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Chicago Sees Steady, Significant Jobs Growth Month On Month
Jobs from health care to sales are all seeing increases in listings in the Chicago metro area.
Professional Sector Jobs Increased 2.9% Year Over Year In Chicago
Professional and business services jobs showed significant gains year over year in the Chicago metro area.
DeKalb Man Arrested After Allowing Teen To Drive, Crash Car
A 33-year-old DeKalb man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly allowing an underage relative to drive his car, which crashed and caused minor injuries to a 5-year-old.
NIU Football Team Headed To Florida For Orange Bowl
The Northern Illinois University football team and coaches were on their way to Miami on Wednesday morning, headed for their New Year’s Day matchup with Florida State in the Orange Bowl.
DeKalb Prosecutor Asks State Police To Investigate NIU Cops In Rape Case
The accused in that rape case is a former NIU police officer, Andrew Rifkin. He was charged with sexually assaulting a student last year and then fired by the NIU Police Department.
Suspect Held After Shots Are Fired Near Northern Illinois University
Police in DeKalb have arrested a suspect in connection with the firing of several shots off the campus of Northern Illinois University.
Winning First Day For Illinois Athletes At London Olympics
Three athletes with ties to the Chicago-area qualified for the medal rounds of their respective sports on Saturday at the 2012 Olympics in London.
Teacher Who Changed Athletes’ Grades Now Charged With Forgery
A woman on probation for changing the grades of football players at Antioch High School — where she was a teacher and her husband head coach — is now facing multiple counts of forgery for allegedly scamming her new employer.
Crash In DeKalb Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Critically Hurt
One man was killed and two other people were critically injured in a car crash early Sunday near the Northern Illinois University campus.
Police: Suspect Microwaved Someone Else’s Pee To Cheat Test
A man thought he could cheat a drug test by taking someone else’s urine sample, and heating it up in a microwave to make it appear to be his own fresh specimen.
Mom Fights For Benefits For Missing Son’s Young Daughter
Five years now after the disappearance of a 26-year-old DeKalb County man – and almost two years since a court declared him dead – his mother says she is fighting to keep Social Security death benefits for her son’s young daughter.
NIU Gives ‘All Clear’ After Bomb Threat
Police at Northern Illinois University have issued an “all clear” after responding to a bomb threat at a campus building.
Sycamore Attorney Accused Of Prostitution
A Sycamore attorney appeared in court this week on charges of prostitution.
NIU Frat House Condemned After Suspected Arson
A Northern Illinois University Fraternity house has been condemned, as fire officials look into a possible arson.
NIU Football Player Speaks Out About Shooting
Three days after he was released from the hospital, Northern Illinois University football player Devon Butler was back at school, talking about the shooting that left him critically wounded earlier this month.
NIU Football Player Speaks Out About Shooting
Three days after he was released from the hospital, Northern Illinois University football player Devon Butler was back at school, talking about the shooting that left him critically wounded earlier this month.
Free House For Police Officer In DeKalb
It looks like a police officer in DeKalb is going to get a free house. But there’s a catch.
Practice Canceled After NIU Football Player’s Shooting
Spring football practice is canceled at Northern Illinois University, as a Huskies football player remains critically wounded from a shooting.
Practice Canceled After NIU Football Player’s Shooting
Spring football practice is canceled at Northern Illinois University, as a Huskies football player remains critically wounded from a shooting.
NIU Murder Victim’s Remains Released To Family
It’s been several months since Antinette Keller was murdered near her Dekalb campus, and a court agreement Friday finally released much of her cremated remains to her family.
Most Popular News
- Boy, 17, Fatally Shot In Back Of The YardsA teenage boy was fatally shot in the South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood Tuesday evening, police said.147
- Police: Man Killed In Jump From Gold Coast BuildingA man jumped to his death early Tuesday from the Gold Coast high-rise building where he lived, authorities said.303
- Police: Man Touches Woman’s Leg At South Loop CTA StationPolice are looking for man who inappropriately touched a woman at a South Loop CTA station Tuesday morning.147
- Rapper Chief Keef Arrested In Georgia Hotel After Staff Smells MarijuanaChicago rapper Chief Keef makes no secret of his fondness for marijuana. The staff at the swanky LeMeridien Atlanta Perimeter hotel doesn’t share that fondness.144
- Florida Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Of Bears FanA Florida man has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a Bears fan who traveled to Jacksonville to see the Bears take on the Jaguars in October.619
- Man Critically Hurt In Jump From 3rd Floor Of HospitalA man was critically injured after attempting to jump from the window of a hospital Tuesday in the South Side Englewood neighborhood.201
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