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Unlicensed dentist who gave patients fake braces appears in court
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (CBS) – A woman accused of performing dental work on patients without a license went before a suburban Cook County judge on Tuesday.It was the first time CBS 2 has seen Monica Davis since complaints about her were first exposed. The self-proclaimed dentist was charged with three felonies, but Illinois wasn't the only state she was facing legal trouble in.Monica Davis paced the hallway of a Cook County criminal courthouse on Tuesday, waiting for her case to be called. She turned herself in to Schaumburg police last week after learning investigators received complaints about her suburban dental...
Associate of suspected Chicago cop killer ordered held on felony gun charges
Caschaus Tate, 20, was ordered detained Tuesday afternoon by a Cook County judge after being arrested Friday for allegedly trying to get rid of Officer Luis Huesca's stolen gun. According to prosecutors, members of the Great Lakes Regional Task Force and the Chicago Police Department's Investigative Response Team went to...
Individual steals $115K in property from Oak Park residence
Someone broke into an Oak Park residence between April 26 and April 27 on the 800 block of Lake Street and stole an estimated $115,850 worth of money and property. The individual stole a Goyard wallet containing credit and debit cards, a driver’s license, other identification and money. The person also stole a Cartier money clip, a silver watch and two sets of keys, which they used to steal the Oak Park resident’s black 2024 Audi A8 from the garage.
Teenager shot in foot at Scoville Park
A teenager was shot in the foot at Scoville Park just after 7 p.m. Tuesday. The teenager was transported to Loyola University Medical Center, but has non-life threatening injuries, according to Dan Yopchick, the village’s chief communications officer. He is in stable condition. The Oak Park Fire Department and...
Chicago weather: Sunshine today but storms are possible tonight
CHICAGO - Expect sunny skies today with highs in the mid 70s. Decaying storms will be moving into Chicagoland tonight, with rain and a few storms until about 7 a.m. Wednesday. Highs tomorrow will be in the upper 70s with clearing conditions. The chance for rain and storms is back...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Redirects $80M in Pandemic Relief to Social Programs and Extended Basic Income
Mayor Brandon Johnson is shaking up Chicago's financial plan, redirecting $80 million of federal pandemic relief funds to bolster social programs, including a push to extend the city's basic income initiative. With a chunk of the $1.9 billion received by the city from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) sitting idle, Johnson's moves aim to speed up the allocation of these critical funds before looming federal deadlines, as reported by the Chicago Business Journal.
New report lists 5 Illinois cities among worst to get high in across the US
Illinois is dominating a new report about the best places to blaze it up across the country – but not how you might think. Recreational cannabis was legalized for adult use in different states in 2023 and to catalog the growth of cannabis tourism, LawnStarter’s latest report ranks the Best Cities to Get Stoned in 2024.
After 3 years, state poised to enforce law aiming to end lending discrimination
In 1977, then-President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Community Reinvestment Act, a federal law that sought to wipe away the last vestiges of racial discrimination and redlining in America’s home mortgage industry. The idea was simple. By requiring lenders – primarily banks – to make credit available in...
6 months after Illinois ended cash bail, jail populations are down as courts settle into new patterns
In one of the most serious cases on the detention hearing call at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on a day earlier this month, a judge ordered a teen jailed pending trial after he was accused of shooting a woman in the neck during an attempted carjacking. “It’s difficult for the court to come to the finding that an 18-year-old is so dangerous,” said Cook County Judge William Fahy. “I ...
Golf Fans Sound Off After LIV Golf Announces Championship Will Be Held At Public Course Near Chicago
LIV Golf, a league that pays out millions if not billions of dollars to its golfers, is taking their championship to the distinguished, historic course of Bolingbrook Golf Club in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Haven't heard of it? That's because it's not up there with the well-known courses like Augusta National or TPC Sawgrass. It's actually "down there" with the "insert-nicest-public-golf-course-near-you-here." Yeah, LIV Golf has tapped a public golf course for their individual golf championship later this year. https://twitter.com/livgolf_league/status/1785308542934917349 Notice that they said "Chicago is the destination" in the post announcing the location of their tournament. In reality, Bolingbrook Golf Club is over an hour from...
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