Kohl's closing stores • Portillo's new restaurant • Deadly Oak Lawn crash
CHICAGO - Kohl's announced it plans to close 27 "underperforming" stores across the country, including two in the Chicago area; Portillo's will open its third pick-up-only restaurant in south suburban Orland Park; and a Chicago man was accused of driving under the influence and crashing into another car in Oak Lawn.
These are the top stories on Fox 32's Week in Review.
Kohl's to close 23 ‘underperforming’ stores by April 15
Kohl’s said it plans to close 27 "underperforming" stores across the U.S. by April 2025.
Among the stores to be closed include two in the Chicago area.
Portillo's opens third pick-up only restaurant in south Chicago suburb
Portillo’s is opening its third-ever pick-up only restaurant in south suburban Orland Park this week.
The doors will open at the new location at 20 Orland Square Drive on Thursday at 10 a.m. after an official ribbon cutting ceremony, the Illinois-based company announced.
Chicago man drove under the influence and crashed into vehicle in Oak Lawn, leaving one dead: police
A Chicago man is accused of driving under the influence and crashing into another vehicle in Oak Lawn, resulting in one person's death.
Police were called to a crash near Southwest Highway and Cicero Avenue at about 3:08 a.m. Tuesday.
2 women shot in Chicago's north suburbs, suspects in custody after chase
Two women were shot and injured while driving in north suburban Lake County which led to multiple police chases of the suspected shooters early Sunday morning.
PHOTOS: Shelf ice forms on Lake Michigan amid cold snap
Temperatures have been running colder than normal for more than a week in the Chicago area. With the frigid nights and cold days, ice began quickly developing on inland lakes and on Lake Michigan.
Illinois duo arrested after deputies find cocaine during traffic stop: sheriff
Two people from the suburbs were arrested during a traffic stop this week after police found over half a kilogram of cocaine inside their vehicle, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
East Garfield Park apartment residents say they've been without heat since November
As the city opens a warming center at 10 S. Kedzie to assist with bitter-cold temperatures, residents tell FOX 32 that low-income apartment buildings nearby have been without heat since November.
Shervazs Williams, a resident, said her heat hasn't worked since the first week of November.
Joliet man arrested after allegedly threatening cleaning crew with replica handgun
A Joliet man was arrested after allegedly threatening a house-cleaning crew with a replica handgun during a dispute over theft.
Erik Aviles, 46, is being held in the Will County Jail on multiple charges.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson clashes with Gov. JB Pritzker over Delta 8 regulation
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is urging Gov. JB Pritzker and state lawmakers to pause legislation regulating hemp-derived Delta 8 cannabis as Democrats debated the bill for hours on Monday.
This comes after a FOX 32 special report last summer highlighted the health risks associated with the currently unregulated product.
Cook County murder: Boyfriend charged in fatal shooting of girlfriend
On Nov. 29, 2024, Palatine police responded to the 1700 block of North Hicks Road for a well-being check around 11:26 p.m. There, they found Fatima Lizeth Escalante Matamoros, 42, with a gunshot wound to the head.
Emergency responders took her to a hospital, where she later died.