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Illinois governor JB Pritzker signs law limiting immigration arrests near courthouses

December 09, 2025 11:52 pm

The law was passed in October as federal authorities carried out a major immigration crackdown in the Chicago area, leading to thousands of arrests and repeated tensions with local communities.

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‘Final Destination…’: Box truck explosion in Illinois caught on camera, leaves homes damaged and Internet shaken

May 27, 2025 2:43 pm

Truck Explodes Chicago Viral Video: Authorities later traced the cause of the box truck explosion in Addison, Illinois, to a propane tank leak inside the vehicle.

First US university to get UGC approval to set up campus in India

Illinois Institute of Technology to set up campus in India, first from US to get UGC approval

May 08, 2025 1:09 pm

The new Illinois Tech - Mumbai campus will offer a range of undergraduate and graduate programmes in fields including computer science, engineering, and business and is opening in fall 2026.

Illinois man, who killed Palestinian child, sentenced to 53 years for hate crime

May 03, 2025 12:42 am

The prison sentence by Will County Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak included 30 years for the child's murder, 20 years for the attempted murder of the mother and 3 years for hate crime, according to prosecutors.

Authorities believe crash through Illinois after-school building that killed 4 wasn’t targeted

April 29, 2025 7:35 pm

Police said two 7-year-olds, an 8-year-old and an 18-year-old were killed. Six more children were taken to hospitals and one remains in critical condition.

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4 people, including children, killed after vehicle smashes through after-school program site in Illinois

April 29, 2025 6:35 am

The suspect driver has been hospitalized for evaluation as he remained uninjured, and it's reported that the driver was the only person in the vehicle when it rammed into the building.

Single engine plane crashes in US' Illinois, all 4 on board killed

April 20, 2025 9:11 am

The single engine Cessna C180G airplane went down at about 10:15am near the unincorporated community of Trilla.

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Man arrested after punching election judge in Illinois on Election Day eve in US

November 05, 2024 5:26 am

This case of violence during the early voting and election procedure adds to the growing list of attacks on the voting process and threats of violence, in order to create an atmosphere of distrust.

Former Illinois school food director sentenced for stealing $1.5 million in chicken wings

August 13, 2024 4:32 am

Prosecutors say Liddell, 68, ordered over 11,000 cases of chicken wings from the district's supplier and kept them for herself instead of giving them to students.

Illinois police to release video of officer's fatal shooting of Black woman in her home

July 23, 2024 12:24 am

The police officer involved in the crime, Sean Grayson, was leveled with three charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct.