The Latest Breaking News from IL

Dear Abby: Now that Mom has dementia, sisters tell me to ‘get over’ her failings

Oldest child had to care for the others while their mother drank too much, smoked pot and did nothing to protect them from their father’s verbal and physical abuse.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 8, 2023

Braidwood opener, lakefront coho, LaSalle prospects lead this week’s Midwest Fishing Report

A packed opener at Braidwood Lake, ongoing coho around Chicago fishing and prospects for the LaSalle Lake opener lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 7, 2023

Dear Abby: Friend offended when I rebuke her misbehaving child

Young passenger was marking up a car window with her shoes, and the driver asked her to stop.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 7, 2023

Dear Abby: Two tall men look down on comments about their height

Towering father and son have had enough of questions about their measurements, their basketball skills and their appetites.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 28, 2023

Congress zeroes in on China — as economic and security threats loom

The new House select committee looking at the strategic relationship between the U.S. and China holds its first hearing Tuesday night. Lawmakers from both parties are teaming up on bills as well.

WEKU · Feb 28, 2023

Dear Abby: Wife is leaving because I hurt her, but I can’t lose my family

Prayer and Bible study is helping man who wants his wife and children back.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 25, 2023

Dear Abby: Stepdaughter left me out of planning for her quinceañera

As a Mexican American married into a Caucasian family, the teen’s stepmom is heartbroken she didn’t get to to teach her the cultural significance of her 15th birthday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 24, 2023

Dear Abby: My ex’s refusal to pay child support angers my fiance

The 9-year-old daughter wants both her dad and her future stepdad to join her at holidays, but the bitter groom-to-be refuses to participate.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 23, 2023

Northwestern at Illinois Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Northwestern at Illinois preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Wednesday, February 23

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 23, 2023

Dear Abby: My hoarding, narcissistic, alcoholic husband left, and I miss him

He’s living with another woman now, but his jilted wife wonder if he’ll be back.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 22, 2023