Bail was set Sunday at $500,000 for a man accused of trying to elude Villa Park police in a stolen car. Cleveland Smith, 51, of the 0-100 block of South 15th Avenue in Maywood, is charged with aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle, aggrava...

Every so often Lee Maciejewski brings up the topic of retirement to his wife, Nora. "She just shakes her head and says, 'Sure, Lee.'" She's a skeptic. Both are retired teachers, but as a high school coach Lee Maciejewski is a lifer. Other than a lap...

Bail was set at $1 million Wednesday for two people charged with robbing a Lombard gas station Tuesday. David Bonner, 50, of the 1700 block of North Luna in Chicago, and Brianne Crannell, 22, of the 1000 block of West Devon Avenue in Park Ridge, app...

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SILVER SPRING, Md. - Communities across the eastern United States were clearing away downed trees and power lines Tuesday after severe storms killed at least two people, damaged houses, cut electricity to more than 1.1 million homes and businesses, ...

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx dropped charges Tuesday against a former Chicago police officer who was the subject of a viral video that captured his confrontation with a woman walking her dog two years ago at North Avenue Beach. Tuesday had ...

A man who police say shot and killed a 9-year-old girl in Portage Park on Saturday has been charged with first-degree murder. Michael Goodman, 43, walked up to a group of people on the sidewalk across from his home on the 3500 block of North Long Av...

Two people were killed when one drove the wrong way on Route 83 in Villa Park early Thursday. Villa Park police say speed and alcohol may have been factors. Officers were called at 12:44 a.m. to an area near Washington Street. The preliminary invest...

Union Pacific Metra riders departing from or heading to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago should expect delays as police conduct an investigation, officials said Saturday. All UP North, Northwest, and West inbound and outbound trains had been...