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Lasso Catches Up to Escaped Bull
Lasso Catches Up
to Escaped Bull
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Sep 6, 2024 2:55 PM CDT

Lasso Catches Up to Escaped Bull

Six men on horseback chase fugitive for hours in Illinois

(Newser) - A bull that escaped from an Illinois farm spent hours on the run before men on horseback finally lassoed the animal in a scene straight out of the Old West. The bull was captured Thursday evening after the McHenry County Sheriff's Office warned in a Facebook post around 4:...

DNC Marks a Symbolic Passing of the Torch

President Biden and first lady to speak on Monday's opening night

(Newser) - The Democratic National Convention kicking off Monday in Chicago is more noteworthy than usual, coming just four weeks after President Biden shuttered his campaign and made way for Vice President Kamala Harris to ascend to the top of Democrats' ticket, per the AP . Up until a month ago, Biden had...

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Had a Rough Monday

No injuries after famous giant hot dog crashes into car, overturns on Illinois highway

(Newser) - It's not exactly a car that crashed this week on an Illinois highway: The Chicago Tribune reports that an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile—one of the company's 23-foot-long nomadic vehicles shaped like a giant hot dog—rolled over a little past 11am local time on Monday after it hit...

Bodycam Video Shows Deputy Shoot Woman After Pot Boiled

Sean Grayson has been indicted in the death of Sonya Massey

(Newser) - Sonya Massey ducked and apologized to an Illinois sheriff's deputy only seconds before he shot her three times in her own home, as seen in body camera video released Monday. The video's release came days after a grand jury indicted former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson...

Prosecutors: Deputy Shot Woman Over Pot of Hot Water

Sean Grayson, now fired, said he feared for his safety when he shot Sonya Massey

(Newser) - The Illinois deputy charged with murdering a woman who called 911 shot her in the face after she handled a pot of steaming water, which he viewed as a threat, prosecutors say. Sean Grayson of the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office in Springfield, Illinois, is facing three counts of murder...

Deputy Charged With Murder of Woman Who Called 911

Illinois trooper responding to a call about a possible intruder killed Sonya Massey

(Newser) - A sheriff's deputy in Illinois who fatally shot a woman inside her home after she called 911 about a possible intruder has been charged with murder, reports the AP . Deputy Sean Grayson was indicted on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm in the death of...

Dam Breached in Illinois Flooding
Dam Breached
in Illinois Flooding
Jul 16, 2024 2:14 PM CDT

Dam Breached in Illinois Flooding

Hundreds have been evacuated in Nashville

(Newser) - Hundreds of people in a southern Illinois town were ordered to evacuate Tuesday as water rolled over the top of a dam, just one perilous result of severe weather that raged through Midwest overnight with relentless rain and tornadoes and hit the Chicago area especially hard. Hundreds of thousands of...

Chicago's Long Holiday Weekend Was a Brutal One

More than 100 people were shot, and 19 were killed

(Newser) - The four-day holiday weekend was an especially violent one in Chicago:
  • Big numbers: The Chicago Sun-Times counts 105 people shot from Thursday through Sunday, and 19 of those victims were killed. That's up from 73 shootings and 11 fatalities during last year's four-day weekend for the Fourth, per
...

They Picked the Wrong Spot for a Soccer Field

Sinkhole opens up in Illinois park above limestone mine

(Newser) - A giant sinkhole has swallowed the center of a soccer complex that was built over an operating limestone mine in southern Illinois, taking down a large light pole and leaving a gaping chasm where squads of kids often play. The good news is that no injuries were reported after the...

He Just Got a New Kidney, No Anesthesia or Opioids Needed

John Nicholas underwent an 'awake' transplant surgery at Northwestern: 'Very surreal'

(Newser) - Usually, a kidney transplant patient at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spends two to three days after the procedure recuperating in the Chicago medical center before being sent home. John Nicholas was back in his own bed the next day, partly thanks to surgeons operating on him using an uncommon "awake"...

Tribe Could Get Land Stolen by US Government Back

Terms of 1829 treaty remain in effect

(Newser) - Some 175 years after the US government stole land from the chief of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation while he was away visiting relatives, Illinois may return it to the tribe. Nothing ever changed the 1829 treaty that Chief Shab-eh-nay signed with the US to preserve for him a reservation...

Tragedy Strikes Family on Their Way to Vacation

Missouri girl, 8, dies after falling ill on SkyWest flight bound for Chicago; cause of death isn't clear

(Newser) - An 8-year-old Missouri girl flying to Chicago with her family for vacation died after getting sick while in the air. The child, IDed as Sydney Weston of Carl Junction, "suddenly became ill and then unresponsive in flight," the Peoria County Coroner's Office said Thursday in an online...

3 Deputies, Suspect Shot in Illinois Gated Community

'This individual had threatened not only suicide, but homicide,' sheriff says

(Newser) - Three sheriff's deputies were shot Wednesday while responding to a northern Illinois home, and the suspect was also wounded, authorities said. Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said the deputies were responding to a report that someone inside the home in the Lost Lake gated community near Dixon was threatening...

As Texas Bakes, a New Weather Warning for Oklahoma

More twisters may be headed to Sooner State, while heat index in Texas hovers near 120 degrees

(Newser) - Forecasters are warning of another day of heightened risk of dangerous tornadoes in the Midwest on Saturday and telling people in South Texas it may feel like close to 120 degrees Fahrenheit almost four weeks before summer starts. The weather service in Oklahoma compared the day to "a gasoline-soaked...

How the Illinois Mass Stabbing Unfolded

Police say Christian Soto killed 4 people, including letter carrier, 15-year-old girl

(Newser) - A 22-year-old man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in a frenzied stabbing and beating rampage that left four people dead in a matter of minutes in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Christian Soto is also charged with seven counts of attempted murder and home...

4 Killed in Illinois Mass Stabbing
4 Killed in Illinois
Mass Stabbing
Mar 27, 2024 7:15 PM CDT

4 Killed in Illinois Mass Stabbing

Rockford's police chief says motive for 'heinous crime' is unknown

(Newser) - Four people were killed and five were hurt in stabbings in northern Illinois on Wednesday, authorities said. A suspect is in police custody and was being questioned Wednesday afternoon, according to Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd. She said: "We have four individuals who are deceased. We have one that'...

129K Kids in Chicago Exposed to Lead in Water
68% of Kids
in Chicago
Exposed to
Lead in Water
NEW STUDY
Mar 19, 2024 7:33 AM CDT

68% of Kids in Chicago Exposed to Lead in Water

That's 129K children under 6, researchers say

(Newser) - More than two-thirds of kids aged 5 or younger in Chicago are exposed to lead in drinking water, which can mean many harmful consequences, according to a new study. The Guardian previously analyzed 24,000 city water tests, finding water from a third of homes contained lead above 5 parts...

5 Killed in Illinois School Bus Crash

3 kids, 2 adults were killed when bus collided with semitruck

(Newser) - Five people, including three children, were killed Monday after a school bus and semitruck collided on a highway in western Illinois, authorities said. The bus was traveling eastbound on Illinois Route 24 when it crossed the center line into the westbound lanes and the path of the semitruck. Both vehicles...

Trump's Lawyers File Quick Appeal of Illinois Ruling

Other states' ballot cases already are before the Supreme Court

(Newser) - An Illinois judge who decided Wednesday that Donald Trump's name shouldn't be on the state's Republican primary ballot put her ruling on hold until Friday to give the former president a chance to appeal it. He didn't need that long. Late Wednesday night, minutes before midnight,...

Illinois Removes Judge Who Reversed Rape Conviction

Robert Adrian abused his position, oversight body says

(Newser) - An Illinois judge whose decision to reverse the conviction of a man he found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl drew outrage has been removed from the bench. The Illinois Courts Commission found that Adams County Judge Robert Adrian circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct, the AP reports. The...

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