Naperville IL

A man who went viral this spring when video circulated of him boarding a Red Line train and threatening to kill people while wielding two hammers is cooling his heels in the Cook County Jail after allegedly threatening to kill a sheriff’s police officer who woke him up and told him he could not sleep on the Red Line — with hammers.

A video has gone viral on the social media platform X that features Mayor of Aurora, Illinois, John Laesch, showing how he’s been allegedly doxxing ICE agents and sharing their live locations. The video’s spread has prompted various users to comment below and share their opinions on the matter,...

A Cicero man accused of a fatal drunk-driving collision on I-355 will remain behind bars pending trial, DuPage County officials announced Monday. Judge Joshua Dieden granted the State’s motion to detain 50-year-old Adolfo Carrillo during a first appearance court hearing this morning. Carrillo faces one felony count of Aggravated DUI Causing Death, alongside several misdemeanor charges including DUI and speeding...

As Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools become more common in education and the workforce, College of DuPage (COD) is drafting a policy that will shape how students and faculty use AI. The proposed policy, presented to the Board of Trustees on March 19, will establish guidelines for the ethical and responsible use of AI across campus, but faculty say questions remain about how those...

By Ashley Penick Angeli’s Restaurant and Catering will be celebrating its 30th anniversary on May 1, 2026. Recently, I had a chance to talk with Tony Angeli, my boss, about the restaurant and how it got started. Tony said he’d been in the restaurant business since he was 16 and he’d always wanted to start […]

On April 27, police responded to a car accident in the 7200 block of Circle Avenue around 9:30 p.m. According to police, the driver of the offending vehicle smelled of alcohol and had difficulty retrieving his driver’s license when requested. He was unable to follow instructions during standardized field sobriety tests, so police took him into custody. The man told police he’d been...

JOLIET, Ill. - A Joliet man is facing multiple felony charges after police say a narcotics investigation led to the seizure of drugs and firearms, including a modified handgun capable of automatic fire. What to know:. Roscoe Norals III, 28, was arrested April 30 after officers executed a search warrant...

The Oswego Village Board on Tuesday is expected to vote on an economic incentive grant for the proposed Billy Bricks pizza restaurant coming to downtown Oswego. The Village Board meets at 6 p.m. at 100 Parkers Mill for a Committee of the Whole session, followed by the regular meeting. The...

A driver fleeing a traffic stop crashed in a major northwest suburban intersection sparking road closures and an ongoing investigation Monday afternoon near a popular mall and shopping district, authorities said. The incident began just after 12 p.m. on Meacham Road over Interstate 90 in Schaumburg, not far from Woodfield...

CHICAGO - A Bolingbrook man has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison in connection with a fatal fentanyl overdose in Kane County. Eric L. Jones, 54, was sentenced to 12.5 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after a jury found him guilty of drug-induced homicide earlier this year, according to a statement from the Kane County State's Attorney's Office.