2 Suspects Dead After San Bernardino Shooting That Killed 14
Law enforcement officers in San Bernardino, Calif., killed two people suspected of killing 14 people and wounding 17 others in a shooting at the Inland Regional Center on Wednesday.
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Inmate Dies At Satellite Jail, Foul Play Not Suspected
Champaign County Sheriff's Dan Walsh says Toya Frazier 45, of Savoy, was found not breathing in her cell early Tuesday evening, and later pronounced dead at Carle Hospital. Sheriff Dan Walsh believes that a medical issue is the likely cause, but Illinois State Police will investigate the matter. A preliminary autopsy didn't reveal a cause of death.
FARM Illinois Sees Growth Potential In Illinois Agriculture Over Next Decade
Agriculture is already big business in Illinois, but the group FARM Illinois is planning for even bigger growth over the next decade. Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline talked with FARM Illinois Project Director Leland Strom.
Piano Played At Lincoln’s Wedding To Be Restored in Champaign
One of the nation's most historical instruments is getting back in working order. Restoring a piano played at the wedding of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln is expected to take six months and cost $17,000.
Leaders Meeting: They Came, They Spoke, They Did Not Agree
With Illinois in its sixth month without a budget, the state's top political leaders met Tuesday in Springfield. It was the first time they'd all gotten together in months. Was anything accomplished?
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Candidate, Former Prosecutor Zopp Denounces Laquan McDonald Delay
A former prosecutor in the Cook County State's Attorney's office says it took far too long to investigate the shooting death of Chicago teen Laquan McDonald at the hands of a white police officer. That prosecutor happens to be running for U.S. Senate.
Chicago Police Superintendent McCarthy Fired
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy has been fired after widespread criticism for his handling of a high-profile shooting of a black teenager that led to white officer being charged with first degree murder. Protesters have been calling for McCarthy's dismissal.
Standoff In Rantoul Ends In Apparent Suicide
Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup said Jacob K. Morrissey, 26, Mahomet, was pronounced dead at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday. A report from the Champaign County Sheriff says Morrissey appears to have shot himself while in the attic of a Rantoul home late Monday night.
Illinois Sec. of State Remembers Montgomery Bus Boycott
Jesse White, Illinois' longtime Secretary of State, was a student at Alabama State College (now Alabama State University) in Montgomery during the 1950s, and took part in the bus boycott combatting segregation on city buses.
UIC Suspect Arrested In University of Chicago Threat
The University of Illinois at Chicago says a student living off campus, 21-year old Jabari R. Dean, is in custody related to a threat at the University of Chicago Monday. It led to the school canceling all classes and activities scheduled for Monday on its main campus. Dean is charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce.
