An off-duty suburban Chicago police officer has shot and wounded three men after they allegedly beat him with a baseball bat and tried to rob him on Chicago's South Side.
Two local Black funeral directors, along with the Rev. Jesse Jackson, were among those who testified Thursday before a state task force that is analyzing how to better regulate cemeteries.
Four casinos want the judge presiding over Rod Blagojevich's corruption case to take control of a lawsuit that accuses the former governor of making deals to get campaign money for signing two bills to help racetracks.
