Naperville IL

Edward Boone, founder of Friends of Burr Oak Cemetery, discusses plans to preserve the historic suburban Chicago burial ground—home to the grave of Emmett Till—and efforts to secure its place on the National Register of Historic Places.

Prosecutors say two suburban men used Google Translate to rob a Spanish-speaking man on the CTA in the Loop. Chicago police detectives released surveillance images last month of three people who allegedly took part in the robbery, asking for the public’s help in identifying them. Now, charges are filed against two...

In the midst of the Elmhurst “No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18, which The Leader previously reported on, three men were arrested on serious charges related to the impersonation of a peace officer and the unlawful possession of ammunition. While the crowd was chanting and marching around...

Jose Sanchez (38, Bolingbrook) was charged with Resisting a Peace Officer, Obstructing a Peace Officer and released on a Notice to Appear. Sanchez was transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for a Will County Complaint Warrant for Possession of a Firearm by Felon, Possession of a Firearm by Repeat...

A south suburban school will move to remote learning for the rest of the week after an SUV slammed into a building there on Tuesday afternoon.

Joliet police announced late on Sunday night that a 15-year-old girl, Camila Del Toro, who went missing on Halloween, has been safely located. No other details of her discovery were revealed. Earlier, Joliet police revealed that the teen “might be in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.” Camila was last seen...

Police responded to the CTA Blue Line Forest Park station the morning of Oct. 30 for a report of a man waving a knife. He was also banging on windows and threatened to kill someone, according to the police report. Police saw the man yelling at people and, when they approached the man, he pulled out a knife. Police...

Authorities initially did not know the victim had been murdered because of the condition of his body.

Surveillance video at one business captured the crew wearing headlamps and using sledgehammers to break through the glass at the business before stealing an ATM from inside.

NEW YORK — A mid-flight confrontation between two women over a reclined airplane seat has gone viral after one passenger began kicking and pushing the chair in front of her, igniting a fierce online debate about travel etiquette. Dispute Erupts Over Reclined Seat. The viral clip, posted by user...