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Woman, 20, killed in Des Plaines crash with parents was Maine East grad; brother seriously injured

May 23, 2019 at 12:39 a.m.

A husband and wife from Des Plaines and their 20-year-old daughter were killed and their teenage son was injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday evening in the northwest suburb, officials...

Hampshire barn fire kills 9 puppies — and 3 adult dogs who tried to rescue them

May 23, 2019 at 12:39 a.m.

Nine puppies were killed, along with three adult dogs who apparently tried to rescue them, after a building on a Hampshire farm caught fire Sunday night, according to fire officials...

An information poster about the flu hangs in a Dekalb County health center in Decatur, Ga., on Feb. 5, 2018.

Chicago-area health officials hope ‘worst is behind us’ for hard-hitting flu season

December 14, 2018 at 10:37 p.m.

Hospitalizations and outpatient visits for influenza continue to decrease statewide, indicating that the powerful flu season could be nearing its end. While health officials hope the worst period is over,...

Erica Okrzesik watches her daughter Macy Okrzesik, 6, play in a treehouse on Feb. 19, 2018, at their Naperville home.

Families affected by fetal alcohol syndrome hope study increases awareness, treatment for ‘invisible’ disease

August 19, 2019 at 3:51 a.m.

Six-year-old Macy runs throughout her Naperville home, toting her plush Hatchimal toy. In her basement play room, she dangles from the monkey bar rings her dad affixed to the ceiling...

West Chicago High School teachers could strike as soon as Friday

May 31, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

Pending one last bargaining session, high school teachers in West Chicago could go on strike Friday, according to union officials. The West Chicago High School Teachers Association will meet Thursday...

Beth Vercolio-Osmund waters about 375 chickens at her family's farm in Ottawa on Jan. 30, 2018. Vercolio-Osmund is one of three women running to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger in the 16th District.

As midterms near, more women plunging into campaigns

December 14, 2018 at 7:51 p.m.

Nearly a year after her hopes for the first female president were dashed, Beth Vercolio-Osmund contemplated her own political debut. Last fall, increasingly frustrated with lawmakers and the direction of...

DCFS worker beaten while taking child into protective custody last year has died, officials say

May 31, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

An Illinois Department of Children and Family Services employee beaten last fall while she tried to take a child into protective custody has died, officials said Thursday. Pamela Knight, 59,...

Rescuers in Hawaii searching for Chicago-area nurse who was swept away in river

May 31, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

A woman from the northwest suburbs who was working as a nurse in Hawaii remained missing Thursday, nearly a week after officials there say she was swept away near a...

Berwyn police believe shooting that injured man and woman was gang-related

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Two people from Chicago were shot Monday night while driving through Berwyn, police said. About 11:30 p.m., police responded to a call of multiple gunshots near 26th Street and Clarence...

Workers seal off a home in the 700 block of south Ellsworth in Addison, Jan. 22, 2018, following a fire that claimed the lives of two people.

DuPage coroner IDs 2 people who died in Addison fire last week

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

The DuPage County coroner’s office on Tuesday identified the couple who died in a fire last week in their home in Addison. Janice Barnstable and Richard Sebring, both 76, who...

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