Dad: Girl who died tubing in lake had ‘heart of gold’
A 10-year-old South Elgin girl was found dead a day after a floating tube carrying her and two other children was struck by a boat her mother was operating in...
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Suspect arrested after 1 killed, 1 hurt near car dealership in Gurnee
A suspect is in custody after one person was killed and another seriously hurt during a dispute inside a car traveling down Grand Avenue in Gurnee. Police said they were...
2 dead, 6 wounded in overnight shootings
At least two people are dead and six others wounded in separate overnight shootings in the city, police said The first homicide occurred in an incident in which three people...
Boy struck by truck in Southeast Side alley pronounced dead
A 6-year-old boy has died after he was struck by a pickup truck this afternoon while he rode his bicycle in the city's South Chicago neighborhood, police said. The incident...
2 dead, 6 wounded in overnight shootings
At least two people are dead and six others wounded in separate overnight shootings in the city, police said The first homicide occurred in an incident in which three people...
More details on missing Aurora boy disclosed
An Aurora woman who killed herself in May made two earlier trips to an area where she and her missing son were last known to be together — trips that...
2 killed, 2 seriously hurt in wrong-way crash on tollway
The text message came to her phone, and Afrose Merchant looked down. Merchant, her husband, her mother and her son were headed west in their car on the Ronald Reagan...
Man dies trying to rescue boy from Fox River
A man died today after trying to rescue a boy from the Fox River in Geneva, police said. The incident near the State Street bridge was reported at about 11:30...
Man dies trying to rescue boy from Fox River
A man died today after trying to rescue a boy from the Fox River in Geneva, police said. The incident near the State Street bridge was reported at about 11:30...
Sex attack on teen brings 55-year sentence
A man convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a boy in 2008 has been sentenced to 55 years in prison, the Cook County state's attorney's office said today. James Beamon...