Naperville IL

Friday night around 9:30, officers were dispatched to the 400 block of W. North Frontage for the report of an accident involving a vehicle versus a pedestrian. Upon arrival officers discovered that 52-year-old Marcus Marks of Chicago was traveling on foot when he was struck by a vehicle. Marks was pronounced deceased...

The family of a 24-year-old woman shot and killed in Chicago’s Little Village last year is demanding justice in her unsolved murder, and community members are hoping to drum up new leads in the case. On Saturday morning, volunteers with Cook County Crime Stoppers went door to door in...

Explorers are basically powered by the thrill of the unknown. That itch to walk into somewhere unfamiliar is what makes their trips so addictive, equal parts fascinating and full of curveballs. That exact spark is what sent a group of young explorers from Chicago, Illinois, chasing abandoned locations all over...

Shopping for bargains shouldn’t feel like work, but at Savers in Hoffman Estates, the hunt for incredible deals becomes the kind of adventure you’ll actually want to tell your friends about. This isn’t your grandmother’s dusty thrift shop with three racks of outdated clothing and a grumpy cat...

The sheriff's office was investigating a deadly hit-and-run in suburban Homer Glen.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Chicago, Illinois – Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected across northern Illinois Friday and into early Saturday as a storm system moves through the region. According to the National Weather...

Arturo F. Taylor, a 54-year-old man from Fox Lake, Illinois, faces first-degree murder charges approved by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office on February 27 for killing his 50-year-old girlfriend, Colleen Bagley. Police found Bagley’s body in a dumpster at a hotel on Landmeier Road in Elk Grove Village around...

Orland Park police have shifted most patrol officers to 12-hour shifts, and the early numbers show a big jolt in traffic enforcement across the village. In the first month under the new schedule, from Feb. 1 through Feb. 28, the department reports that traffic stops jumped 154%, with officers making 28...

Yorkville District 115 Board of Education member Darren Crawford says there are better options than the current facilities referendum appearing on the March primary ballot. The district is asking voters to approve a $275 million referendum for new schools to address overcrowding and add a field house and performing...

A small village about 15 miles southwest of Chicago is the “safest and richest” place to live in the nation, according to a recent report. A Dec. 31 analysis from financial company GoBankingRates, “The Safest and Richest US Cities To Live in 2025,” named Western Springs to it No. 1 spot. The village performed well...