Naperville IL

Just before 2:15pm on Monday, February 9, 2026, the Western Will County Communication Center (WESCOM) received a 911 call reporting smoke inside one unit of a five unit townhouse building in the 14500 block of S. Patriot Square Drive in Plainfield. Fire companies arrived within four minutes and located a...

Take a stroll down Main Street in Sandwich, Illinois, and you’ll find yourself stepping into something truly different at Bull Moose Bar & Grille. Here, a beautifully restored 19th-century railcar isn’t just part of the décor, it’s your dining room. The cozy, welcoming vibe of this...

Chicago taxpayers should pay $800,000 to a man who spent 23 years in prison after he was framed by a disgraced former Chicago police detective for a 1994 murder, city lawyers recommended. William Negron was 17 when he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison after being investigated by...

In a small town where pranks are usually lighthearted, one home has found itself in the crosshairs of a messy egging spree that’s turned serious.

Picture this: a perfectly cooked prime rib, tender and bursting with flavor. One local spot has mastered the art, and it's not just any steakhouse.

Chicago police are searching for a suspect who allegedly beat and robbed a passenger on a northbound Red Line train in Wrigleyville earlier this month. The violent attack occurred around 11:41 a.m. on February 1 aboard a train near Addison, according to an alert issued by CPD on Monday afternoon.

A nine-time convicted felon died after being found hanging in the Cook County jail just two days after a judge found him guilty of escaping electronic monitoring and killing a man. Marvin Flanagan, 33, was pronounced dead on December 20, a week after correctional staff discovered him hanging in a jailhouse shower in...

ILLINOIS — An early computer model run is sparking buzz about a possible snowy setup around February 22, with Illinois sitting inside a broad zone of potential precipitation on the map. But the key message in the update is just as important as the colors: this is not a forecast, and the pattern could look very...

OHIO — A dramatic new crack has opened across Lake Erie’s ice sheet, with satellite imagery showing what observers described as the lake’s ice “cracking in half” as a burst of stronger winds pushed in behind a cold front. The scene is unfolding along the Lake Erie shoreline near Cleveland and Ashtabula, while...

A woman who was shot to death inside a home in the West Ridge neighborhood on Friday morning worked for Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications, a spokeswoman said. Da’J Flowers served as a senior administrative assistant for the agency, according to OEMC spokeswoman Mary May. Flowers previously...