Illinois college fires professor charged in Iowa shootings
Harper College in suburban Chicago has fired a professor charged in Iowa with shooting at vehicles earlier this month.
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Bald eagle sightings increasing along Mississippi River
Locks and dams along the Mississippi River in Illinois, Missouri and Iowa are seeing more bald eagle sightings.
Saint Paul signs pact to address climate change
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says 10 more cities have joined Chicago's effort to address climate change after President Donald Trump said the U.S. will pull out of the Paris climate accord.
Chicago police: Minnesota couple made false robbery report
Chicago police say a man and woman from suburban Minneapolis falsely claimed they were robbed at knifepoint of a $12,000 engagement ring and other items.
Officials urge safety as firearm deer-hunting season starts
Illinois officials are offering safety tips as firearm deer-hunting season gets underway this weekend.
Iowan who shouted 'arrest me' to Illinois officer sentenced
A 35-year-old Iowa man who shouted "arrest me" to Illinois State Police during a traffic stop has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison on a federal gun charge.
Chicago man charged in fatal beating posted on Facebook
A Chicago man is being held without bond in the fatal beating of another man that someone videotaped on a cellphone and later posted on Facebook.
Still-active, suburban Chicago writer to turn 110
A still-active writer from suburban Chicago who has written 11 self-published books and plans others is turning 110.
Union raises $4,000 for Amtrak officer charged with murder
The Amtrak police union has raised thousands of dollars to help one of its officers who was charged with first-degree murder after he fatally shot an unarmed Minneapolis man running away from him at Chicago's Union Station.
Man pleads guilty for threatening people who downloaded porn
A former Chicago lawyer who threatened to sue thousands of people who downloaded pornographic video pleaded guilty to fraud charges.
