Severe weather threat returns to Chicago area; damaging winds, heavy downpours, hail possible
The threat of strong to severe storms returns to the Chicago area Tuesday, the NBC 5 Storm Team said, with the chance for winds gusting as high as 60 mph at times and heavy downpours as summer-like temperatures return to the forecast. "Get ready for some rain," NBC 5 Storm...
UIC sprinter killed in wrong-way crash on way to Mother’s Day visit: ‘The finish...
"She was definitely my champion and always will be," said Sariyah Watson's father, Antonio Watson.
CPD officer shot, critically injured at Swedish Hospital making progress; family ‘remaining hopeful’
Officer Crespo's sister says their family is rallying around the 21-year CPD veteran, lifelong Chicagoan, and doting uncle by raising money for his medical and future expenses.
Oak Brook teen caused deadly crash, sped over 100 mph, prosecutors allege
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. - A 17-year-old boy was charged in connection with a west suburban crash that killed a couple back in March. Francesco Rendina, 17, of Oak Brook, was charged with two counts of reckless homicide, a felony, and was prohibited from driving by a judge, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s
Cop Appears To Yell ‘I’ll Kill You’ Before Fatally Shooting Man Fleeing Traffic Stop,...
HUMBOLDT PARK — Body-camera footage released Friday by the city’s police watchdog agency appears to show a Chicago police officer threatening to kill a fleeing driver seconds before firing six shots into his passenger side window and killing him. The March 9 shooting in the 800 block of...
Richton Park Man Charged After Automatic Gun Seized On Lincoln Highway
A 24-year-old Richton Park man is facing serious gun charges after Cook County sheriff’s police say a traffic stop on Lincoln Highway in Chicago Heights turned up a loaded handgun converted to fire automatically. Investigators with the Organized Crime Division say they pulled over a Dodge Charger last Tuesday evening a
Passenger dies on flight from Chicago’s Midway Airport to Mexico, airline says
A passenger died on a flight from Chicago to Mexico over the weekend, the airline said in a statement.
Uber driver killed in Garfield Park remembered as fun-loving and spontaneous: ‘He always said...
In a statement on Friday, Uber said it would support police in their efforts to bring those responsible to justice.
Suburban Chicago woman accused of high-speed chase, biting officer held in custody
A Clarendon Hills woman, 26, is being held after prosecutors say she led police on a high-speed chase, crashed into vehicles and bit an officer during her arrest. She faces felony charges including aggravated battery to a government employee and fleeing police, along with several misdemeanors tied to the incident.
Woman found dead in Chicago’s west suburbs may have been hit by a car,...
CAMPTON HILLS, Ill. - The woman found dead on the driveway of her home in west suburban Campton Hills late Friday night may have been hit by a car, officials said. What we know: — The victim, identified as Nena Peduzzi, 44, died of cranial cerebral injuries consistent with being hit by a car, according to the Kane Coun
