Police find van stolen from family with disabled son, but van is damaged and wheelchair may be missing
The van was stolen from a parking space clearly marked with a handicap sign.
Blue Island mom shares heartbreak after weekend crime leaves her son without his wheelchair
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.
2 people in custody after police chase through Chicago's South Side
Two minors were arrested after fleeing troopers in a stolen car on I-57 just south of Chicago Friday night, state police say.
Two teenagers taken into custody for stealing vehicle, trying to elude Illinois State Police police
The 18-year-old was taken to jail. The 17-year-old was processed and released.
Security guard fatally shot at River Oaks Center shopping mall identified
The security guard shot and killed Wednesday during a jewelry heist at a suburban shopping mall has been identified.
Chicago man shot dead during fight at Blue Island bar
Two people were shot, one fatally, during a fight at a bar in south suburban Blue Island early Sunday, according to police.
Metra train derails in Blue Island; no injuries reported
Metra spokesperson Michael Gillis said the locomotive and the first car had their wheels come off the track.
Man charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting woman chained up in vacant West Pullman building
A Blue Island man was charged in the kidnapping and sexual assault of a woman who was found handcuffed and chained up last month inside a vacant West Pullman home.
Illinois man who served 3 years in prison released after being found not guilty of murder
After spending three years behind bars, Christopher Irving was released from jail Saturday after a judge found him not guilty of first-degree murder.
Blue Island man charged with shooting robbery victim, then trying to carjack woman
A man is facing several charges in connection with a robbery, shooting and attempted carjacking Wednesday in the Woodlawn neighborhood on Chicago's South Side
911 calls released of Blue Island shooting involving former CPD officer: 'I think the bullet is in my hand'
"There was gun shots fired. There was an altercation, shots were fired, one shot was fired. I'm currently hit in the hand. I think the bullet is in my hand," said a Burr Oak Bowl employee to a dispatcher.
Off-duty Chicago cop opened fire in Blue Island bowling alley during drunken fight over restroom: prosecutors
Tate pulled the trigger once, the bullet grazing the man’s right ear and then traveling across the room and hitting a 52-year-old man in the chest, prosecutors said. The bullet exited the man’s back and lodged in the left hand of a 33-year-old manager of the bowling alley.
Off-duty Chicago cop relieved of police powers after shooting 3 at Blue Island bowling alley
The Chicago Police Department said the officer was relieved of his police powers after being taken into custody by the Blue Island Police Department.
Suburban Chicago police departments now equipped with therapists when responding to calls
Suburban police departments are changing the way officers respond to 911 calls.



















