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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Chicago, Illinois – Drivers across the south and southwest Chicago suburbs could feel 45 mph wind gusts before daybreak Friday, creating hazardous travel for the morning commute and lingering into...

A Hinsdale spa owner has been indicted on 64 felony counts, accused of secretly recording clients inside treatment rooms at his business. Police say hidden cameras, a recording device, and a hard drive were found at Reflexion Spa after a tip in December 2024, leading to a nearly yearlong investigation.

A mother says she just wants answers after she found her special needs son wandering miles away from his school when he was supposed to be in class.

CHICAGO - The two Democratic primary candidates for Cook County assessor sparred over their approach to reigning in property taxes and campaign contributions on Wednesday night’s Chicago Report Debate. Incumbent Assessor Fritz Kaegi is facing a primary challenge from Pat Hynes, the Lyons Township assessor and former...

Prayers are pouring in after a U.S. dance team was in a "horrific" crash on Thursday. A U.S. dance team from Chicago was involved in a horrific crash on Thursday morning. Two people are killed and three people are injured. The crash happened near 111th Street around 1:15 a.m. It was a ...

CHICAGO - Two Chicago men are facing felony charges after they allegedly stole catalytic converters from a north suburban business and were later linked to a larger stash of car parts found in the city. What we know:. Riverwoods police said officers were called around 3:28 p.m. on Jan. 23...

A suburban woman and a Chicago man are facing felony charges for allegedly stealing merchandise from two DuPage County stores and fleeing police in separate incidents just hours apart last week. Jehnyejah Moore, 22, of Woodridge, has been charged with retail theft (a Class 3 felony) and aggravated running and...

A Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old on the South Side last summer, authorities said, after his arrest this week across state lines in Indiana. Police identified the suspect as 40-year-old Juan Osorio. Chicago officers allege he repeatedly stabbed the victim...

The death of a Cook County jail inmate who was restrained after a fire broke out inside his cell late last year has been ruled a homicide, as a state investigation into whether jail personnel should be held responsible for his death continues. Martinez Duncan, 24, died on the evening...

Three men are facing felony burglary charges after sheriff’s police say they were caught in the act of breaking into freight railcars on Chicago’s Southwest Side late Thursday, following reports of shipping containers being pried open on a moving train near the 1200 block of West 74th Place. Officers say they found...