Tuesday, April 22, 2025

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usa-vs-edward-burke
  • by david hall
Ed Burke is asking for a new trial — with sentencing less than 3 weeks away

Prosecutors are expected to reveal on Monday how much time they think Burke should serve. His defense attorneys are also expected to make public the 'large volume of letters' they say they’ve received on his behalf.

crime
  • by david hall
Woman, 71, stabbed near Union Station in West Loop

The woman was in the 200 block of South Canal Street about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday when police say someone stabbed her. She's hospitalized in critical condition. A male suspect was taken into custody and charges were pending.

politics
  • by david hall
Budget balancing act? Pritzker signs $53.1 billion spending plan, dismisses Democratic discord

This year’s budget was no easy feat, and next year’s is expected to be even more challenging as the state nears a looming fiscal cliff.

city-hall
  • by david hall
Lithium battery fire worries push City Council committee to OK safety standards

Fires that erupt from the batteries are 'not like a regular flame,' said Patrick Cleary, president of the Chicago Fire Fighters Union, noting that 'even after they’re put out they can start to regenerate heat again and start up again, especially with cars.'