Blue Island

A suburban K9 probationary officer was very proud of himself after catching a major break Wednesday.

A man was shot to death in suburban Blue Island over the weekend.

A Cook County man has been charged after he allegedly stole more than $8,500 in merchandise from a west suburban Villa Park tobacco store and led police on a high-speed chase early Tuesday morning.

Rockford police say Destiny Huggins' 6-year-old sister was also strangled, but able to break away during the attack.

Rockford police said the girl and her sister, 6, were playing outside on Saturday afternoon when the older sister was grabbed by Antonio Monroe, 44.

A Blue Island police officer fatally shot a man in his car Thursday morning.

The homes in Blue Island are the latest of more than 1,900 homes the group has renovated since 1991.

Over a dozen freight train cars derailed in Blue Island Wednesday night but no hazardous materials were leaked, according to officials.

The 17-year-old received over $300,000 in scholarship money and the awards are still coming in from the growing list of colleges and universities she has applied to.

A Blue Island man is accused of firing shots at a vehicle during a road rage incident on Interstate 94 last week.