Woman fatally shot inside West Ridge home identified as city of Chicago OEMC employee
A woman who was shot to death inside a home in the West Ridge neighborhood on Friday morning worked for Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications, a spokeswoman said. Da’J Flowers served as a senior administrative assistant for the agency, according to OEMC spokeswoman Mary May. Flowers previously...
Suspect in fatal shooting of mother, 4-year-old in jail after hospital release: Police
Joliet police said Joseph D. Johnson, 29, was released from medical care at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood on Sunday morning.
Naperville police: Man had loaded gun in car under 1-year-old
A Downers Grove man has been charged with concealing a loaded gun under an occupied car seat. Antoine Street, 40, a resident of the 5800 block of Lee Avenue, is being held in DuPage County Jail. He is charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon concealed in a vehicle with no Firearm Owner Identification...
Police search for suspect who robbed wireless store in Joliet
Police in Joliet, Illinois, were searching Sunday for a man who held up a cellphone store this weekend.
North Aurora Woodman’s to add 14 stall Car Wash
NORTH AURORA — The North Aurora Village Board on recently gave the green light for a new Woodman’s car wash facility to be built at 180 Hansen Boulevard. The unanimous vote approves a site plan for a 4,800-square-foot building situated on the lot between McDonald’s and the existing Woodman’s Gas Station. The project,...
One person dead following hit-and-run incident in Illinois
ILLINOIS — A pedestrian was killed late Sunday night in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 57 in suburban Chicago, according to state police. The Illinois State Police said the crash occurred just before midnight in the northbound lanes of Interstate 57 at the ramp to 147th Street in Harvey. Authorities reported that...
Driver killed in crash involving CTA bus in Heart of Chicago, police say
Chicago police are investigating a deadly crash involving a CTA bus on Sunday.
Driver hits Illinois State Police squad car on Route 53 in northwest suburbs
An Illinois State Police squad car was struck and damaged on Route 53 in Chicago's northwest suburbs.
Cook County launches e-Citation pilot program for traffic citations
COOK COUNTY, Ill. — The Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County has launched a pilot for e-Citation, a major modernization initiative that allows traffic citations to enter the court system electronically, improving efficiency and reducing delays for court users across Cook County. E-Citation...
Wisconsin woman charged with murder in Oak Brook Terrace shooting
A Milwaukee teenager has been charged with murder in a January shooting in Oak Brook Terrace. She was arrested in Wisconsin and is awaiting extradition. Prosecutors say the investigation involved multiple law enforcement agencies. A Wisconsin woman was charged with murder in connection with a shooting last month in...

















