Chicago area food banks, pantries need help as SNAP benefits lapse
Food banks and food pantries across Illinois and in the Chicago area need the public's help more than ever as they brace for a massive surge in demand when SNAP benefits lapse Saturday.
East Chicago man arrested in connection with Illinois interstate shooting
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. - Indiana State Police arrested a man early Friday in East Chicago who was wanted in connection with a recent interstate shooting in Illinois. Police said the Indiana State Police SWAT team assisted Illinois State Police in apprehending 45-year-old Miguel A. Rodriguez at his home in the 4800 block...
‘Unauthorized rides’: Vehicle owner uses app to track Naperville dealership employee driving his SUV
A local man's SUV was in the shop for a repair. The problem? When he checked his vehicle's GPS app he saw it was being taken on "unauthorized rides" miles away from the dealership.
Woman’s lawsuit accuses gambling entrepreneur of rape when both were teens
An anonymous woman has filed a civil lawsuit accusing Illinois gambling and cannabis entrepreneur Jeff Rehberger Jr. of raping her 20 years ago, when he was 17 and she was a 15-year-old minor. Rehberger, 38, is a Highland native now based in the Chicago area and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Attorneys for the woman —...
Oak Park commander selected as Beloit, WI’s next police chief
Oak Park Police Commander Schonella Stewart has been selected to serve as the next police chief of Beloit, WI. Stewart has spent the last 19 years serving on the Oak Park Police Department, rising from patrol officer to serve as patrol commander, community policing commander and investigations commander for the...
Rich Township employee stranded in Jamaica without life-saving medication after Hurricane Melissa
Cook County leaders are pleading with the federal government Thursday to hopefully help one of their own who is stuck in Jamaica without life-saving medication.
Teen Cancer Patient Reunites With Father After His Release From ICE Detention
PORTAGE PARK — When Ruben Torres Maldonado walked through the back door of his home Thursday night, he was greeted by a handful of family members — but it was his 4-year-old son, Nathan, who had the first question. “Papi, what take you so long?”. Torres Maldonado, 40,...
1 charged in shooting on DLSD in Streeterville last June, Chicago police say
Chicago police arrested a suspect in an arrest in an apparent road rage shooting on DuSable Lake Shore Drive last June.
Driver who killed 2 in fiery LSD crash gets probation, community service
A man convicted of killing two people in a fiery crash while speeding on Lake Shore Drive two years ago has been sentenced to probation and extensive community service, according to court records. Bradley Hamel, 50, took the case to a bench trial before Judge James Obbish, who found him...
Chicago Man Arrested In Oak Brook For Punching Man In The Face And Fleeing
A motion to deny pre-trial release for a Chicago man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase after punching another man in the face has been granted. Ulises Mejia, 26 (d.o.b. 3/2/1999) of the 3100 block of N. Luna Lane, appeared in First Appearance Court Thursday morning charged with two counts of Aggravated...
