Man who posed as rideshare driver to kidnap, rob women at O’Hare gets six...
A Burbank man who posed as a taxi or rideshare driver to lure female passengers arriving at O’Hare International Airport and then forced them to withdraw cash to pay exorbitant fares has been given a six-year prison sentence, court records show. Tamer Refaie, 34, pleaded guilty to three counts...
One person arrested following shooting incident in Illinois
ILLINOIS — A 43-year-old suburban woman was arrested about two hours after allegedly shooting a woman she knew on Chicago’s West Side, according to police. Chicago police said Alexis Dumas, of Schaumburg, was taken into custody Friday at about 10:34 p.m. in the 5300 block of West Chicago Avenue in the city’s Austin...
O’Hare Airport chaos: 1,000 flights lost to wind
Ferocious gusts cripple a critical safety system, leaving hundreds of thousands of travelers in limbo as Chicago battles one of its fiercest wind events in recent memory. Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport — one of the nation’s busiest air travel hubs — descended into widespread disruption Friday morning after...
DuPage County officials consider food insecurity funding options
With a potential pot of $8.74 million in play, DuPage County officials are examining a number of programs and funding scenarios to help combat the growing prevalence of food insecurity. No firm decisions have been made, but the DuPage County Board is considering contributions toward Loaves and Fishes’ Hub 2.0...
Residents who lost homes in Calumet Park fire struggling to recover: ‘It’s been a...
Families who lost their homes in a Calumet Park apartment complex fire last month are still working to recover on Sunday night.
2 injured in stabbing at CTA station in the Loop hours after Chicago River...
Two people were hospitalized after a stabbing in a CTA station in Chicago's Loop on Saturday evening, just hours after thousands were downtown for St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Around 8 p.m., after an earlier physical fight with a woman on the CTA platform at the Clark/Lake station, a 43-year-old woman...
Orland Park Mall Purse Snatch Sparks High-Speed Chase Into Chicago
A routine trip to Orland Square Mall turned into a multi-town police chase Thursday after a woman reported her purse was violently snatched in the parking lot. The suspect sped off, led officers into Chicago, crashed, tried to bolt on foot and was ultimately taken into custody, according to police.
Winter weather advisory issued for parts of Chicago area ahead of snowy morning
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for parts of the Chicago area as several inches of snow could snarl the morning commute. According to the NWS, that advisory will take effect in McHenry, Lake, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, LaSalle and Kendall counties, along with northern Cook County,...
Boy, 15, critically wounded after being shot in head in Joliet, police say
A 15-year-old boy was shot in the head and critically injured in Joliet Saturday night, police said.
2 killed, 3 others hurt in I-90 crash in Chicago, ISP says
CHICAGO - Two people were killed, and three others were hospitalized after a crash on the Kennedy Expressway early Sunday morning in Chicago. What we know: — Troopers responded to the scene of the crash on Interstate 90 near Randolph Street around 1:46 a.m., according to Illinois State Police.
