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18+ min ago (574+ words) Gil Gerard, who played television's hunky sci-fi hero William "Buck" Rogers soon after the Star Wars franchise took hold in the late 1970s, has died. He was 82. Gerard died Tuesday in hospice as a result of a rare, aggressive form of cancer, said his manager, Tina Presley Borek. His wife, Janet Gerard, posted a posthumous Facebook message he left behind for fans that read in part: "Don't waste your time on anything that doesn't thrill you or bring you love. See you out somewhere in the cosmos." Gerard starred in NBC's campy "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," which ran for two seasons from 1979 to 1981. A theatrical film based on the series also delighted youngsters and their parents alike. It was Rogers' second turn on TV after a show in the 1950s, a radio series and a 1939 film serial. The story was based…...

20+ min ago (328+ words) A Wisconsin woman who almost killed her sixth-grade classmate to please horror villain Slender Man and then fled a group home won't fight the state's attempt to revoke her release privileges. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Scott Wagner signed off on a plan in July to release 23-year-old Morgan Geyser from a state psychiatric hospital where she had spent the last seven years and place her in a Madison group home on GPS monitoring. The state Department of Health Services opposed her release, arguing that Geyser couldn't be trusted. Authorities say she cut her GPS monitor off on Nov. 22 and fled the state with a 43-year-old companion. Police arrested them the next day at a truck stop outside Chicago, about 170 miles (274 kilometers) south of Madison. The decision clears the way for Wagner to send Geyser back to the Winnebago Mental Health…...

21+ min ago (23+ words) A small plane crashed Wednesday afternoon at DuPage Airport in the city of West Chicago. Plane crashes at DuPage Airport in West Chicago...

21+ min ago (241+ words) December 17, 2025 / 4:20 PM CST / CBS Chicago The Village of Oswego passed a new ordinance after the deadly crash at a Portillo's restaurant'that claimed the life of a 2-year-old boy during the summer. Attorneys with the GWC law firm, representing the McKee family, announced on Wednesday that "Finnegans's Law" was passed unanimously. It requires vehicle impact protection such as reinforced barriers or bollards in front of building entrances that are considered vulnerable and outdoor public areas. ' Those areas include public entrances of businesses in B-1 regional business and M-1 general manufacturing districts, schools, churches, residential care facilities, outdoor dining areas, and outdoor play areas at daycare centers, the firm said. The ordinance was developed in partnership with nonprofit The Finnegan Project, created by the child's parents, Schyler and Christina McKee, following his death. On July 30, just before 2 p.m., police said that a 2011 Lincoln MKZ crashed…...

28+ min ago (29+ words) A gas main ruptured when a piece of ice fell off a roof in the northwest Chicago suburb of Elgin Wednesday afternoon. Falling ice punctures gas line in Elgin...

40+ min ago (42+ words) A pedestrian was killed and multiple people, including police officers, were injured when a car lost control and crashed into a Walgreens parking lot in Hillside Wednesday afternoon, village officials said. Pedestrian killed, others injured when car loses control, crashes in Hillside...

42+ min ago (101+ words) President Donald Trump will address the nation in a televised address at 8 p.m. CT. He intends to preview his agenda for next year and beyond in a live speech from the White House. His remarks are coming at a crucial time as he tries to rebuild his steadily eroding popularity. Public polling shows most U.S. adults are frustrated with his handling of the economy as inflation picked up after his tariffs raised prices and hiring slowed. The White House offered few details about what the Republican president intends to emphasize in the speech. Watch the stream live below:...

44+ min ago (348+ words) Updated on: December 17, 2025 / 3:59 PM CST / CBS Chicago Lawmakers in Springfield are looking to address the high water bills being reported in some suburbs from customers of Illinois American Water. There are customers in Illinois paying $75 before they even use a drop of water. Now new legislation targets those extra charges. "The attorney general needs to get involved. The utility board needs to get involved. I just think they're not doing enough," said Lisle resident Dave Seastrom. Families in Lisle and other areas have been tracking increases to their private Illinois American Water bills, squeezing budgets that are already tight in this economy. Now their calls for help are being answered in Springfield. "Privatization laws in the state have allowed Illinois American Water to plunder its customers and we need to change that," said Jim Chilsen of Citizens Utility Board. "Our…...

53+ min ago (529+ words) Illinois" three Republican members of Congress are urging President Donald Trump not to use his pardon powers to grant clemency to imprisoned former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Pardoning Madigan, a Southwest Side Democrat who for decades was arguably the state"s most powerful politician, "would send a dangerous message that public officials can betray the public trust with impunity," U.S. Reps. Mike Bost of Murphysboro, Darin LaHood of Peoria and Mary Miller of Hindsboro wrote in a two-page letter to Trump. The Tuesday letter from the three, who represent much of downstate Illinois, came a week after the Tribune and other media reported'that Madigan had officially asked Trump for clemency'following his February conviction on multiple corruption charges. Madigan applied through the Justice Department"s Office of the Pardon Attorney for a "pardon after completion of sentence," according to records. The…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago (297+ words) Por ERIC TUCKER y LISA MASCARO Tambi'n afirm" que los investigadores acumularon "evidencias contundentes" de que Trump viol" la ley al acumular documentos clasificados de su primer mandato en su propiedad en Mar-a-Lago, en Florida, y al obstruir los esfuerzos del gobierno para recuperar los archivos. "Tom' mis decisiones en la investigaci"n sin tener en cuenta la asociaci"n pol'tica, actividades, creencias o candidatura del presidente Trump en las elecciones de 2024", asegur" Smith. "Actuamos bas'ndonos en lo que los hechos y la ley requer'an, la lecci"n que aprend' al principio de mi carrera como fiscal". Dijo que si se le preguntara si "procesar'a a un expresidente bas'ndose en los mismos hechos hoy, lo har'a independientemente de si el presidente fuera republicano o dem"crata". El exfiscal especial cooper" con la demanda del Congreso a pesar de haber ofrecido…...