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Buffalo Grove High School security guard dies 3 days after being hit by pole following car crash
27+ min ago (250+ words) April 24, 2026 / 8: 18 PM CDT / CBS Chicago A Buffalo Grove High School security guard has died, after he was hit by a pole that fell on him following a car crash outside the school earlier this week. Police said, around 3: 20 p. m. on Tuesday,…...
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2+ hour, 8+ min ago (25+ words) On the Map: The Route 66 Centennial is here: Celebrate the nation's most iconic highway with Illinois' Route 66 Centennial Celebration Commission'WGN Radio 720...
Bears take Iowa center Logan Jones with 57th overall pick in 2nd round of 2026 NFL Draft
48+ min ago (196+ words) April 24, 2026 / 7: 57 PM CDT / CBS Chicago The Chicago Bears selected Iowa center Logan Jones on Friday night with the 57th overall pick in the 2nd round of the 2026 NFL Draft. A four-year starter for the Hawkeyes, Jones was a 2025 All-American and two-time All…...
Chicago Snowballs cancel opening weekend games because of setbacks due to severe weather
8+ hour, 25+ min ago (364+ words) Chicago Snowballs player Kyle Duff attempts a trick pop fly catch during team practice at the Dome at the Parkway Bank Sports Complex in suburban Des Plaines in March. Opening weekend baseball games for the Chicago Snowballs, the city's newest…...
Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami proving Chris Getz prescient with "impressive" early power surge
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (846+ words) Chicago White Sox general manager Chris Getz is not ready to say, "I told you so." In December, when the team signed Japanese star Munetaka Murakami, Getz boasted that the South Siders were getting "one of the most prolific power…...
Illinois Quick Hits: State gaming board renew Rockford casino license
14+ hour, 7+ min ago (382+ words) (The Center Square) " The Illinois Gaming Board has renewed Hard Rock Casino Rockford's license for four years, retroactive to January 2026. The Rockford casino's license was the first to be authorized by the state's gaming expansion law in 2019. At its meeting…...
NIPSCO lockout for some Steelworkers members, but clerical unit rejects tentative contract
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (126+ words) April 24, 2026 / 6: 15 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Workers represented by United Steelworkers Local 12775 are headed back to work at NIPSCO, after ratifying a new contract with the utility. Earlier this month, the company locked out 1, 600 workers amid a contract dispute. Last week,…...
Lockout ends for some NIPSCO workers after ratifying new contract
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (32+ words) Workers represented by United Steelworkers Local 12775 are headed back to work at NIPSCO, after ratifying a new contract with the utility. Lockout ends for some NIPSCO workers after ratifying new contract...
College of Lake County staffer accused of grooming girls at Wauconda High School
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (42+ words) An employee at the College of Lake County is charged with grooming and solicitation of a child connected to work he does at Wauconda High School, police said Friday. College of Lake County staffer accused of grooming girls at Wauconda…...
Georgia governor says balloon hitting power line started massive wildfire
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (32+ words) The governor of Georgia said a balloon landing on a power line started a massive wildfire that has destroyed dozens of homes. Georgia governor says balloon hitting power line started massive wildfire...