Chicago teens in custody after theft spree at Oak Brook Mall, prosecutors say
DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. - Three Chicago teenagers have been ordered to remain in custody after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise from three Oak Brook stores Sunday while carrying bear spray. What we know:. Prosecutors said two 16-year-old boys and a 17-year-old girl have been charged in connection...
This Illinois Nature Playground Ditches The Usual Plastic For A Sprawling World Of Treehouses,...
I have visited a lot of playgrounds over the years, and most of them blur together after a while. Same plastic slides, same rubber mulch, same bored kids checking their phones after ten minutes. So when I heard about a place in Schaumburg, Illinois, where kids climb real rocks, splash...
Nobody hurt in Peotone barn fire
No people or animals were injured or lost in a barn fire in rural Peotone on the afternoon of February 24. The Manhattan Fire Protection District reported the structural fire occurred after a tractor stored inside caught fire. Fire crews were dispatched to the scene in the 4000 block of...
Woman yells ‘You’re lucky ICE isn’t here,’ man throws liquid as kids leave NW...
A Belmont Gardens dance studio, parents and children feel under attack, and a couple who admit their actions were wrong feel threatened by the backlash they've received.
Man accused of trying to stab officers in St. Charles
A man in St. Charles is accused of trying to stab police officers.
Suburban car dealership ad featuring swearing kids goes viral
A suburban car dealership is going viral online for a social media ad featuring two young boys and plenty of language that would never make it on television or radio.
New study finds 50% of surveyed parents struggle to pay for winter necessity: ‘This...
Parents have had to reduce other expenses. New study finds 50% of surveyed parents struggle to pay for winter necessity: 'This is especially concerning' first appeared on The Cool Down .
Lockport McDonald’s Hit With Bombshell Suit Over Alleged Teen Work Marathons
Illinois’ top prosecutor is taking a suburban McDonald’s owner to court, accusing the Lockport restaurant of leaning on very young workers for very long hours. State investigators say the franchise packed its schedule with 14 and 15 year olds, then kept some of them on the clock late into the night, past 11 p.m. and,...
267,000 Traffic Stops Vanish From CPD Records, Stirring Chicago Firestorm
Chicago police officers skipped the official paperwork on roughly 267,240 traffic stops in 2025, according to new records, leaving a gaping hole in the city’s data on who gets pulled over and why. That works out to about 732 undocumented stops a day and marks nearly a 27% jump from 2024, recharging a heated debate...
1 dead, 3 injured in crash in Marquette Park
A crash left one person dead and three others injured in Marquette Park on Chicago's Southwest Side early Monday.
