National and Local News

Two men have been indited on dog fighting charges after allegedly engaging their pit bulls in a fight at a party last month. Brian Moll, 22, of the 100 block of South Lombard Avenue, and Robert Kollman, 21, of the 300 block of North Grace Street, were indicted by the DuPage County Grand Jury for […]

BROOKSVILLE, FL – The Long Island Press reports that the city council of Brooksville, FL has a new dress code that will require city employees to wear deodorant and underwear. (AP) – A Florida city is cleaning up with a new dress code that requires city workers to wear underwear and use deodorant. The city […]

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Mayor Richard M. Daley insisted today that Chicago taxpayers are on the Olympic hook for only the $500 million guaranteed by the City Council. “We go to $500 million and that’s it,” Daley said in an interview today with the Tribune. But Daley’s assertion is at odds with language in a host […]

GARY, IN – Jada Justice, who is almost 3 years old, has been missing since late Tuesday night. The F.B.I. has joined in the search for the little girl that was being watched by her 18 year old cousin Angelica Castillo, who left the child unattended when she went into a gas station to buy […]

Twenty years after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, Chinese authorities have shut down Twitter.  Apparently, they don’t want people to openly talk about the incident 20 years ago that left many Chinese citizens dead. Suntimes.com: Authorities are trying to silence social networking sites — like Twitter — that might foster discussion of the events […]

CHICAGO, IL – An officer responding to reports of shots fired in Englewood near 60th & Hermitage is in critical condition today after being shot in the head and leg per the Suntimes.com: The incident happened just after midnight in the 6000 block of South Hermitage Avenue as the officer, who wore plain clothes, was […]

DES PLAINES, IL – Jennifer Espinosa, 38, was charged with misdemeanor drug possession when her ride was pulled over by police the other day, according to the Suntimes.com: Police pulled over Espinosa’s SUV on Saturday night in Des Plaines after smelling a strong odor of marijuana coming from the Honda Pilot’s open windows. She then […]

CHICAGO, IL – 19 year old Raymond Parker of Maywood was shot this morning and pronounced dead at Mt. Sinai Hospital about 2 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The victim was in a vehicle in the 3200 block of West Ogden Avenue about 1:30 a.m. when he was shot by someone […]

15 year old Alex Arellano was kicking it with a female friend when he was approached by a group of young men who asked him with which gang he was affiliated. Arellano had no police record or gang affiliations The group left the youth, but returned and the story ends in tragedy.  The youth ended […]

CRESTWOOD, IL – It looks like the Village of Crestwood has been knowingly supplying it’s residents contaminated water for years. Resident Tricia Krause found documents showing that from 1987 to 2007 Crestwood sold consumers far more water than it was getting from the lake. This “mystery water” amounted to hundreds of millions of gallons. Illinois […]