Monday, February 9, 2026

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crime
  • by david hall
Lockport man pleads not guilty to hate crime, other charges in shooting of neighbor

John Shadbar, 70, is accused of shooting his neighbor with an assault rifle May 7. Prosecutors allege Shadbar acted because the victim, Melissa Robertson, who is white, had Black children. Robertson survived and is recovering.

health
  • by david hall
Zantac did not cause Brookfield woman's colon cancer, Cook County jury rules

Jurors deliberated for just over four hours from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning. The three-week trial — a first of thousands of similar cases nationwide to appear before a jury — wrapped up Wednesday.

Finance and economics
  • by david hall
Brazil, India and Mexico are taking on China’s exports

To avoid an economic shock, they are pursuing a strange mix of free trade and protectionism

health
  • by david hall
Cancer causer or heartburn healer? Lawyers make closing pitches in first jury trial over Zantac cancer claims

The trial — a first for thousands of similar cases across the country to make it to a jury — has lasted three weeks. The jury of nine women and three men will now deliberate over whether the heartburn drug caused an 89-year-old Brookfield woman's colon cancer.