After a multi-agency investigation, a Chicago man has been identified as a suspect in the murder of a pregnant woman whose body was found Nov. 29 on the east shoulder of Hunt Club Road south of Route 173 in Old Mill Creek. Juan A. Vega-Montoya, 37, o...

Pretrial release was denied on Tuesday for a West Chicago man accused of being high on cocaine and causing a crash that killed a man. Jaime Damian, 21, of the 28W200 block of Roosevelt Road, is charged with aggravated driving under the influence - ca...

The Wauconda High School community is mourning a longtime teacher killed in a weekend car crash. Bob Gillen, 53, of Palatine, had been on staff at Wauconda High since 1996. He taught math and was an athletic trainer. "He loved helping others and was...

Rosemont could cite and fine bus companies from Texas, impound their vehicles, and arrest drivers for dropping off migrants in town, under an ordinance approved Monday. The new rules — which are similar to ones in Cicero and tighter penalties being c...

A Gurnee police officer is set to receive a Life Saving Award for her actions earlier this month, when she rushed into harm's way to pull a driver from a burning SUV that moments earlier had rear-ended her patrol vehicle. The dramatic rescue was cap...

Ongoing Festival of Lights and Christmas Tree Sale: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through Dec. 31 at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. Thousands of twinkling lights and Christmas trees, wreaths, greenery and hot chocolate for purchase. Lights co...

Libertyville police are investigating a series of vehicle thefts and related activities that unfolded early Nov. 22. At 1:34 a.m. that day, police responding to the 1900 block of Lynn Circle for an auto burglary in progress were told two or three pe...

HOMESTEAD, Fla. - In New York, migrants at a city-run shelter grumble that relatives who settled before them refuse to offer a bed. In Chicago, a provider of mental health services to people in the country illegally pivoted to new arrivals sleeping ...

The race to replace Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx commenced Monday, the first day of filing for chief prosecutor hopefuls and other candidates seeking to run in the March 19, 2024, primary election. The embattled Foxx announced in April that...

THE AUTUMN LEAVES are blowing out for Mike Ditka. It's been more than 30 years since he coached the Bears. Almost twice that since he played for them. If living legends are a dying breed, Ditka - now 84 - is near the head of that honored herd. He an...