First lady Michelle Obama walks into an awards ceremony during an awards ceremony for the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities in the East Room at the White House on November 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. The first lady talked about the importance of afterschool and out of school arts and humanities […]
A  Carterville, Illinois elementary school is mourning days after one of its kindergarten teachers hanged herself in her classroom. Linda Walker, 45, was found hanging in her classroom by a coworker at Tri-C  Elementary School on Monday. “Fortunately, our kids, staff and community is a tight, resilient group,” Carterville Superintendent Robert  Prusator said. “This is […]
JOLIET, ILLINOIS-Tiffany Startz is on trial for allegedly killing rapper, John “Fatboy” Powell with one punch at a party he was performing at with his group, Krazy Killaz, and charging women $5 to punch him in the face. Minutes after Startz punched Powell, he passed out and was taken to the hospital where he died. […]
ILLINOIS — The Illinois DREAM Act passed the state’s Senate by a margin of 45-11 Wednesday with wide bipartisan support. The act would establish a scholarship account to provide money for the education of students without legal status. Huffington Post reports: The state of Illinois doesn’t have the authority to grant citizenship. Instead, SB 2185 […]
O’ FALLON, Ill. — An African-American man is being indicted for sending threats signed by the Ku Klux Klan to local officials. Justin Lamar Kidd, 28, sent a letter to the police department warning that a complex would be burned down if “all the blacks” aren’t removed. Another letter to City Hall said “Get all […]
Chicago, Illinois– The mother of Derrion Albert stood in a cramped courtroom Tuesday and told the boy about to be sentenced in her son’s infamous beating murder that an apology wasn’t necessary. Cook County Juvenile Court Judge Colleen Sheehan sentenced the boy to a detention center until he turns 21, the maximum possible in Juvenile […]
Six years ago, Illinois sent to the Senate an untainted young star generally regarded inside his party as the greatest orator since Demosthenes. This year, Illinois voters are faced with a more traditional choice between, as it’s been presented to them, a liar and a thief.
A 7-year-old boy was mauled to death by four dogs at the home of a neighbor in Illinois, according to news reports.
