Naperville IL

The National Weather Service has issued a Blowing Dust Advisory for parts of Will County. The Blowing Dust Advisory is in effect from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. The Blowing Dust Advisory means that visibility could be as low as a quarter of a mile in the blowing dust, particularly in open agricultural areas.

Some chickens and a duck died in a house fire in Yorkville Saturday morning in the 1800 block of Candleberry Lane. The Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District says there were no injuries to residents or firefighters, and several pets were saved, including four cats, two dogs, two goats, a lizard, a tortoise, and one chicken.

BARTLETT, Ill. - Crews battled a heavy fire that broke out at a home Saturday morning in northwest suburban Bartlett. The fire started around 10 a.m. at a single-family home in the 100 block of Silbury Drive. Firefighters arrived in minutes and saw heavy flames coming from the garage. Firefighters...

🚲 MORE RIDERS. MORE CRASHES. KNOW THE RULES. 🛴. Authorities say they have seen multiple serious crashes involving e-bikes and motorized bikes in just the past few days, including incidents involving juveniles with significant injuries. In one case, two 12-year-olds on an e-bike entered an intersection and were struck...

More than 100 union workers at Brookfield Zoo are officially on strike Monday morning.

Orland Firefighter reflects on 29 years of service after retirement. Orland Park, IL – From the time he was a young child, Robert Winkelman always wanted to be a firefighter. Last week, he retired after 35 years of total fire service, including 29 years with the Orland Fire Protection...

A motorcyclist died after a west suburban crash on the Eisenhower Expressway early Sunday, Illinois State Police said.

GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill. (WGN) — Heavy smoke and flames tore through a three-story building at the Ellyn Crossing Apartments in Glendale Heights on Sunday. Fire crews responded to the complex just after 10 a.m. Residents said the fire started on the third floor. It was a chaotic and frightening scene as people rushed outside to safety. […]

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the woman who died in a homicide in northwest suburban Schaumburg. Katherine Torbick, 43, was found dead at around 9:20 p.m. Thursday in the 1700 block of Weathersfield Way, authorities said. Torbick was discovered after Schaumburg police officers responded to a 911 call regarding a well-being check and entered the residence.

Just around 12:55 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to the Riverwalk Homes Apartments for a reported stabbing. Upon arrival, officers located a 17-year old male on the fifth floor of an apartment on the 300 block of N. Broadway who had sustained a serious stab wound. The victim was transported by the Joliet Fire Department to St. Joseph Medical Center.