9+ hour, 52+ min ago   (186+ words) A Chicago man is being held in McHenry County Jail for allegedly having sex with a minor in a Harvard park. Milton Espino-Mejia, 25, has been denied pretrial release after a Sept. 5 court appearance. He is charged with aggravated criminal sexual…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (124+ words) A Chicago man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting on the city’s West Side. Jordan Watkins, 38, a resident of the 200 block of West 46th Place, faces charges of first-degree attempted murder, aggravated battery/discharge of a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (332+ words) Cook County residents who have legal questions about the county’s property-tax redemption process will soon have access to free legal guidance through a new help desk. Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon announced the new help desk is a first-of-its-kind partnership…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (550+ words) Talk about a nostalgia doubleheader. On Thursday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m., Edwardsville’s 117-year-old Wildey Theater, a historic vaudeville, music and movie theater, will host a premier viewing of a film about a historic roadway. “Route 66: Main Street of America,” had its world…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1230+ words) SPRINGFIELD — President Donald Trump has been the dominant political force within the Republican Party for more than a decade. But as Illinois GOP faithful gathered Thursday, Aug. 20, in Springfield for their annual day at the Illinois State Fair, their party’s…...

4+ week, 17+ hour ago   (102+ words) Chronicle Media A Chicago man has been charged in connnection with a woman’s murder on the city’s Northwest Side. Israel Vazquez, 58, a resident of the 3900 block of West Wellington Avenue, is charged with first-degree murder in the incident. Vazquez was…...