Elgin Man Accused of Gang Ties Arrested After Standoff with ICE Agents Amid Controversy...
An Elgin man, Luis Jesus Acosta Gutierrez, was arrested Saturday after an hourslong standoff with ICE agents, as announced by the Department of Homeland Security. Gutierrez, who is claimed to have intentionally crashed an officer's car into a tree is further accused of being a member of the Venezuelan gang, Tren de...
Amtrak train hits car near Congress Park Metra Station
It is unclear what led up to the crash or if any injuries were reported.
Couple beaten by man who sideswiped their car in Oak Lawn road rage attack
"I thought he was going to kill him." Those are the words of a woman as she watched her 73-year-old husband get attacked by a man during a road rage incident last month in Oak Lawn.
Hundreds of layoffs announced at suburban companies in recent days
Hundreds of employees are being laid off at multiple suburban Chicago companies in coming weeks, Illinois officials said. Nearly 200 layoffs were announced at S&S Activewear, located in suburban Bolingbrook, on December 4, according to data from the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity. According to...
Suspect breaks into Downers Grove high school, wanted for burglary, attempted robbery, police say
Downers Grove police are searching for a man who they say tried to rob two workers inside a high school after entering the building overnight through an unlocked window.
Oak Lawn police search for 2 runaway teen girls
OAK LAWN, Ill. - Police in southwest suburban Oak Lawn are searching for two teenage girls who ran away from home and were last seen over the weekend. Skylar Deckert, 14, and Nyalah Lawson, 13, were last seen last Saturday around 10 p.m. in the area of 87th Street and 52nd Avenue, according to the Oak Lawn Police...
‘Cut the Camera Off’: Disgraced Chicago-Area Police Chief Blames ‘Human Response’ After Beating Back...
A Chicago-area police chief who assaulted a man for filming inside a police station has broken his silence after disturbing bodycam footage was recently released. […] ‘Cut the Camera Off’: Disgraced Chicago-Area Police Chief Blames ‘Human Response’ After Beating Back Man on Video
Cook County man charged with attempted murder in double stabbing
PALOS TOWNSHIP, Ill. - A suburban Chicago man was charged with attempted murder in connection with the double stabbing of two people in their 70s last month in unincorporated Palos Township. What we know:. Matthew Sokolowski, 34, allegedly stabbed a 72-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man around 9 a.m. on...
A Late Night Crash At Burger King Raises Eyebrows In Illinois
A late-night drive turned chaotic in Illinois as a woman’s Cadillac made an unexpected entrance at a local Burger King.
Cook County accepting applications for 1st marriage of 2026 lottery drawing
Cook County is now accepting applications for a lottery drawing for the first marriage of 2026.
