Father arrested after leaving injured toddler at Joliet bar, sheriff says
JOLIET, Ill. - A Chicago-area father was arrested Monday night after deputies said he left his injured toddler inside a Joliet bar and did not return for more than an hour. Will County sheriff’s deputies were called around 7:35 p.m. to a bar in the 1800 block of East Washington Street for a report of an abandoned...
Graves of two Veterans were restored and rededicated in Naperville Cemetery
The Naperville Honor Guard, led by Commander Jim Oftedal, performed two rifle salutes with taps played at each gravesite in Naperville Cemetery. (Photo by James Hoch Photography) The graves of two Veterans in the Naperville Cemetery were rededicated on July 26 by Fort Payne Chapter NSDAR, the Judd Kendall VFW...
Chicago man charged with fatally stabbing 71-year-old during argument on South Side
A 25-year-old Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 71-year-old man during an argument Saturday night on the city’s South Side, police said. What we know: — Darius Barney, of the South Shore neighborhood, was arrested early Sunday morning around...
Summit marks Emmett Till Day with memorial tributes, new walkway
Rain didn’t stop the celebration of Emmett Till Day on Saturday as family members, officials and community leaders gathered to honor the lives of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. Till, a 14-year-old Black boy from Summit, was abducted and lynched in Mississippi in 1955. His brutal murder...
3rd suspect charged in armed robbery of couple outside Glenview home
The armed robbery in Glenview in April was captured on video.
Summer violence touches parking lot prayer site in Chicago: ‘There is a different way’
CHICAGO -- Allen Hall hunched at a picnic table outside the University of Chicago Medical Center last week under the beating sun, his head in his hands. A few days before, Hall's 24-year-old daughter, Arneka McReynolds, had taken a special trip down to Chicago with her fiance from their home in Michigan to attend the...
Man fatally stabbed 71-year-old panhandler outside Englewood gas station: prosecutors
A 25-year-old man is facing a first-degree murder charge after authorities said he fatally stabbed a 71-year-old man outside an Englewood gas station in what appeared to be a dispute between two panhandlers. According to a detention proffer filed by Assistant State’s Attorney Michael Rusch, surveillance footage shows...
2 wounded in South Loop shooting, Chicago police say
A man and woman were wounded in a shooting on the South Loop Monday morning, Chicago police said.
1 dead in 4-vehicle crash on I-290 West in Schaumburg
One person has died after a crash on I-290 West in Schaumburg.
Chicago organizers call for ‘No Crime Weekend’ to curb violence
Community leaders and faith groups are coming together to host No Crime Weekend from August 1–3, a series of events aimed at uniting neighborhoods, offering free resources, and sending a powerful message against violence in Chicago.
