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Sheriff’s officer who was injured in Niles crash that left 2 sisters dead is released from hospital

May 23, 2019 at 6:15 a.m.

A Cook County sheriff’s officer who was injured Thursday in a crash in Niles that left two sisters dead has been released from the hospital, officials said. The 47-year-old officer,...

Two women who died in Niles crash with squad car were sisters returning from work, family says

May 9, 2019 at 11:51 a.m.

Two sisters returning home from work died Thursday morning when the car they were in was involved in a crash with a Cook County sheriff’s office squad car in Niles,...

Death of man struck by Metra train in Homewood is ruled a suicide

May 22, 2019 at 4:03 a.m.

The death of a man who was struck and killed by a Metra Electric Line commuter train Tuesday in Homewood was ruled a suicide, authorities said. Witnesses who were waiting...

Pedestrian killed after being struck by Metra Electric train in Homewood; service resumes after being halted

May 31, 2019 at 9:07 p.m.

A pedestrian died after being struck by a Metra Electric Line commuter train in Homewood, causing the line to be shut down for more than an hour during the Tuesday...

$1.4 million settlement reached between Joliet Diocese, 3 men who allege priest sexually abused them in ’80s

December 12, 2018 at 9:43 p.m.

The Joliet Diocese has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle the claims of three men who allege they were sexually abused in the early 1980s by a Catholic priest...

Good Samaritan helps rescue Cook County sheriff’s officer trapped in burning squad car after crash: officials

May 31, 2019 at 9:08 p.m.

An anonymous good Samaritan pulled a Cook County sheriff’s police officer from her burning squad car after a crash in Hoffman Estates left her trapped inside the vehicle early Thursday,...

Dozens arrested in Cook County as part of national sex-trafficking crackdown

May 31, 2019 at 9:07 p.m.

Hundreds of would-be sex buyers — as well as a half-dozen alleged pimps — were arrested and nearly a dozen juveniles were rescued as part of a nationwide effort to...

Extra security in place after Snapchat threat of shooting at Joliet Central High School

May 31, 2019 at 9:05 p.m.

A Snapchat post referencing a shooting at Joliet Central High School prompted heightened police presence and security measures at the school on Wednesday, but school officials said they have identified...

Man who set Woodridge warehouse fire, causing $122M damage, gets 6 years in prison for ‘callous disregard for human life’

May 31, 2019 at 9:08 p.m.

A disgruntled employee who started a massive fire that consumed a Woodridge furniture warehouse following a confrontation with his boss over time off was sentenced to six years in federal...

Marsha Wetzel sits in her room at Glen St. Andrew Living Community in Niles in 2017.

Woman who claimed she was harassed at retirement home for being gay wins round in court against operators

December 13, 2018 at 2:03 a.m.

A woman who said she was harassed and abused for being a lesbian by fellow residents of her suburban retirement community has won a victory in court in a suit...

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