Crash victim identified The 13-year-old boy who died in a rollover crash Saturday evening in Hanover Park has been identified as David Vega of Chicago. A DuPage County coroner's office spokesman said David died of massive head injuries. The incident...

Chicago police are investigating the shooting death of two men, including one from Iowa, in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the city's South Side. The Cook County medical examiner's office has identified the two as 26-year-old Loweton Harmon of Chicago...

A 34-year-old Oak Brook man has been charged with attempted murder after authorities said he fired on Chicago police officers during a foot chase about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on Chicago's west side. Police, who were not hurt, fired back at Brandon My...

Police say someone has used an explosive device to blow up a port-a-potty in a North Side Chicago lakefront park. Chicago Police Officer John Mirabelli says no one was injured in the explosion early Friday morning and only the toilet was damaged. Of...

We've all seen them on the roads - big rigs hauling heavy, oversized loads. The operators of those trucks need permits, or they're subject to fines. Just ask truck driver Bill Carlson. He got hit with a fine that'll take your breath away. Truckers p...

St. Charles • Brandi Jo Dorn, 34, of the 700 block of West Liberty in Wheaton, was charged June 17 with criminal trespass to a vehicle, according to a police report. Police found Dorn sleeping in a truck parked in a driveway of a residence on the 40...

Elgin • A 34-year-old Chicago man was arrested Monday after burglarizing a vehicle on the 300 block of Park Street, police said. Around 1:30 a.m., officers were patrolling an area with a high rate of home and car burglaries when they saw Paul M. Eva...

Interesting thing, this whole "justice" stuff. It's supposed to be blind. After some recent court decisions, one could argue that it is deaf and dumb as well. Take the case of the 250-pound Chicago cop captured on videotape pummeling that petite bar...