Viral: 102-year-old retired teacher casts her mail-in ballot in full protective gear

A photo of a 102-year-old woman seen dropping off her ballot, fully decked out in protective gear has gone viral, as it’s served as a message for everyone to vote by any means necessary. 

'Cheer' star Jerry Harris arrested on child porn charges

According to the complaint, Harris admitted to the crimes during an interview after FBI agents raided his home in the Chicago suburb of Naperville on Monday.

Jacob Blake shares message from hospital bed: 'A lot more life to live out there'

Jacob Blake, the Black man who was shot by Kenosha police, shared a message from his hospital bed on Saturday: "Every 24 hours, it's pain, it's nothing but pain. It hurts to breathe, it hurts to sleep, it hurts to move from side to side, it hurts to eat."

Man charged with aggravated battery after striking police officer with skateboard

A Columbia College student was ordered held on $20,000 bail Monday for allegedly hitting a Chicago police officer over the head with a skateboard during Saturday’s protest in the Loop.

Parents of 2-year-old cancer patient speak out after looters ransack Ronald McDonald House in Chicago

The Chicago Ronald McDonald House, where families of hospitalized children stay, was targeted Sunday night when looters smashed the door and broke windows, preventing a 2-year-old with cancer from leaving, his parents told "Fox & Friends" Friday.

Museum says 'Dukes of Hazzard' car with Confederate flag to stay

Statues of Confederate generals and soldiers are being taken down across the country, NASCAR has banned the flag from its races and the Confederate emblem is being removed from the Mississippi state flag.

Nigerian man charged with cyber fraud against US companies

Olalekan Jacob Ponle, 29, originally of Lagos, Nigeria, was arrested last month in the United Arab Emirates, where he was living, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago

Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored charges in Chicago

Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself last year in Chicago and falsely reporting to police that the phony attack was real.

Unique Illinois privacy law leads to $550M Facebook settlement of a class-action lawsuit

Privacy advocates hail Illinois' strict biometric privacy law as the nation's strongest form of protection in the commercial use of such data, and it has survived ongoing efforts by the tech industry and other businesses to weaken it.

High water levels are wreaking havoc in the Great Lakes, swamping communities

Rita Alton has an unusual morning routine these days: Wake up. Get dressed. Go outside to see if her house is closer to tumbling down an 80-foot (24.4-meter) cliff into Lake Michigan.

13 wounded in shooting at Chicago memorial for slain person

The shooting stemmed from a dispute at the memorial party, Chief of Patrol Fred Waller said at a news conference. He said shots were first fired just after 12:30 a.m. The party was being held in honor of someone who was killed in April.

TMZ: Rapper Juice Wrld dead after seizure in Chicago airport

Rapper Juice Wrld has died after suffering a seizure in a Chicago airport, TMZ has reported. He was 21 years ago.