Just Cause Create Joy gears up for holiday gift drive
Local nonprofit, Just Cause Create Joy, sponsors hundreds of children during the holiday season to provide them and their families with gifts and essentials.
Illinois lawmaker pushes for 'The Wadee Resolution' one year after tragic stabbing of 6-year-old
An Illinois congresswoman is calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring ‘The Wadee Resolution’ to a vote.
Illinois lawmaker pushes for ‘The Wadee Resolution’ one year after child's murder
An Illinois congresswoman is calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring ‘The Wadee Resolution’ to a vote.
Plainfield students compete in 'Shark Tank'-style challenge as part of new entrepreneurship program
Plainfield is fostering the next generation of entrepreneurs, with 80 high school students already on the path to success.
Illinois students compete in 'Shark Tank'-style challenge as part of new entrepreneurship program
Plainfield is fostering the next generation of entrepreneurs, with 80 high school students already on the path to success.
'The Wadee Resolution' passes US Senate
Wadee Alfayoumi, 6, was stabbed to death in a hate crime in Plainfield last year.
Plainfield boy's death at the center of congressional hearing on hate crimes
The Senate Judiciary Committee convened its first-ever congressional hearing on anti-Palestinian hate crimes on Tuesday, placing a spotlight on the tragic death of Wadea Al-Fayoumi, a 6-year-old boy from Plainfield, Illinois.
National hate crime hearing spotlights murder of local boy
Prosecutors said 6-year-old Wadea Al Fayoume was stabbed to death in Plainfield last year in an attack motivated by hate. The landlord accused of killing the boy is facing charges.
Funeral planned for slain Plainfield gymnast Kara Welsh
Kara Welsh, a Plainfield native and standout gymnast, was killed earlier this month in her off-campus apartment near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Funeral planned for slain Plainfield gymnast Kara Welsh
Kara Welsh, a Plainfield native and standout gymnast, was killed earlier this month in her off-campus apartment near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Plainfield School District reaches hazing settlement
The Plainfield School District agreed to pay $415,000 to settle a hazing lawsuit. The district admits no wrongdoing in the agreement. The lawsuit alleged that the high school's football coaches knew athletes were being hazed.
New details emerge in Kara Welsh murder
The Illinois man suspected of killing UW-Whitewater gymnast Kara Welsh said she grabbed his gun during an argument and he shot Welsh fearing for his own life. Welsh was shot eight times.
Kara Welsh murder: Illinois man accused of killing gymnast near UW-Whitewater
An Illinois man is expected to be charged in the fatal shooting of Kara Welsh, a national gymnastics champion, in an apartment near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus, police said.
Kara Welsh murder: Illinois man accused of killing gymnast near UW-Whitewater
An Illinois man is expected to be charged in the fatal shooting of Kara Welsh, a national gymnastics champion, in an apartment near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus, police said.
Community mourns suburban gymnast fatally shot near UW-Whitewater: 'Her loss is going to be felt forever'
The community of Plainfield is mourning the loss of a standout gymnast who was tragically killed while away at college in Wisconsin.
Plainfield community mourns loss of star gymnast Kara Welsh, killed in Wisconsin
The community of Plainfield is mourning the loss of a standout gymnast who was tragically killed while away at college in Wisconsin. Tributes are now pouring in for Kara Welsh, who leaves behind her parents and a sister.
Suburban community mourns the loss of Wisconsin gymnast
The Plainfield community is mourning the loss of one of their own.
Plainfield gymnast killed in Wisconsin shooting
There is heartbreak ahead of the fall semester at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Classmates are mourning after a star gymnast was shot and killed.
UW-Whitewater student fatally shot off-campus
Plainfield native Kara Welsh was shot to death in Whitewater, Wisconsin where she attended school. Welsh was a gymnast going into her senior year.
Investigation launched after UW-Whitewater student fatally shot off-campus
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater community is grieving the loss of Kara Welsh, a 21-year-old student from Plainfield who died in an off-campus shooting on Friday.