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A northwest suburban middle school is reminding parents to keep their kids home if they're sick, and urging students to wash their hands, after nearly 200 students called out sick on Wednesday.
An Arlington Heights man who allegedly stormed into a home with a gun in 2017 has been convicted on charges of domestic battery and criminal trespass, according to the Kane County State's Attorney's office.
Arlington Heights police have released a sketch of a man who approached a 15-year-old girl while she was walking home from Prospect High School.
A girl who survived the collapse of a snow fort in suburban Chicago while another girl died has been released from a hospital.
A 12-year-old's death Sunday reveals an often overlooked danger with snow, its weight.
In suburban Chicago, the temperature was about 14 degrees (minus-10 Celsius) Sunday when a 12-year-old girl died after a snow fort collapsed on her. Police in Arlington Heights, Illinois, said Esther Jung had been playing with another girl outside Rothem Church.
One girl has died and another was treated for hypothermia after they were playing in the snow and became trapped under the fort they had created.
An Illinois State Police trooper assigned to a DEA task force, who had been reported missing overnight, is recovering at the hospital after suffering an "unknown medical emergency" Thursday morning.
A modern classic movie set to play Saturday night in an open space is causing controversy because it is in part of a cemetery. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports the plan isn't sitting well with a woman whose son is buried there.
Two men have been charged with luring two girls into an apartment in Arlington Heights, and sexually assaulting them over the weekend.
Chopper 2 is over the scene where police are investigating a body found near Northwest Highway and Arlington Heights Road in Arlington Heights.
The person suspected in two northwest suburban bank robberies this month struck a third time Wednesday in Arlington Heights.
The shoplifters filled two laundry baskets with over-the-counter medicine, and pushed them out of the store in a shopping cart.
The NW suburban police department is taking it a step further in an effort to get motorists to put down their cell phones while driving.
Jose A. Jaimes-Jiminez, 27, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and aggravated battery, police said.
A police official at the scene characterized the incident as a "domestic situation that turned violent" in Arlington Heights.
This year marked the 98th Annual Arlington Heights Memorial Day Parade.
Justin D. Lueck, 32, has been charged with kidnapping, unlawful restraint and domestic battery, according to Arlington Heights police.
State officials said a motorist blamed for a car crash, that killed three members of a northwest suburban family and him, should have had his license revoked years before.
Sean Moran has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for wire fraud.
One of the dogs was a Havanese and the other was a Shih Tzu-poodle mix. The dogs are valued at $2,065 each.
A northwest suburban man was arrested early Tuesday for burglarizing vehicles in Arlington Heights.
The Arlington Heights Police department are asking the public for help in identifying the offenders involved in a burglary of a Subway that occurred last week.
Multiple trains on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line are operating up to 45 minutes behind schedule Tuesday morning after a vehicle got stuck on the tracks in northwest suburban Arlington Heights.
Jose Arturo Salgado-Roque, 42, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, according to the Cook County sheriff's office.
A study conducted in part by Chicago's Northwestern Medicine found that tanning beds not only triple the risk of melanoma, but can also damage DNA across nearly the whole skin surface.
A 14-year-old boy was shot in the foot in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood early Sunday morning.
The Village of Orland Park in Chicago's southwest suburbs has halted all construction permits for fiber-optic projects after a surge of complaints.
A firefighter and another person were injured in an apartment fire in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood overnight Saturday into Sunday.
At least 11 people were killed at a Jewish gathering on Australia's Bondi Beach, according to Australian government officials and police. One of two gunmen was also dead.
With Chicago facing a projected deficit of more than $1 billion in 2026, why does the city's salary database show at least a dozen aldermanic aides with salaries close to $200,000? The database is wrong, but staffers are getting hefty bonuses.
A ruling striking down emergency levies could force the federal government to return most of the tariff revenue it has collected this year, according to Penn Wharton.
A federal appeals court has blocked the immediate release of hundreds of immigrants detained during a Chicago-area immigration crackdown.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Friday released 19 photos from a trove of images obtained from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein.
Indiana state police said "numerous" state lawmakers had faced bomb threats and been the subject of swatting hoaxes amid the push for redistricting.
With less than two weeks until Christmas, if you're sending gifts to people far from home, the deadlines to get them there on time are fast approaching.
A condo owner in Country Club Hills says he's forced to sell his home after his condo association failed to reimburse him for repairs to his leaking roof. Edward Hadnott's condo has sat empty since a major roof leak in 2022.
The U.S. stopped minting pennies this week, and some groups have issued a warning about the headaches that can create for some businesses and consumers.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
A study conducted in part by Chicago's Northwestern Medicine found that tanning beds not only triple the risk of melanoma, but can also damage DNA across nearly the whole skin surface.
An investigation into the case of a Michigan man who contracted rabies after an organ transplant provided more details on the infection's origin.
The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
Two pregnant Black women recently faced alarming neglect at hospitals in Indiana and Texas, highlighting racial disparities in maternal care.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a bill aimed at protecting vaccine access in Illinois.
A Culver's is coming to Chicago's South Loop, a real estate broker has confirmed.
A new vision for passenger rail is on track in southeastern Wisconsin. The MARK Passenger Rail Commission held its inaugural meeting on December 5, 2025, at Racine City Hall.
U.S. Steel says it'll resume making steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois amid strengthening demand.
Traffic at O'Hare International Airport is growing faster than expected, and this has Chicago city leaders wanting to make big changes to future construction plans at the airport.
Small Business Saturday was disrupted by the winter storm for many business owners in Chicago, but in the Rogers Park neighborhood, a group of business owners came together to draw customers.
Quintanilla is survived by his son, his daughter Suzette and his wife Marcella, who he wed in 1963.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
The nominations for the 2026 Golden Globes have been announced. Here are the nominees.
Landon Wallace, better known as Power 92 radio and Chicago Bulls mixer DJ Commando, died last week.
Thirty-five years after throngs headed to a theater near them to see "Home Alone," you can have a lovely cheese pizza, just for you, like Macaulay Culkin's Kevin McCallister character did.
A study conducted in part by Chicago’s Northwestern Medicine found that tanning beds not only triple the risk of melanoma, but can also damage DNA across nearly the whole skin surface.
Suzanne Le Mignot has a photo of her cats, Luce and Luna, frozen in place on her bed after she came back from vacuuming, while Mary Kay Kleist shows us the holiday lights at Cantigny Park in Wheaton.
The Village of Orland Park in Chicago's southwest suburbs has halted all construction permits for fiber-optic projects after a surge of complaints.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 6 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025.
At least two people were killed and nine more wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon in a building on the campus of Brown University in Rhode Island, authorities said.
A firefighter and another person were injured in an apartment fire in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood overnight Saturday into Sunday.
At least 11 people were killed at a Jewish gathering on Australia's Bondi Beach, according to Australian government officials and police. One of two gunmen was also dead.
At least two people were killed and nine more wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon in a building on the campus of Brown University in Rhode Island, authorities said.
By the midday hours on Sunday, wind chills will range between 0 degrees and 10 degrees below.
A former police sergeant in Joliet who was at one point charged after leaking squad car video of a man who died in Joliet police custody has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit over retaliation he faced.
With Chicago facing a projected deficit of more than $1 billion in 2026, why does the city's salary database show at least a dozen aldermanic aides with salaries close to $200,000? The database is wrong, but staffers are getting hefty bonuses.
The new charges for a man facing federal charges after allegedly lighting a woman on fire on the CTA Blue Line has exposed a range of gaps in the criminal justice system, experts say.
The Cook County Assessor said the county's commercial businesses saw millions of dollars cut from their property tax bills this year, and the burden was shifted onto homeowners.
A Chicago woman battling ALS said she's been struggling just to get a disabled parking space in front of her Bridgeport home.
Days after new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach ordered an urgent review of the county's electronic monitoring program, Sheriff Tom Dart said this crisis isn't new, and that he's been warning lawmakers of problems for years.
After every home win this season, students who were at the game can get a free lunch.
Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and Emmitt Finnie also scored for the Red Wings, who have won four of five. Chicago dropped its fourth game in five.
Logan Mailloux and Matt Luff each scored his first goal of the season, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2.
Josh Giddey had 26 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, Zach Collins added 16 points and eight rebounds off the bench and the Chicago Bulls erased a 13-point second half deficit to beat the Charlotte Hornets 129-126 and snap a seven-game losing streak.
Moore, 39, is charged with third-degree felony home invasion, as well as misdemeanor counts of stalking and of breaking and entering.
A 14-year-old boy was shot in the foot in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood early Sunday morning.
Two people were killed and nine more were wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon in a building on the campus of Brown University in Rhode Island, authorities said.
The shooting occurred in a first-floor classroom of a school engineering building during final exams, authorities said. The gunman remains at large.
Two men have been charged in connection with an attack on a 73-year-old woman inside her home on Wednesday in Chicago's southwest suburbs.
A man accused of punching multiple women in the face in the Loop this week was seen wearing an ankle monitor while he did it. Prosecutors said he shouldn't have been out on the street at all.
