Blue Island

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.

The van was stolen from a parking space clearly marked with a handicap sign.

Along with her 2019 black Hyundai Elantra, which Rodriguez said was locked at the time, her son’s specialized car seat and wheelchair were stolen. The equipment costs tens of thousands of dollars.

Two minors were arrested after fleeing troopers in a stolen car on I-57 just south of Chicago Friday night, state police say.

The 18-year-old was taken to jail. The 17-year-old was processed and released.

The security guard shot and killed Wednesday during a jewelry heist at a suburban shopping mall has been identified.

Two people were shot, one fatally, during a fight at a bar in south suburban Blue Island early Sunday, according to police.

Metra spokesperson Michael Gillis said the locomotive and the first car had their wheels come off the track.