Chicago News
A man who was one of eight people injured in an explosion that tore through the top floor of a Chicago apartment building has died, and authorities have determined the blast resulted from an “ignition of natural gas."
Crime
After firefighters extinguished the blaze, police found the body of a fourth person who police believe had shot the others, who were all pronounced dead after being rushed to area hospitals.
Illinois Politics
State Sen. Emil Jones III pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of lying to the FBI and seeking a bribe to oppose legislation that would have required a statewide evaluation of red-light camera systems.
Preps
Major shakeups in Class 8A as 3 teams jump from the unranked into the Top 10. Catch up on the latest rankings of Illinois High School football teams in each class before tonight's games.
Crime
Four men were shot Thursday afternoon in the Douglas neighborhood, one block east of the City of Chicago Public Safety Headquarters.
Chicago Journal
Governor JB Pritzker has bailed out of a candidate forum that was to be hosted by the Daily Herald after its parent company printed campaign mailers critical of his policies that were sent to Illinois residents and paid for by a conservative PAC.
Chicago Journal
Dakota Access, a subsidiary of Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners, constructed the controversial $3.8 billion, 1,168-mile pipeline that cuts through North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa, ending in Illinois.
Chicago Journal
Shane Bieber pitched two-run ball into the eighth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Thursday night for a three-game series sweep.
Chicago Journal
Rookie Hayden Wesneski had an immaculate inning in his second major league start to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the skidding Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.
Chicago Journal
More than two dozen people have been charged with fraudulently obtaining pandemic relief money, including some who were inmates at the Will County Jail when they applied for and received loans through the program, and then used the money to bond out of jail on felony cases.
Chicago Journal
The Guardians (82-67) have won seven of their last eight games while reducing their magic number for winning the division to seven. By clinching the season series, Cleveland is assured of winning the division if it finishes tied with Chicago.
Cubs
Ian Happ hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Wednesday night.