Naperville IL

For the first time in nearly a quarter century, Cook County sees a new chief judge take office today. It’s a job that’s rarely in the spotlight, with outgoing chief Timothy Evans emerging from near seclusion only for occasional social club luncheons and press events promoting the court’s latest feel-good initiative.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (25News Now and First Alert 4) - An Amtrak train that left St. Louis for Chicago around 8 a.m. Sunday was disabled on the way and could not complete the trip, according to an Amtrak spokesperson. Amtrak says a number of the train’s wheels went off the...

CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill. - One person was injured in an early morning apartment fire in northwest suburban Carpentersville on Saturday. What we know: — Crews responded to the fire in the 100 block of Meadowdale Court, according to the Carpentersville Fire Department. The first fire engine arrived within minutes of...

Authorities are searching for an employee of a south suburban entertainment complex who disappeared after getting into a car crash and could be injured, family said in a missing person's flyer. Daniel Davis was involved in a car crash at approximately 1:15 a.m. Tuesday near West 119th Street and South...

The city said that although the Electric Christmas Parade is a much-anticipated event every year, they had to make the tough decision to cancel for safety reasons.

CHICAGO - Juan Manuel Armenta was at a bus stop en route to pick up his paycheck when he was approached by several armed men. The Department of Homeland Security had just started "Operation Midway Blitz" and was surging immigration officers into the city. On that September afternoon, Armenta became one of their first...

Thousands of dollars in Illinois Lottery tickets were stolen in a smash-and-grab burglary in Rogers Park.

Incoming Chief Judge Charles S. Beach II to be sworn in on Monday morning

A man with more criminal cases on his record than most people have holiday decorations is accused of pulling off ten shoplifting raids in twelve days at the same Target store in Lincoln Park, a rapid-fire streak that prosecutors say netted more than $1,200 in merchandise. Kenneth Smith, 58, of...

MCCOOK, Ill. — One person has been taken into custody in connection with a shooting outside of a southwest suburban bar ...