Month: September 2025

CHICAGO – A protest was underway Friday morning outside the ICE processing center in west suburban Broadview, where demonstrators staged a sit-in at the facility’s driveway. What we know: Protesters blocked a…

Pres. Trump fires BLS commissioner after jobs report Days after announcing her firing in August, President Trump accused the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of inflating job numbers to…

VERNON HILLS, Ill. – An investigation has been launched after antisemitic graffiti was found on the property of a synagogue over the weekend in the north suburbs. On Tuesday, Vernon Hills police…

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – A former Arlington Heights elementary school nurse has been sentenced to jail time after pleading guilty to misappropriating medications prescribed to students. What we know: Tory Eitz, 48,…

article Image provided by the Aurora Police Department AURORA, Ill. – Aurora police recovered three loaded guns — two of them stolen — during a late-night traffic stop last weekend that also…

CHICAGO – Gusty winds take center stage today, but that’s not the only player. Yesterday I discussed the return of wildfire smoke to our sky and it is certainly evident now.  As…

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. – Two suspects accused of trying to scam and rob an 83-year-old man in a suburban Walmart parking lot are in custody, authorities said. What we know: The incident…

CHICAGO – The fall chill has arrived! Temperatures started in the 40s for most of Chicagoland and then only warmed into the mid 60s this afternoon. Typically for this time of September,…

CHICAGO – When disaster hits, it leaves more than just destruction – it raises questions. People in Chicago’s Archer Heights and other neighborhoods throughout the city are still drying out from severe…

CHICAGO – Mexican Independence Day festivities typically draw large crowds across Chicago and suburbs. But this year, excitement is giving way to unease, with community members on edge. What we know: On…