Dozens shot in Chicago, 5 murdered over holiday weekend

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Former "Windy City Rehab" co-star Donovan Eckhardt is suing HGTV’s parent company and the production studio behind the popular home remodeling series, claiming defamation and emotional distress brought on by what he alleges was a "humiliating" and "villain" portrayal during the second season of the show. The ex-business partner, contractor and developer associate of series co-star, Alison Victoria, filed a suit in Illinois’ Cook County Circuit Court on Monday against Discovery Inc.

Chicago West is 3 years old! Kim Kardashian and Kanye West‘s daughter turned a year old on Friday, and got the sweetest birthday messages from her famous family. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star posted a slideshow of photos and video of “My Chi Chi princess,” along with a special note.

Chicago West is 3 years old! Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter turned a year old on Friday, and got the sweetest birthday messages from her famous family. The star posted a slideshow of photos and video of «My Chi Chi princess,» along with a special note.«Today you are three!!! You have the sweetest little high voice that I could listen to all day! You bring so much magic into all of our lives.

Warning: This post contains spoilers from the Wednesday, January 6, episode of Chicago Fire.

The Illinois man accused of saying he would "kill any mother------- Democrat" at the end of December allegedly had a history of leaving "hateful and threatening" messages for members of Congress over the course of several years, recently released court papers state. Louis Capriotti was arrested Tuesday for leaving a voicemail message for a U.S.

Michael Cusack was an athlete with Down syndrome who won a gold medal in freestyle swimming at the first Special Olympics in 1968.While growing up in Chicago, Cusack began participating in a sports program for children with intellectual disabilities. He was the first student to join the program, impressing his coaches with his athletic abilities and inspiring others to join.

Billy Connolly 's hilarious verdict on what he thought would happen if Donald Trump ever ended up as president.

A Chicago man accused of killing three people and wounding at least four others in Saturday’s shooting spree posted bizarre videos online leading up to the rampage, according to reports on Sunday.  The suspect, Jason Nightengale, 32, was shot and killed by police following the shooting spree that stretched from Chicago to Evanston, Ill. He apparently chose his victims at random.

John Reilly, a longtime veteran of the soap opera world who also had a long career on several other primetime shows, as well, has died. He was 84 years old.

R. Kelly broke his silence when he shared one of his hit songs while incarcerated on his birthday.

A woman who was held hostage during a shooting spree Saturday that stretched from Chicago to Evanston, Ill., reportedly died early Sunday, potentially bringing the death toll from the rampage to five – including the suspect – according to reports. At least two other people, and possibly a third, were critically wounded, reports said.The shooting of a 15-year-old girl was still being investigated, according to police.

The Archdiocese of Chicago has asked a well-known activist priest to step aside after receiving an allegation that he sexually abused a minor more than 40 years ago. A letter from Cardinal Blase Cupich urged parishioners at St.

Aaron Sorkin’s acclaimed and increasingly relevant political drama The Trial of the Chicago 7, which revolves around the raucous trial of a group of protesters accused of disrupting the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention, took a leading four awards including Best Picture at the just concluded 25th annual Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival. If past winners at this Italian fest are any indication, the victories should give the Netflix film a boost stateside during Oscar season.

A suburban Chicago man allegedly located and pursued his own stolen vehicle early Sunday, confronting two 17-year-olds in a parking lot before both of them were shot, one fatally, in a struggle. A 35-year-old man from Round Lake Beach, the owner of a black Chevrolet sedan he reported stolen several days prior, somehow located the vehicle in the area of Route 12 and Route 120 around 2:45 a.m.

A forceful winter storm plowed through the Midwestern U.S. on Tuesday, canceling hundreds of flights, shuttering coronavirus testing sites and creating impossible conditions for drivers.  The National Weather Service had issued winter storm advisories for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Illinois.  As the system traversed the Cornhusker State, Nebraska, the storm dumped more than 7 inches by Tuesday afternoon.

Dick Van Dyke was born and raised in Danville, Illinois, and in celebration of Christmas the iconic “Mary Poppins” star sent a video message praising his hometown.

At least seven people were killed – including three on Christmas Day—during the extended holiday weekend in Chicago, reports said. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that three people were killed in South Chicago early Sunday in a shooting.The three fatalities on Christmas included a shooting victim in Gage Park.