Suspect in Tinley Park bank robbery in custody
A suspect in the robbery of a Tinley Park bank over the weekend is in custody and expected to make an initial appearance in a Chicago federal court on Monday,...
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Ohio truck driver charged in death of Illinois Tollway worker
An Ohio truck driver has been charged with reckless homicide in the death last year of a veteran Illinois Tollway worker in Alsip. Bail was set at $175,000 for Christian...
Man convicted in murder of off-duty Cook County sheriff’s officer who was shot defending family
A Bellwood man was found guilty Tuesday in the murder of an off-duty Cook County sheriff’s investigator who was gunned down outside a Christmas Party at a VFW hall in...
Catching ‘Fire’: Orders pile up at Lake County bookstores, libraries for Trump tell-all
A controversial book about President Donald Trump's first year in the White House has Lake County libraries and bookstores struggling to keep up with demand. "Fire and Fury: Inside the...
Driving snow: Golfers hit the wintertime links in Lemont
The golfers who hit the links Sunday in Lemont did so without traditional cleats, or even white golf balls. Those items wouldn't mesh very well with the snow-covered Cog Hill...
Blue Island man accused of slaying cabbie, abandoning body in taxi on Christmas Eve
Prosecutors said Thursday a 26-year-old Blue Island man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Chicago cab driver, severely beat the driver with a glass whiskey bottle and...
Drunk school bus driver was nearly 3 times over legal limit when picking up kids in Summit: prosecutors
A 52-year-old bus driver is accused of driving drunk when she tried to pick up special needs students from a Summit school, prosecutors said. Karen Kawa, of Chicago Ridge, is...
Man charged in fatal DUI crash was wearing headphones, had phone open to social media: prosecutors
A 23-year-old man was on drugs and had his phone open to a social media app when he caused a fatal crash that killed two people in Lyons in October,...
Appellate court overturns Waukegan man’s conviction in beating death of 3-year-old
An Illinois appellate court has reversed the 2015 conviction of a Waukegan man charged with killing a 3-year-old boy because he cursed while playing a violent video game, saying the...
Lake County deputy, armed with pink cuffs and law degree, set for A&E’s ‘Live PD’ gig
Deputy Rebecca Loeb knew at the age of 12 she wanted to be a police officer. But Loeb, now 27 with four years of policing and a law degree under...