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US District Judge James Zagel, ‘Renaissance man’ who presided over some of Chicago’s biggest trials, dies at 82

Longtime U.S. District Court Judge James Zagel, the former leader of the Illinois State Police who went on to preside over the corruption trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the landmark Family Secrets mob trial, and many other of the area’s biggest cases, died Saturday night after a long illness,…

Chicago Tribune

Judge James Zagel, judge in Blagojevich case, dead at 82

The federal judge also was a prosecutor in the Richard Speck case. Zagel died Saturday after a long illness.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago under air quality alert all weekend as Canadian wildfire smoke again blows into Illinois

It remains in effect statewide through Sunday night.

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New law on youth sentencing will protect child sex trafficking victims

Child survivors no longer face decades in prison because they attempted to protect themselves against their adult exploiters.

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Student loan payments will restart in October for the first time in 3 years. How to prepare.

There are ways to lower your monthly payments. From income-based repayment plans to an Illinois student loan ombudsman, here are some resources that can help.

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Darren Bailey trying to best Bost

Mike Bost, a four-term congressman from southern Illinois, is now finding himself being challenged by former state legislator and gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey.

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Trial date set for father of alleged Highland Park parade shooter: ‘It’s a rare case with rare facts’

A Lake County, Illinois, judge Friday set a November trial date for the father of alleged Highland Park parade shooter Robert Crimo III to decide whether the father acted recklessly when he signed forms that allowed his son to purchase guns.

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NTSB looking at risk parked semis posed to Greyhound bus in fatal Illinois accident

As federal investigators look into the Greyhound bus accident in Illinois that killed three passengers, one thing they'll examine is the role parked trucks had in the wreck

The Independent UK

November trial set for father of suspect in deadly July 4 parade shooting in suburban Chicago

An Illinois judge has set a Nov. 6 trial date for a father charged with helping his son obtain a gun license three years before the son allegedly shot dead seven people at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago

The Independent UK

Former ComEd CEO says her bribery conviction shouldn’t lead to sanctions against her law license

Anne Pramaggiore was found guilty of bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Now she’s fighting to keep her law license.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois’ biggest consumer bankruptcy firm DebtStoppers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

The Semrad Law Firm, which advertises as DebtStoppers, got millions in taxpayer-backed PPP loans while cutting U.S. staff and employing a Bulgarian company in which the law firm’s leaders have an ownership stake.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rick Heidner, Illinois video gambling mogul, and his wife owe $5 million in income tax, IRS says

The Heidners didn’t contest that they owe $5,083,274 in personal federal income taxes from 2021. They say it will all be paid off “by the end of August.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Weather officials confirm multiple tornadoes Wednesday in northeast Illinois, still surveying damage

CHICAGO — National Weather Service officials said Thursday multiple tornadoes were confirmed in northeast Illinois but they still had survey teams out exploring twister touchdowns.

Chicago Tribune

Coroner identifies the 3 men killed in a Greyhound bus crash near St. Louis

Passengers from New Jersey, Arizona and Illinois were killed when a Greyhound bus slammed into three tractor-trailers parked along an exit ramp near St. Louis

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30 Most Important Bears of 2023: No. 13 Chase Claypool

Up next in our 30 Most Important Bears of 2023 is Chase Claypool, who could be the player to determine just how far the passing game goes.

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Vermont governor seeks major disaster declaration from White House as state braces for more storms – as it happened

Latest storm warning comes just days after areas of Vermont and New York were hit with flash flooding, raising concerns over more damage

Chicago Tribune

‘Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake’ review: 2 ‘Real Housewives of New York’ are dropped into small-town Illinois

For a time, I used to watch various incarnations of Bravo’s reality franchise “The Real Housewives.” Brightly lit and filled to their Botox gills with aspirational bunkum, the shows require little by way of mental engagement. These tantrums of the wealthy (and pretend wealthy) function as an easy distraction from…

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Tornadoes halt Chicago air traffic as residents urged to seek shelter

At least eight tornadoes hit north-eastern Illinois, with no immediate reports of injuries

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Passengers describe chaotic scenes as Greyhound bus crash leaves three dead and 14 injured

The bus hit three semi-trucks that were parked in the off-ramp at a rest stop on westbound I-70

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3 people dead and at least 14 are injured after a Greyhound bus crashes in Illinois

The bus was traveling west on Interstate 70 when it crashed into commercial vehicles parked on an exit ramp, the Illinois State Police said.

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Bears 2023 training camp preview: Offensive line

Our next Bears position preview is the offensive line, a group that will look very different than it did in 2022.

The Independent UK

3 dead and 14 injured in Illinois crash involving Greyhound bus and tractor-trailers, police say

Illinois State Police say three people were killed and 14 others were injured, some seriously, when a Greyhound bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area in southern Illinois

Chicago Sun-Times

Pritzker proclaims disaster after record-setting area rainfall, downstate tornadoes ‘to mobilize every available resource’

The governor’s disaster proclamation opens up additional state resources and workers to help out after a derecho swept central Illinois June 29 and flash flooding hit Cook County July 2.

Chicago Sun-Times

London bridges? Pritzker to lead United Kingdom trade mission with state business and education leaders

Gov. J.B. Pritzker in January traveled to Davos, Switzerland, to speak at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting and promote the state’s achievements. And more international trips are in the works, according to his office.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-top aide to Madigan kept the former House speaker’s lawyer informed about meeting with FBI agents, prosecutors say

Details about the case against Timothy Mapes were revealed in a 65-page document filed by prosecutors early Tuesday morning, four weeks ahead of Mapes’ trial on perjury and attempted obstruction of justice charges.

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