Friday, March 14, 2025

Search results for keyword: Illinois found in 391 News.

chicago-corruption-trials
  • by david hall
'Unique' longtime jurist Virginia Kendall set to become next chief judge of Chicago's federal court

Kendall most recently made headlines with the two-year prison sentence she handed to former Ald. Edward M. Burke. Kendall's ascension and replacement of outgoing Chief Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer are dictated by law.

democracy
  • by david hall
Fewer Americans feel their vote matters. Would changing our primaries help?

Legal experts offer what might seem to be a startling take, saying partisan primaries might be keeping Americans from the voting booth.

outdoors
  • by david hall
Newly hatched piping plover chick presumed dead at Montrose Beach. ‘Much loved and will be missed’

Three chicks were confirmed at the nest of piping plovers Imani and Sea Rocket, but the fourth chick was missing under 'unknown circumstances,' the Chicago Piping Plovers group said.

suburban-chicago
  • by david hall
Family, friends mourn death of South Side pastor found in Des Plaines River: 'We just lost an amazing man'

Illinois State Police and the Chicago Police Department are investigating the Rev. Warren Beard's death. The Will County coroner's office will perform an autopsy Wednesday.