courthouse is blocked as a state appellate court steps in. On …
ENVISION Grant recipients announced by Chicago Artists Coalition
The 2020 ENVISION Grant program was for the artists based in Chicago working in the field of time-based digital and …
Illinois Seeing Unemployment Rate Decline
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has announced today that the unemployment rate fell -0.7 percentage point to 14.6 …
13 Defendants Charges in Heroin Trafficking Investigation
Thirteen individuals are facing the law as they have been charged as part of the second phase of a federal …
Program Cuts Forcing City Colleges Faculty to Stand Up
City Colleges of Chicago faculty members will be registering their protests through a rally at Kennedy-King College to fight cuts …
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