As Fiesta del Sol Kicks Off in Pilsen, Organizers Say They Plan to Protect...
People just started gathering in Pilsen for four days of food, music and carnival rides at the Fiesta del Sol festival — an annual Latino cultural celebration drawing more than 1 million people. But as the fun kicks off, the festival’s organizers worry that federal immigration agents could target...
$15,000 reward offered in 2022 murder of Tyvon Marco Henderson
A continuing quest for justice. That's Tyvon Marco Henderson's family's mission. He was shot and killed in West Garfiled Park three years ago. Now the reward to find his killer has reached $15,000.
Armed man in disguise dumped Molotov cocktail into NW Side school dumpster: prosecutors
A 61-year-old man was arrested near a Northwest Side charter school this week after Chicago cops allegedly saw him drop a Molotov cocktail into the school’s dumpster while armed with a gun and wearing a disguise. Benjamin Scheie, of the 1100 block of West Catalpa Avenue, was arrested at...
Child found at Humboldt Park home after disappearing more than 7 years ago; mother,...
Before going missing, the child had been in DCFS custody after being diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease.
Mental health care—not prison—for man who set fire at Chicago FBI HQ
A Chicago man who set fire to an FBI guard station while a federal contractor was inside has been sentenced to 22 months of time served. James P. Lofton, 46, received the sentence Tuesday from U.S. District Judge Manish Shah. He has been in custody and undergoing mental health treatment since his arrest.
Wanted Fugitive Is Nabbed After Chase
At approximately 10:35 p.m. on Thursday, deputies with the Will County Sheriff’s Office responded to assist the Channahon Police Department and other agencies in an active vehicle pursuit involving a wanted fugitive. Channahon Police Officers initiated contact with a vehicle located at 24061 W. Eames Street (at the...
14-Year-Old Boy Drowns at Church Camp Weeks Before He Was Set to Begin High...
Just weeks before he was set to begin high school, 14-year-old Langston Britton tragically drowned while attending a Christian youth camp in Wisconsin. Langston, a resident of Romeoville, Illinois, was with his youth group at Silver Birch Ranch in White Lake on Friday, July 25, when the incident occurred. According...
Feds charge man with assaulting ICE agents, biting deputy in outside Kane County jail
Prosecutors say an Aurora man bit a sheriff’s deputy and assaulted two federal immigration agents who were trying to detain him during a violent confrontation inside the Kane County Sheriff’s Office lobby in St. Charles earlier this month. Francisco Javier Acevedo-Caldera, 39, is charged in a federal complaint...
Saint Joseph’s Recognized By U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals”
Saint Joseph Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, has been named among U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospitals edition as a High Performing hospital across four key clinical categories, including:. • Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) • Heart...
Teacher accused of murdering Arkansas couple grew up in Chicago, attended Oak Park HS:...
"He was seemingly normal," a childhood friend of the suspect old ABC7. "I couldn't even imagine this would happen."
