Naperville IL

A 20-year-old man who had already walked away from a sidewalk scuffle in Austin returned moments later and fatally shot the man who had fought him, prosecutors said. Donnell Wyatt is charged with first-degree murder in the July 12 shooting of 53-year-old Jeffrey Hicks outside their shared apartment building in the...

Two Chicago men are facing federal charges following an undercover investigation that targeted illegal firearms and cocaine trafficking in the city, according to criminal complaints filed this week in Chicago. Erik Ocampo, who is accused of selling seven firearms and a Glock “switch” device capable of converting a...

A Des Plaines man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to cocaine charges in Kane County. Andrew M. Guca, 51, pled guilty in May to unauthorized possession of a controlled drug with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony. Guca received a 20-year sentence from...

Two Chicago women, allegedly engaged in a brazen midday theft and subsequent car chase, are confronting new burglary and aggravated fleeing charges. Shawanda Outlaw, 28, and Destiny Jackson, 27, who were both on pre-trial release for prior offenses, apparently decided to make the Oak Brook Alo Yoga store their latest...

A 16-year-old boy has been accused of plotting to detonate an explosive and commit an act of terror at a suburban Islamic center, officials said Friday.

After a dramatic car wash accident in Arizona damaged their Subaru, a Kenosha couple now faces a frustrating battle between insurance and transport companies to get their repaired vehicle back home.

Wildlife experts are meeting Friday in far west suburban Plano to figure out what caused a massive fish kill.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is touting Pure Lithium Corporation’s move from Boston to Chicago as a clean energy win, but some question whether taxpayers are getting a fair deal. "I am excited to welcome the team at Pure Lithium to our state, where they'll be an excellent addition to the business landscape and burgeoning clean...

WEST TOWN — Are you looking for a man in finance — 6-foot-5 with blue eyes, perchance?. Well, how about Derek, who doesn’t work in finance, is about 5-foot-10 and did, in fact, call his mom today?. “I’m Italian,” said the brown-eyed Derek in question. “What can...

A tragedy on Lake Michigan claimed the life of a Chicago hairstylist last month. Zahrie Walls was not wearing a life jacket when she fell off a boat at the Playpen and died. Now a proposed city ordinance is seeking change.