Man crashes car after being shot in head in Avondale
This incident happened less than 24 hours after a man was shot during a robbery in the same Avondale community.
18 years for man who viciously stabbed Loop hotel employee
A man who viciously stabbed a longtime employee inside a Loop hotel has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Gregory Bell, 45, was found guilty of attempted murder and other charges following a bench trial before Judge Nicholas Kantas in May. On Wednesday, Kantas handed down the sentence. The...
Video shows armed thieves breaking into couple’s cars in Oak Lawn
The victim of one in a string of car break-ins in Chicago's southwest suburbs on Wednesday shared the scary incident that happened to him and his wife, and video of the armed thieves.
The 1969 assassination that exposed the FBI’s secret war against the Black Panther Party
The 1969 murder of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. William O’Neal was Fred Hampton’s most trusted friend. He was also an FBI rat. For months, O’Neal fed info to the feds about the young Black Panther leader who was uniting Chicago’s street gangs. Then on December...
John Wayne Gacy victim identification methods being used nationwide
The two cases are not connected, but both reflect a broader shift in investigative priorities: revisiting old evidence with modern tools.
Drunk driver crashes into Madison St. storefront
Police responded to My Best Friend Groom & Board on July 26 after a car crashed into the front of the business at 7626 Madison St. Police reported that the driver had slurred speech, smelled of alcohol, and that there was damage to the village’s concrete median on the 7600 block of Madison Street. The woman initially...
Brookfield fraud; man wanted for counterfeit cash at Kohl’s
BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Brookfield police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted in connection with potential fraud and counterfeit currency. The Brookfield Police Department said it happened around 8:25 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29, at the Kohl’s on 124th Street. The suspect passed five...
The Morton Arboretum grows community through trees and wonder
The Morton Arboretum’s 1,700 acres of beautiful tree-filled landscapes are a place of enjoyment, a vibrant hub for nature education, and a world-renowned center for scientific research that studies trees and how to sustain them. The Arboretum’s vision is a greener, healthier, more beautiful world where people and...
Tragedy Strikes as 14-Year-Old Illinois Boy Drowns at Wisconsin Summer Camp
It’s already been a disastrous summer on Lake Michigan, but a tragic event in Wisconsin shows that even smaller bodies of water can be lethal. A teen from the southwest Chicago suburb of Romeoville drowned while attending summer camp. Langston Britton, 14, was steadfast in his faith. He was...
Durbin’s in Burbank has been sold, but nothing is changing
If you grew up near 79th and Laramie, chances are you’ve had a slice at Durbin’s. Earlier this month, the longtime owner, Tom McAuliffe, quietly passed the torch to new owners. But the name, the menu, and the heart of the place will all stay the same. “I’m...
