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| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | NBC Local | I-57 closed for hours in downstate Illinois after deadly multi-vehicle crash | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/i-57-closed-for-hours-in-downstate-illinois-after-deadly-multi-vehicle-crash/3862639/ | A deadly crash involving multiple vehicles amid snowy and slick driving conditions in downstate Illinois prompted a closure of southbound I-57 for several hours Saturday, state police said. Around 9:50 a.m. Saturday, a deadly multi-vehicle crash on I-57 near milepost 193 in Coles County prompted a full closure of southbound … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | Fox Chicago | Chicago man to remain in custody after Downers Grove North break-in, robbery attempt: prosecutors | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-man-arrested-downers-grove-north-robbery-attempt | #### The Brief * * A Chicago man is accused of breaking into Downers Grove North High School and attempting to rob a maintenance worker. * A judge ordered him held ahead of trial on burglary, attempted robbery and aggravated battery charges. * Authorities say the worker was able to … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | Fox Chicago | Former suburban Chicago police chief found guilty in liquor license bribe case | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/summit-police-chief-guilty-liquor-license-bribe | #### The Brief * * A federal jury convicted former Summit Police Chief John Kosmowski of bribery conspiracy, bribery and obstruction of justice. * Prosecutors say he took part of a $10,000 payment meant to influence a liquor license transfer. * Sentencing is set for March 27, 2026. **CHICAGO** \- … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | Fox Chicago | Illinois construction worker thrown to ground, seriously hurt in suburban Chicago crash | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-construction-worker-seriously-hurt-long-grove-crash | #### The Brief * * A pickup truck struck a construction vehicle Thursday night in Long Grove. * A worker standing on the truck bed was thrown to the ground and seriously injured. * Lake County investigators are reviewing the crash and possible charges. **LAKE COUNTY, Ill.** \- A construction … |
| View Article | 6 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | Multiple victims reported in shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/13/active-shooter-situation-brown-university/ | PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Multiple people were shot Saturday in the area of Brown University, police said, as the Ivy League school issued an active shooter alert and urged students and staff to take shelter during the second day of final exams. Police did not immediately release details about the number … |
| View Article | 6 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | CBS Local | Chicago man ordered held, charged with breaking into Downers Grove North High School | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-man-held-charged-breaking-into-downers-grove-north-high-school/ | A Chicago man was ordered to remain in jail, accused of breaking into a high school in Downers Grove this week, the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office announced on Saturday. Deon McLaughlin, 56, was charged with one count of burglary in a school, one count of attempted robbery, and one … |
| View Article | 6 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | CBS Local | At least 2 killed, several wounded in shooting near Brown University in Rhode Island, police say; suspect at large | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/active-shooter-reported-brown-university-rhode-island/ | At least two people were killed and eight more critically injured in a shooting Saturday afternoon at Brown University in Rhode Island, authorities said. The suspect is still believed to be at large. In a news conference Saturday evening, Rhode Island Mayor Brett Smiley said that the shooting was reported … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | WBEZ | It’s hard to grieve in prison. This guide can help. | https://www.wbez.org/prisoncast-illinois/2025/12/13/its-hard-to-grieve-in-prison-this-guide-can-help | During a support group at San Quentin State Prison in 2019, Rev. Susan Shannon invited more than 30 men into a circle. For weeks, the group had been talking about grief and loss. On this day, Shannon handed out stacks of small, rose- shaped Post-it notes and told each person … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | NBC Local | Traffic snarled, delays on I-94 in north suburbs after vehicle flips in crash | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/traffic-snarled-delays-on-i-94-in-north-suburbs-after-vehicle-flips-in-crash/3862618/ | Traffic snarled on westbound I-94 Saturday afternoon in the north suburbs after a vehicle flipped during a crash that hospitalized three people and prompted the closure of three lanes, state police said. Around 2:30 p.m., a car flipped in the roadway on westbound I-94 during a crash near West Everett … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | Fox Chicago | Ex-Joliet police sergeant who leaked video of in-custody death alleges retaliation in lawsuit | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/joliet-police-sergeant-leaked-video-custody-death-alleges-retaliation-lawsuit | #### The Brief * * A former Joliet police sergeant claims in a lawsuit that he faced retaliation for leaking video of the death of a man in police custody. * Javier Esqueda was at one time charged in connection with the leak of the death of Eric Lurry in … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | UN chief visits Iraq to mark end of assistance mission set up after 2003 invasion | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/13/un-chief-iraq/ | BAGHDAD — United National Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Baghdad on Saturday to mark the end of the political mission set up in 2003 following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that toppled Saddam Hussein. The U.N. Security Council, at Iraq’s request, voted last year to wind down the mandate of … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | Jury says Johnson & Johnson owes $40 million to 2 cancer patients who used talcum powders | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/13/johnson-johnson-40-million-cancer-patients/ | A Los Angeles jury awarded $40 million on Friday to two women who claimed that talcum powder made by Johnson & Johnson caused their ovarian cancer. The giant health care company said it would appeal the jury’s liability verdict and compensatory damages. The verdict is the latest development in a … |
| View Article | 4 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | Nobel Peace Prize laureate and others who took on Belarus’ president are among the freed prisoners | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/13/belarus-freed-prisoners/ | VILNIUS, Lithuania — Belarusian authorities on Saturday freed 123 prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Viktar Babaryka, as part of a deal with Washington that lifted U.S. sanctions on the country’s vital fertilizer exports. A close ally of Russia, Belarus’ authoritarian … |
| View Article | 4 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bulls guard Coby White has "seen some things," but will he see a trade? | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2025/12/13/bulls-guard-coby-white-will-he-see-a-trade | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] CHARLOTTE, N.C. – For a few seconds on Friday, Coby White didn’t sound like a 25-year-old NBA player. Maybe … |
| View Article | 4 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | CBS Local | Record producer Abraham Quintanilla, father of Tejano icon Selena, dies at 84 | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/abraham-quintanilla-selena-father-dies/ | Abraham Quintanilla Jr., the father of the late Tejano music star Selena Quintanilla, has died at 84 years old, his family said on Instagram. "It's with a heavy heart to let you guys know that my Dad passed away today…" Quintanilla's son, Abraham Quintanilla III, [ wrote ][5] in the … |
| View Article | 4 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | CBS Local | Teen charged with stabbing man at Northwest Side Burger King | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/teen-charged-stabbing-man-northwest-side-burger-king/ | A teenage boy was charged in connection with the [ stabbing of a man who tried to break up a fight at a Burger King ][1] restaurant on the Northwest Side. Chicago police said the 17-year-old was arrested and charged with one felony count of aggravated battery with use of … |
| View Article | 4 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | ABC Local | Active shooter reported near Brown University building, school officials say | https://abc7chicago.com/post/brown-active-shooter-today-school-confirms-university-shooting-providence-rhode-island-barus-holley-engineering/18284044/ | PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLS) -- There is an active shooter near a Brown University building on Saturday afternoon, according to an alert sent by school officials. A BrownUAlert says the shooter was reported near the Barus & Holley Engineering in Providence, Rhode Island. The alert directs students to "Lock doors, silence … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | NBC Local | Slick road conditions likely as snow sweeps across part of the Chicago area | https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/slick-road-conditions-likely-as-snow-sweeps-across-part-of-the-chicago-area/3862591/ | Most of the Chicago area might have been safe from the snow on Saturday, but that wasn't the case everywhere. Wintry conditions developed in the late morning, bringing accumulating snowfall to areas south of Interstate 80, the National Weather Service said. Snow was largely expected between 9 a.m. and 5 … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | NBC Local | Interstate 55 closed downstate after deadly pileup during heavy snow | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/interstate-55-closed-downstate-after-deadly-pileup-during-heavy-snow/3862598/ | A deadly pileup involving an unknown number of vehicles occurred on Interstate 55 near Springfield, forcing authorities to close a portion of the interstate. Illinois State Police said I-55 southbound near the I-72 interchange was closed at approximately 10:38 a.m. following a fatal crash involving multiple vehicles. The southbound lanes … |
| View Article | 2:01 p.m. | December 13, 2025 | Fox Chicago | Chicago crime: Teen stabbed man on NW Side, police say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dunning-teen-stabbing-arrest | **CHICAGO** \- A 17-year-old boy was arrested and charged with allegedly [ stabbing a man ][1] on Chicago’s Northwest Side on Friday morning. What we know: The juvenile was charged with aggravated battery/use of a deadly weapon, according to the Chicago Police Department. He was arrested in the 6400 block … |