Robert Herguth

While the accused school board member helping oversee the elementary school district for Broadview, Maywood and Melrose Park has remained silent since the comments were made this month at a public school board meeting, the contractor has doubled down. "I stand by my work, I stand by my words," he…

And not just by the priest. Also by the Diocese of Joliet led by Bishop Ron Hicks, whose office essentially branded the accuser “a liar” despite evidence an incident occurred, according to a new lawsuit.

Michael Terzo recently appeared in court where it was announced he had been indicted. He's now charged with aggravated battery and unlawful restraint.

The owner of the Blackjacks gentlemen's club near Elgin says she has no plans for video gambling devices should the establishment first secure a coveted license to sell alcohol. But critics don't buy it, and records show the machines have proven lucrative for other local strip clubs.

While the victim's restaurant group is heavily involved in video gambling, he dismissed any notion the break-in was connected. Two others charged in the heist: prolific mob-linked thief Paul Koroluk, and Louis Capuzi, Jr., son of a late state legislator.

All told, 20 road projects totaling over $50 million likely won't get underway until 2026 as the Illinois Department of Transportation continues its investigation into Builders Paving LLC, which in turn has filed a lawsuit to try to force the agency to award contracts the company contends it's…

“Basically what did he do? Did he touch anybody or just watch a video?” Rabbi Moshe Yosef Unger said when asked why he sent a letter to a judge seeking leniency for former congregant Dovid Akiva Shenkman. Unger wrote to the court: "I am confident that he poses no danger to anyone."

State Sen. Napoleon Harris reimburses his campaign fund more than $23k over questionable expenses

The application by Blackjacks Gentlemen's Club near South Elgin comes more than a decade after it lost its liquor license around the time of a federal prosecution involving the business' previous operators on tax fraud and gambling charges.

Hillside's Builders Paving LLC was chosen for those road projects by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's administration even as the Illinois Department of Transportation has put a hold on new IDOT contracts to the construction group amid an internal investigation.