Thursday, February 5, 2026

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news
  • by david hall
Four 'plucked' from Lake Michigan after Jet Ski accident near Monroe Harbor

None of the four adults was injured in the accident, which happened about 1:45 p.m. Monday, according to officials.

health
  • by david hall
Northwestern surgeons perform one of the first 'awake' kidney transplant surgeries

Doctors used a spinal anesthetic to numb the patient from the chest down, eliminating the use of narcotics and general anesthesia, cutting recovery time. The patient, John Nicholas, was released within 24 hours of the procedure.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Wrongful convictions unit failed to look into possible police misconduct in murder case, confidential report concludes

Nancy Adduci, former director of the Cook County state's attorney's Conviction Integrity Unit, had said she found nothing wrong with the prosecution of Kevin Jackson for the murder of another man at a West Side gas station in 2001.

usa-vs-edward-burke
  • by david hall
Chicago's once-powerful Ed Burke faces sentencing Monday, 'very humbling' days could be ahead

Nearly a decade has passed since an Illinois politician as significant as Burke faced sentencing at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. The need to send a message to others is sure to be on the judge’s mind when she makes her decision.