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"Riot Mike" Petryshyn, the founder of Riot Fest, is making some serious sacrifices to book John Stamos.
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"Riot Mike" Petryshyn, the founder of Riot Fest, is making some serious sacrifices to book John Stamos.
In a joint statement, organizers confirmed Stamos will "begrudgingly" join the festival "after over a decade of social media harassment from Riot Fest."
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, authorities arrested Williams on Thursday in Savannah, Georgia, where he will appear in federal court.
Michael Mollo Jr., of Oak Lawn, and Emil Kozeluh, of Palos Heights, are accused of clashing with police and storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Jay Johnston, who also starred in "Bob's Burgers," faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison after pleading guilty to civil disorder.
A Chicago man, Kevin Lyons, was charged with obstruction of an official proceeding, among other charges, and sentenced to 51 months in prison.
John Banuelos faces felony counts of civil disorder, entering a restricted grounds with a deadly weapon, carrying a firearm on Capitol grounds, and discharging a firearm on Capitol grounds.
Karol Chwiesiuk and his sister, Agnieszka, both were sentenced to 3 months home detention and 3 years probation for their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Joseph Pavlik pleaded guilty to two charges related to the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Shane Jason Woods, of downstate Auburn, is still facing a murder charge for a Skokie woman's death during a drunken crash in 2022.
Federal prosecutors said Daniel Leyden, 56, "helped set the mob's tone for the rest of January 6" when he helped rioters breach a police barricade.
According to the charges, Joseph Bierbrodt broke into the Capitol with his brother, and assaulted a police officer inside.
Prosecutors said James Robert Elliot "seemed to view himself as the star of a war movie" during the riot at the Capitol.
Some 900 people have been arrested in all 50 states in connection with the January 6th riots.
Agnieszka Chwiesiuk faces four federal charges.
Trudy Castle, of Chicago, and Kimberly DiFrancesco, of Elmhurst, both pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of misdemeanor parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol revealed new insight into what happened that day during its prime-time hearing Thursday night. Here are six things we learned from the first in a series of scheduled public hearings.
Matthew Bokoski wore a blue "Trump 2020" flag as a cape as he entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to surveillance camera footage.
The two brothers pleaded guilty last December to misdemeanor charges of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.
A federal judge said it is "more likely than not" that former President Trump illegally tried to impede official congressional proceedings on January 6. In the ruling, the judge ordered the release of emails from former Trump adviser John Eastman to the January 6 committee.
The Chicago office of the FBI is asking for help identifying a man wanted in connection with assaulting a federal officer during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
John Schubert was fined $1,500, and Amy Schubert was fined $2,000. Both also must serve 100 hours of community service, and pay $500 in restitution.
Multiple high schools in the Chicago area are holding walkout protests against ICE and immigration enforcement Friday.
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's administration cannot pull back $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, including Illinois, for now.
Chicago police are investigating two separate business break-ins in Lincoln Park that happened Friday morning.
Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water, with a rippling impact on the environment and public health.
Chicago police are investigating an overnight armed robbery at a 7-11 in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's administration cannot pull back $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, including Illinois, for now.
President Trump pardoned five former NFL players - one posthumously - for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
From Kat Abughazaleh to Jason Friedman, some surprising names lead in fundraising in Illinois' primary elections.
Members of the hemp industry in Chicago are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson veto a ban on most intoxicating hemp-derived products.
A judge dismissed charges against two men charged with assaulting ICE officers after the Justice Department said "newly discovered evidence" was "materially inconsistent" with the allegations.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
The Trump administration's new discounted drug platform isn't a game-changer for consumers, health care experts said.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
With his name now hanging in the rafters, former Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is helping the United Center with its major redevelopment.
A potential bidding war is taking shape for the Daily Herald, the newspaper of record for suburban Chicago.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
Kathryn Ruemmler is stepping down from her role as general counsel of financial giant Goldman Sachs after her name appeared in multiple emails released by the Justice Department in late January and early February as part of its massive trove of Epstein files.
Journalist Don Lemon and others have an arraignment hearing Friday for charges in connection to a protest at a Minnesota church whose pastor served as an ICE official.
A federal judge in Chicago is set to hear arguments that ICE made dozens of warrantless arrests in the Chicago area in violation of the Castanon Nava consent decree.
Meteorologist David Yeomans is tracking a warmup in Chicago.
Vince Gerasole has an inside look at Steppenwolf Theatre's "The Dance of Death."
A man was stabbed in the face while riding a CTA Green Line train on Thursday night.
It appears someone hacked into a Chicago Department of Transportation traffic sign in the Loop to display messages about President Trump and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water, with a rippling impact on the environment and public health.
Multiple high schools in the Chicago area are holding walkout protests against ICE and immigration enforcement Friday.
Two were hospitalized after being hit by a car in Hammond, Indiana, on Thursday night.
From Kat Abughazaleh to Jason Friedman, some surprising names lead in fundraising in Illinois' primary elections.
The move means the United States Environmental Protection Agency will no longer regulate greenhouse gases emitted from sources like cars, trucks and power plants.
CBS News Chicago is tracking what led to the death of an 8-year-old boy in Round Lake Beach and whether state officials were aware of any red flags before his murder.
This is due in part to the new "Big Beautiful Bill" and job cuts at the Internal Revenue Service.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
While their overall expectations might be much different, both the Cubs and White Sox are looking to make noticeable improvements in 2026 as they ramp up spring training in Arizona.
With his name now hanging in the rafters, former Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is helping the United Center with its major redevelopment.
After Iowa, Portage, and Gary joined the talks for the Bears' new stadium, leaders in Arlington Heights say this is now, more than ever, about keeping the team in Illinois.
Cade Horton, who won't have the innings restrictions like he did last year, when he still finished second in National League Rookie of the Year voting.
Payton Pritchard scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Chicago Bulls 124-105 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.
President Trump pardoned five former NFL players - one posthumously - for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
Authorities on Thursday released the first physical description of a male suspect wanted in connection with the Arizona disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
A man pleaded guilty Thursday to the murders of two brothers — both of them U.S. Marines — in Cicero, Illinois, more than three decades ago.
A man was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life in prison Wednesday for the murders of two men in an attempted robbery Chicago's Chinatown six years ago.
A Chicago man has been charged with robbing and beating a CTA passenger on board a Red Line train last fall.
