News Stories from August 8, 2022
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Study connects climate hazards to 58% of infectious diseases
Aug 8, 2022 8:15 PM - A new study finds climate hazards aggravate more than half of the known diseases that infect people
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Amid FOP endorsements, Bailey blames crime on Pritzker, who calls him a 'hypocrite'Aug 8, 2022 7:57 PM - Two police union endorsements buoy Darren Bailey to blame J.B. Pritzker, Kim Foxx and Lori Lightfoot for crime and call for a statewide prosecutor. Pritkzer calls Bailey a "hypocrite."
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4-year-old who was pulled from pool diesAug 8, 2022 7:18 PM - A 4-year-old Johnsburg boy died Monday afternoon, two days after he was pulled from a Richmond pool.
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Parents of Christopher Vaughn sue Will County prosecutor
Aug 8, 2022 7:04 PM - The ongoing effort to free an Oswego man convicted of murdering his wife and three children spilled into federal court for the first time Monday, when the parents of Christopher Vaughn filed a lawsuit against Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow and others.
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Gabby Petito's family files claim alleging police failed her
Aug 8, 2022 6:46 PM - Gabby Petito's family has notified Utah officials that they plan to file a wrongful death lawsuit alleging police failed to recognize she was in a life-threatening situation last year when they investigated a fight between her and her boyfriend
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GOP to appoint new state House candidate after Bruzan Taylor bows outAug 8, 2022 6:30 PM - DuPage County Republican Party leaders will pick a new candidate to run against Democratic incumbent Janet Yang Rohr in the 41st Illinois House District this fall.
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Man charged with sexually assaulting, killing teen girl in AuroraAug 8, 2022 6:23 PM - An Aurora man is accused of sexually assaulting, then fatally stabbing a teenage girl last week
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Two motorcyclists injured in Elk Grove Village crashAug 8, 2022 5:53 PM - Two motorcyclists were injured in a crash involving another vehicle Sunday in Elk Grove Village, authorities said Monday.
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Local artist's work on display at Des Plaines libraryAug 8, 2022 5:51 PM - The Des Plaines Public Library is hosting an exhibition of paintings on silk by Rhonda Popko, president of the Des Plaines Art Guild.
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Father, son who shot Ahmaud Arbery get additional life sentences for hate crime
Aug 8, 2022 5:47 PM - The white father and son who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia neighborhood each received a second life prison sentence Monday -- for committing federal hate crimes, months after getting their first for murder -- at a hearing that brought a close to more than two years of criminal proceedings.
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