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Chatham Police Officer David Toledo
Local
27 minutes ago
Spanish speaking officers in Chatham Police Department connect with the community

“I didn’t speak English until I was almost six!” Toledo exclaimed. “I grew up in a Latin household in a Latin culture. I was exposed to that all my life.”

Local
16 hours ago
Crime of the Week: Protect yourself from scammers

They often create a strong sense of urgency, so it’s important to slow down and ask if it makes sense.

Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman who federal immigration agents shot five times last October, speaks Washington, D.C. forum on Tuesday. (Screenshot from Senator Richard Blumenthal livestream via Capitol News Illinois)
Local
17 hours ago
‘My own government attempted to execute me,’ Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol testifies

Representatives called for immigration enforcement reform, civil liability of federal agents.

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at an event at the Illinois AFL-CIO in Springfield on Aug. 14, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
18 hours ago
Pritzker sticking to proposal to fully fund pensions

Plan was introduced in 2024 but did not move forward in legislature.

Gov. JB Pritzker wears an Illinois face mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
18 hours ago
Illinois joins WHO global outbreak network after U.S. withdraws

Illinois to continue sharing information about disease outbreaks with the public.

The police department in Carlyle, Illinois, as seen on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Beth Hundsdorfer)
Crime
18 hours ago
Search warrant reveals FBI is investigating former Carlyle police chief

The federal agency was sharing office space with the subject of the probe.

ADM Decatur
Local
18 hours ago
ADM 4Q earnings snapshot

ADM shares have climbed 18% since the beginning of the year.

FILE - A Northwestern helmet is seen on the bench before an NCAA college football game against Iowa, Oct. 26, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Sports
18 hours ago
Northwestern will open its new stadium under Friday night lights against Penn State on Oct. 2

Northwestern has played home games the past two years at a temporary lakefront facility and at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

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