Police: Woman Who Claimed To Be ‘Oprah’ Threatened To Shoot Uber Driver In Englewood
A bizarre and dangerous encounter in Englewood has landed a woman in legal trouble after she allegedly threatened to shoot her Uber driver and later claimed she was Oprah Winfrey, according to Chicago police and court records. Incident in Englewood Escalates Quickly. The incident happened late on June 13th in...
63-Year-Old Man Dies After Being Struck By Stray Gunfire Inside North Lawndale Home
CHICAGO — A 63-year-old man was fatally struck by stray gunfire that pierced the walls of his North Lawndale home early Sunday morning, according to authorities. The victim, identified as John Louden, was inside a home on the 1300 block of South Kolin Avenue when he was hit by a bullet that had been fired from...
Suburban man accused of fraudulently obtaining over $178k in Social Security benefits
A Maywood man was been charged in federal court with fraudulently obtaining Social Security benefits in the name of his deceased father.
Man jailed 3 years in divorce dispute will stay there, appeals court rules
A 60-year-old man remains locked in Cook County Jail, nearing three years behind bars for a non-criminal offense, after a state appeals court upheld a civil contempt order against him Tuesday. Steve Fanady, unable to convince the court he lacks the $10 million he was ordered to pay his ex-wife...
3 shot inside home during family party in unincorporated Elgin
A shooting occurred at a family gathering in Elgin, Illinois, resulting in three people being shot and taken to hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
Body found in Yorkville field ‘presumptively identified’ as missing 16-year-old girl
YORKVILLE, Ill. — A body found in a field in Yorkville on Sunday has been presumptively identified as a 16-year-old girl who was previously reported missing, the Kendall County Coroner’s Office announced. Kendall County authorities had asked for help from the public in searching for 16-year-old Aiyana Williams, who...
Woman from Ottawa Leads Deputies on Two-County Chase
A traffic stop on the east end of Ottawa turned into a chase over two counties and multiple charges for the 20-year-old driver. In an early-Monday-morning pursuit that allegedly reached 115 miles per hour, La Salle County deputies tracked Rebecca Uptegrove of Ottawa into Kendall County, where Kendall deputies picked...
Woman charged with DUI after crashing into IDOT truck investigating I-55 crash
It is alleged that the woman's blood alcohol level was .173, and she was arrested.
Woman drove into protest crowd with kids in car, injuring 66-year-old: prosecutors
A Chicago woman who drove her car into a crowd of protesters in the Loop on June 10, injuring a 66-year-old woman, had her children in the vehicle and was on bail for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident in Will County, prosecutors said. Deirdre Kemp, 30, surrendered to...
Will County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Fraud Scam Targeting Local Resident
On Friday, June 20, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Will County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 15600 block of Spencer Road in reference to suspicious activity involving a possible fraud. While en route, deputies were advised that a white SUV connected to the incident was parked at Lincoln-Way West High...
