On Nov. 1, 2012, a 19-year-old college freshman attended a pledge party for a fraternity at Northern Illinois University. The following day, he was found dead with a blood alcohol…
On Jan. 26 at approximately 3:00 a.m., two Chicago-area women were killed in a car crash. The police investigation suggests that an SUV in which the victims were traveling was…
The Illinois State Senate recently approved legislation allowing same-sex marriages in the state. The matter has now been passed to the Illinois House of Representatives for consideration. The state of…
On the evening of Feb. 8, a tractor trailer bound for Granite City overturned, spilling 40,000 pounds of coal off an exit ramp onto Interstate 55-70 below. The complex car…
Some divorce proceedings are smooth and end in good relations between the ex-partners. However, some divorces are so traumatic that they leave behind only anger and pain. That type of…
In 2011, an advisory committee in Illinois recommended a change in the method used to calculate child support. Illinois officials apparently are not willing to act as quickly as the…